Branch of knowledge: Social and Legal Sciences
Responsible Center: Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences
Teaching modality and Campus:
From distance: Madrid-Vicalvaro
Affiliated centers: CEDEU, IUNIT
Double degree with: International Relations
Credits: 240. Credits year: 60. Duration: 4 years. Implantation: progressive, first year 2009-2010
Academic Calendar TIMETABLE Exams Teaching Guides Validation table Faculty
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Ms. María Palma Álvarez Pozo
Student attention: 91 665 5060 Student Help Box Suggestions, complaints and congratulations mailbox
Basic Information
What knowledge will I acquire with this Degree?
The degree presented here will provide those who study it with a training that will make them capable of facing the problems of people and institutions in an integrated and systematic way, distinguishing the main from the accessory; It will help develop skills that are very useful in professional life. On the one hand, it will enhance the capacity for logical and analytical reasoning, increase reading comprehension and improve oral and written expression. On the other hand, we must bear in mind that the labor market demands people with common sense, capable of solving problems that have never been raised before, with an integrated vision of life, with their own criteria for making decisions, and who know how to read reality in all its complexity by providing solutions to the challenges it poses. The set of subjects that make up this degree proposal aims not only to achieve academic excellence, but also personalized and comprehensive training for the student and practical training for them, for their access to the professional market.
Where will I be able to work when I graduate?
In all those professional fields that were traditionally associated with Law Graduates and that will be extended to undergraduate studies:
- ATTORNEY. ATTORNEY.
- law firms
- bar associations
- attorneys
- Bar Associations
- NOTARY, REGISTRAR and STATE ATTORNEY
- notaries
- Colleges of Notaries
- Graphics
- Colleges of Registrars
- State Attorneys
- OFFICIAL OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE: JUDGE, PROSECUTOR, SECRETARY
- Courts of 1st Instance
- fiscal Ministery
- Superior Courts of Justice
- Court Clerks
- OFFICIAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS. SUPERIOR SCALE (State Attorney, TAC, etc.)
- OFFICIAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS. MEDIUM SCALE (Central, territorial and local administrations)
- OFFICIAL OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (EU, NATO, UN, etc.)
- European Union
- Other international organizations
- PRIVATE COMPANY
- Banca
- Big company
- SMEs
- Consulting. Consulting
- ASSOCIATIONS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
- Trade unions
- NGOs
- Other non-profit entities
Is this Degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?
Yes (final verification report is attached), the implementation of the degree will be done progressively, starting the blended modality the first course in the academic year 2009-10.
Favorable report first modification
Favorable report second modification
Favorable report third modification
Favorable report fourth modification
Favorable report fifth modification
Favorable report sixth modification
Favorable report seventh modification
Favorable eighth amendment report
Favorable ninth amendment report
Favorable report tenth modification
Eleventh modification favorable report
ANECA, in accordance with the provisions of article 25 of RD 1393/2007, of October 29, has proceeded to evaluate the study plan that leads to the official title of Degree in Law by the Rey Juan Carlos University in accordance with the Protocol of valuation for the verification of Official Titles (FILE No. 840/2009).
What subject areas will I address in this grade?
- Public Law
- Private right
- History
- Political Economy and Public Finance
- Labor law and social security
- Politic science
Recommended Income Profile
There is no restriction other than that established by law (PAU), although it would be a good base for the student who had:
- Interest in the legal system
- Capacity for personal relationships
- Capacity for teamwork
- Capacity for action and initiative
- Mental agility, reflective spirit
- Ease of communication
- Ease for languages, it being advisable that they access the degree with an acceptable level of at least one language
- Sensitivity for social issues.
Objectives
The changes that have taken place in the legal and professional environment in its different aspects and manifestations, produced, among other reasons, by the socioeconomic context of recent years, together with the demands and needs for professional training that society may demand from future graduates, have been the obligatory reference when establishing the objectives of the Degree in Law. The different professional profiles proposed, as well as the generic and specific skills that students must acquire for the effective exercise of each one of them, constitute, therefore, the basis on which the following objectives are based:
- Provide students with an interdisciplinary and comprehensive knowledge of the Spanish and community legal system.
- Train for the knowledge of the different legal branches and the regulations and jurisprudence that regulate the relationships between individuals, organizations and the State, as well as their correct application to the different situations or conflicts.
- Train experts in the dynamics of the various legal professions, through the acquisition of the skills, abilities and attitudes necessary to understand the complexity and dynamic and interrelated nature of the world of Law, attending in an integrated manner to its different perspectives.
- Integrate knowledge and sensitivity towards fundamental rights and equality between men and women, equal opportunities and universal accessibility for people with disabilities, as well as the values of a culture of peace and democratic values.
- Promote international mobility.
- Train for access, with reasonable guarantees of success, to further specialized and postgraduate studies.
