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DegreeMasters
Semesters4
Credits120
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Admission Conditions
Admission Conditions
The following may applly for the Master' s degree: a) holderes of a bachelor's degree in law; b) holderes of a foreign academic degree in law awarded after a 1 st study cycle in Law, organized according to the Bologna bachelor's degree in law; c) holderes of a master's degree in law; d) holderes of a foreign academic degree in law awarded after a 2 st study cycle in Law, organized according to the Bologna master's degree in law; e) holders of a scientific or professional curriculum in criminal law area acknowledged by the due body of ULP certifying the capacity to obtain the present study cycle.
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Knowledge, abilities and skills to be acquired
Knowledge, abilities and skills to be acquired
* Understand the subjects of the different UCs and apply the knowledge acquired in solving legal-practical problems and reflect on them critically; - to deepen the understanding of the penal-legal norms, according to the general theory of the criminal infraction and all that concerns the Portuguese punitive system; - to intensify the guiding principles of criminal proceedings, especially as regards evidence and appeal, in order to deal with and reflect on such matters in legal practice; - Understand the importance of Portuguese contraordenacional law and its dogmatic principles and categories, as well as the European sanctioning system; - Know the problems of international criminal law and know how to solve them according to its norms and be aware of a set of human rights and their importance. * Develop the capacity for legal reasoning on the issues taught; * Deepen the oral criminal-legal discourse in the same argument.
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Study plan
Study plan
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1º Ano / Common Core
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Constitutional Theory for Criminal Procedure
7.5 ects -
Criminal Procedure Law
7.5 ects - Option
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Penal Law
7.5 ects
- [2º Semestre]
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Law for Administrative Offences
7.5 ects -
International Criminal Law
7.5 ects -
Legal Methodology and Research
7.5 ects -
Punitive System
7.5 ects
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2º Ano / Common Core
- [Anual]
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Dissertation
60 ects
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1º Ano / Common Core
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Options
Options
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Option
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7.5 ects - Human Rights (Option)
7.5 ects
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Option
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Course Team
Course Team
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Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
The training acquired provides the skills and knowledge necessary for a successful entry into the labor market, in different areas of activity, such as jurist, jurisconsult. It provides a high degree of training to students who intend to join the Bar Association and the Center for Judicial Studies.
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Future Studies
Future Studies
The cycle of studies ensures adequate preparation for students interested in continuing their academic training in the PhD in Law at ULP and ULHT.
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Infrastructure and Equipment
Infrastructure and Equipment
Classes will take place in a classroom equipped with a state-of-the-art multimedia system, at the facilities of the Universidade Lusófona do Porto. Students have at their disposal a library, a research room for the master's degrees, a canteen and bar and have tutorial and advisory support from all teachers.
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Scientific Areas
Scientific Areas
Direito
Porto | Faculdade Direito e Ciência Política
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Course Direction
Secretariat
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Telephone extension3150
Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior
Graduation Requirements
Have completed a total of 120 ECTS.