Competences
GENERAL COMPETENCIES
- G1 Capacity for analysis and synthesis
- G2 Capacity for organization and planning
- G3 Oral and written communication in native language
- G4 Knowledge of a foreign language
- G5 Computer skills related to the field of study
- G6 Information management capacity
- G7 Troubleshooting
- G8 Decision capacity
- G9 Teamwork
- G10 Work in an international context
- G11 Skills in interpersonal relationships
- G12 Recognition of diversity and multiculturalism
- G13 Critical Thinking
- G14 Ethical commitment
- G15 Autonomous learning
- G16 Adaptation to new situations
- G17 Creativity
- G18 Leadership
- G19 Initiative and entrepreneurial spirit
- G20 Motivation for quality
- G21 Sensitivity towards issues of social, economic and environmental reality
SPECIFIC COMPETENCES
- E1 That students know and dominate Roman Law
- E2 That students know and master the History of Law
- E3 That students know and master the Philosophy of Law
- E4 That students know and dominate the regulatory regulatory framework of national and international legal-public relations and institutions
- E5 That students know and dominate the regulatory regulatory framework of national and international legal-private relationships and institutions
- E6 That students know and master the regulatory regulatory framework of administrative and judicial procedures
- E7 That students know and master the general principles of Political Economy and Public Finance
- E8 That students understand the importance of Law as a regulatory system of social relations
- E9 That students acquire a critical awareness in the analysis of the legal system
- E10 Development of dialectics and legal oratory
- E11 That students acquire the ability to handle legal sources, whether legal, jurisprudential and doctrinal
- E12 That students are able to write legal writings and to read and interpret legal texts
- E13 That students are able to apply new information and communication technologies in different fields of action
- E14 That students are able to select and manage information and legal documentation
- E15 That students are able to perform analyzes and diagnoses, provide support and make decisions in legal matters.
- E16 That students know how to assume technical representation in the administrative and procedural field and defense before the courts
- E17 That students are able to interrelate the different disciplines that make up legal relations
- E18 That students are able to understand the dynamic and changing nature of legal relations at the national and international level
- E19 That students are able to apply theoretical knowledge to practice
Minimum stay requirements
- The permanence of the students in the Degree studies will be a maximum of eight years for full-time students. Part-time students may request an extension of up to two more years from the Rector.
- In Bachelor's degrees lasting more than 240 credits (4 years), the maximum of the previous section will be increased by one more year for every 60 ECTS credits that are added to the 240 ECTS.
- Students must pass a minimum of two subjects in the first year. Students studying part-time must pass at least one subject in their first academic year.
- Students who are studying any official Bachelor's degree at the Rey Juan Carlos University may make a maximum of four registrations to pass each of the subjects of the study plan, without counting previous cancellations of the same.
For more information see: Permanence regulations
Access and registration
Log in
Access to the official teachings of Degree will require to be in possession of the bachelor's degree or equivalent and the passing of the test referred to in article 42 of the Organic Law 6/2001, of Universities, modified by Law 4/2007, of April 12, without prejudice to the other access mechanisms provided for by current regulations.
The number of places offered for new admission are:
Madrid Campus (Vicalvaro): | 60 places (including transfer admission places) |
Double Degrees
Madrid Campus (Vicalvaro) | Law (blended) - International Relations (English) | 10 places |
Matriculation year
The enrollment process at the Rey Juan Carlos University is done through the Internet. You can carry out the procedures on the computers installed on campus or through any computer with network access. You can check the deadlines at registration , as well as the different requirements and necessary documents.
External Internships
The External Practices subject is a curricular subject whose main objective is to promote a comprehensive training of the student through the practical application of the knowledge acquired during the Degree, which facilitates direct contact with the professional activity and the opportunity to join the professional world with a minimum of experience. All practices are designed so that the students who participate in them acquire professional experience in real situations and conditions, applying the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are acquired in the training processes throughout the degree. The internships represent a decisive opportunity for the personal development and professional future of the students.
Internships are activities carried out by the student in companies, institutions and organizations; that is, in centers outside the university premises, which aim to enrich and complement your university education, while providing you with a deeper knowledge about the skills you will need once you have graduated.
The External Practices subject will consist of two phases:
- Completion of the internship period that offers professional experience related to any of the graduate profiles that are expressed in the Verification Report of the degree.
- Elaboration of the memory
Documentation:
For more information: External Internship Unit
Social Security contributions for interns starting January 1, 2024
Academic Recognition of Credits
Regulations for academic recognition of credits in undergraduate studies
Mobility programs
ERASMUS
The Erasmus program makes it easy for URJC students -both undergraduate and postgraduate- to study one or several semesters at one of the European universities with which the URJC has agreements.
These exchanges traditionally have an economic endowment thanks to the Erasmus Scholarships provided by the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education.
WORLD
The Munde program manages mobility with universities from countries not included in the Erasmus Program.
The possibility of obtaining a scholarship or economic endowment and its amount depends, in each case, on the agreements with the universities, countries or entities that sign it.
For more information:
SICK
SICUE is a national mobility program for GRADOS university students that allows them to carry out part of their studies at another Spanish university with guarantees of academic recognition, use and adaptation to their curricular profile.
Student support programs
Orientation to future students. The University offers various orientation programs for future students: we carry out visits to high schools and secondary schools, we organize guided visits to the Campuses, we are present in the Classroom and, at the beginning of each course, we carry out welcome days to guide students new students.
academic tutorials. Each teacher carries out, within their teaching planning, academic tutorials on their subject.
Coordinator of the degree. It works to promote coherence and balance between the subjects and the workloads of the students.
mentoring program. The URJC has this program, peer tutoring, in which the students of the last years act as mentors with the first year students.
Students with disabilities. The Support Office for Persons with Disabilities offers guidance and assistance to students with special needs.
Scholarships . The Rey Juan Carlos University manages the main scholarships and annual grants, both its own and from other official bodies: Ministries, Community of Madrid, International Organizations and other entities. It also publishes and disseminates those scholarships and grants of interest to its students and graduates. Throughout the course, students receive information about them through the different communication channels established.
Job placement program. The Rey Juan Carlos University, through the External Internship Unit and the Graduates Office, organizes conferences, workshops and various actions aimed at supporting and guiding students in their job search, to improve their employability and promote job placement . The University has a Job Exchange -a platform available to companies and graduates- where institutions can carry out their selection processes.
Regulation
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
REGISTRATION
*The rates corresponding to double degrees with different degrees of experimentality will be applied as established in the new Decree 43/2022, of June 29, of the Government Council, which establishes the public prices for university studies leading to official degrees and services of an academic nature in the public universities of the Community of Madrid*
- Enrollment and permanence in URJC degree studies. Academic year 2023/24
- Enrollment and permanence in URJC degree studies. Academic year 2024-25 (effective as of June 1, 2024)
- Regulation of refund of academic fees
- Admission due to change of campus or modality, university and/or partial Spanish university studies of Degree and Double Degree of the URJC
- Public Prices
TRAINING PROCESS
- Academic exemption (Regulations for the Evaluation of Learning Outcomes - Title IX)
- External internships (in force during the 21/22 academic year)
- External internships (applicable from the 22/23 academic year)
- Academic Recognition of Credits (RAC)
- TFG Framework Regulation (Approved Governing Council May 26, 2023)
- Extraordinary End of Degree Award
EVALUATION
- Regulation on the Assessment of Learning Outcomes (in force from 1 September 2024)
- Review and claim of the evaluation (Regulations for the Evaluation of Learning Outcomes - Title VII)
- Request for review and claim of the evaluation
- Early call (Regulations on the Assessment of Learning Outcomes - Article 19)
- Early call procedure
- Compensation Court (Regulations for the Evaluation of Learning Outcomes - Title X)
Validation, adaptation of studies, recognition of credits and homologation of foreign qualifications
- Validations / Recognition degrees
- Partial validation of foreign studies
- Complementary training requirements prior to the recognition of foreign qualifications
UNIVERSITY DEGREES
VISITING STUDENTS AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY
TEACHING COORDINATION
COEXISTENCE REGIME
SCHOOL INSURANCE
ASSOCIATIONS
Quality guarantee
Results report
Once the follow-up has been carried out, the quantitative information on the results obtained in the follow-up of said Degree is shown, differentiated by academic year.
Report by course:
General information collection plan
Within the quality assurance system of the Rey Juan Carlos University, the following surveys are planned:
- New students
- Teacher evaluation
- Student satisfaction
- Satisfaction of the graduates
- Labor insertion
- Causes of abandonment
- Career path:
- Second year after graduation
- Third year after graduation
- Fourth year after graduation
- Degree of satisfaction:
- Faculty with the campus and university
- Teacher with degree
- of the evaluators
- Incoming student mobility program
- Outgoing Student Mobility Program
- Administration and services staff with the university
- External internships:
- Student satisfaction
- External tutor satisfaction
- Evaluator satisfaction
Survey results:
Improvement actions
The Quality Assurance System of the Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that the degree's Quality Assurance Commission will annually analyze the information derived from the degree's indicators and prepare a report that will include improvement plans if the results so indicate.
- Improvement actions 2022/2023
- Improvement actions 2021/2022
- Improvement actions 2020/2021
- Improvement actions 2019/2020
- Improvement actions 2018/2019
- Improvement actions 2017/2018
- Improvement actions 2016/2017
- Improvement actions 2015/2016
- Improvement actions 2014/2015
- Improvement actions 2013/2014
- Improvement actions 2012/2013
- Improvement actions 2011/2012
- Improvement actions 2010/2011
- Improvement actions 2009/2010
Renewal of accreditation
The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.
In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.