University Carlos III of Madrid
Bachelor's Degree in Law (Spanish)
- Getafe, Spain
- Colmenarejo, Spain
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 7,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* para estudiantes no Europeos | para estudiantes de la UE: 1,500 €/año
Key Summary
About: UC3M's Bachelor's Degree in Law prepares graduates for legal professions. It pairs theory with practice through a courtroom, Legal Clinic, MOOT competitions, and internships with over 3,000 partner companies. Some courses are in English. Graduates can access the Master’s Degree in Access to the Exercise of the Legal Profession, authorizing practice in Spain; UC3M reports 93.4% employment within a year (2019 study).
Career Outcomes: Graduates enter roles as lawyers, judges, notaries, registrars, legal advisors, corporate counsel, public administrators, policy advisers, consultants, or paralegals across civil service, business, consultancy, politics, and non‑profits. Internships and placements support transition to employment, specialization.
The goal of the Bachelor’s Degree in Law is to create professionals specialized in the legal professions (lawyers, judges, attorneys, notaries public, registrars, etc.). Graduates will be able to undertake their work in sectors of great social importance such as civil service, business, consultancy, and politics, among others.
To achieve this, the program offers students a complete and state-of-the-art education through a methodology that guarantees the perfect balance between theory and practice. Accordingly, UC3M has a courtroom for the hands-on courses requiring its use. In addition, its internships are of great importance since they are carried out in renowned companies in the sector. Students can participate in the Legal Clinic, working on legal assessment free of charge for individuals in situations of special social vulnerability, and international competitions between law students (MOOT).
This degree allows access to the Master’s Degree in Access to the Exercise of the Legal Profession, which authorizes graduates to practice law in Spain.
Studies with some courses in English
This bachelor's degree is offered in Spanish, but you can study some courses in English if you want.
You can check the courses offered in English in the study program.
You don't need a previous-level test. If you want to study a course in English, you have to select the English group in the enrollment.
Employability and professional internships
UC3M has agreements with over 3000 companies and institutions in which students can undertake internships and access job openings.
A total of 93.4 % of graduates from this University enter the job market the first year after finishing their studies, according to the 2019 XXIV Estudio de Inserción Profesional (Professional Placement Study).
Year 1 - Semester 1
- Constitucion and sources of law system (6 ECTS)
- Information Skills (3 ECTS)
- Principles of Economics (6 ECTS)
- Roman Law (6 ECTS)
- Theory of law and sociology of law (6 ECTS)
- Writing and communication skills (3 ECTS)
Year 1 - Semester 2
- Basic institutions of administrative law (6 ECTS)
- Civil Law I (3 ECTS)
- Constitutional organization of government (6 ECTS)
- Historical Foundations of the Legal System (6 ECTS)
- Skills: Humanities (6 ECTS)
- The Spanish legal system (3 ECTS)
Year 2 - Semester 1
- Administrative law: procedure and judicial review (6 ECTS)
- Contract Law (6 ECTS)
- Public International Law I (6 ECTS)
- Intermediate knowledge of Spreadsheets (3 ECTS)
- Electives: Recommended 9 credits
Year 2 - Semester 2
- Administrative powers and public authority liability in tort (3 ECTS)
- Civil procedure law (6 ECTS)
- International cooperation instruments and systems (3 ECTS)
- Law of obligations and tort law (6 ECTS)
- Legal theory of crime (6 ECTS)
- Public liberties and constitutional rights (3 ECTS)
- Soft Skills (3 ECTS)
Year 3 - Semester 1
- Criminal procedure law (6 ECTS)
- Offenses against persons and society (6 ECTS)
- Property Rights (6 ECTS)
- Public administration contracting and resources (6 ECTS)
- The employer and his/her legal status (6 ECTS)
Year 3 - Semester 2
- Freedom of conscience and public liberties (3 ECTS)
- European Union law (3 ECTS)
- Family and succession law (6 ECTS)
- Individual labor relations and trade union law (6 ECTS)
- Philosophy of Law (3 ECTS)
- Public spending and resource funding (6 ECTS)
- Offenses against public patrimony and civil servant offenses (3 ECTS)
Year 4 - Semester 1
- Corporate and stock market law (6 ECTS)
- Private international law: general section (3 ECTS)
- Social security law (6 ECTS)
- The Spanish tax system (6 ECTS)
- Electives: Recommended 9 credits
Year 4 - Semester 2
- Obligations and contract law (6 ECTS)
- Private international law: special section (6 ECTS)
- Bachelor Thesis (6 ECTS)
- Electives: Recommended 12 credits
Exchange programs
The Erasmus program permits UC3M first-degree and post-graduate students to spend one or several terms at one of the European universities with which UC3M has special agreements or take up an Erasmus Placement, that is a work placement or internship at an EU company. These exchanges are funded with Erasmus Grants which are provided by the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education.
The non-European mobility program enables UC3M degree students to study one or several terms in one of the international universities with which the university has special agreements. It also has funding from the Banco Santander and the UC3M.
These places are offered in a public competition and are awarded to students with the best academic record and who have passed the language threshold (English, French, German, etc..) requested by the university of destination.
- QS World University Rankings Top 50 Under 50
- 35.º place worldwide and 10.º in Europe in the QS Top 50 Under 50 ranking
- QS World University Rankings
- 319.ª Position in the QS World University Rankings 2024
- QS World University Rankings Subjects Rankings
- Among the best universities in the world in 13 academic fields, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
- QS Graduate Employability Rankings
- Among the 136 best universities in the world in employability, according to THE Global University Employability Ranking 2022.
When setting the objectives of this Law degree, the authors have taken into account the professional responsibilities which, as long as there are no changes in the law, our future graduates are likely to assume.
Under the law 34/2006, lawyers and barristers will no longer legally have direct access to the profession with this degree but will need to obtain a Master. However, there are other important missions of social relevance – among which the judiciary, the district attorney, the Attorney General, or diplomatic career are good examples- which graduates can choose without requiring any other qualifications apart from their degree and passing the corresponding selection procedures. For this reason, given the general nature of the state examination system, independently of its undoubted rigor, special preparation for these exams could open up doors to highly desirable positions in the judiciary system. Also, the design and requirements imposed by this degree will enable our graduates to successfully meet advisory roles in the private sphere: corporate lawyer, advisor or legal counsel, consulting, lawyer associations public organizations, etc.
This is one problem which cannot be solved, at least for now, through the transfer of a substantial part of this essential training to Postgraduate studies, since at present it is neither required as a condition for carrying out such important functions nor is this anticipated in the short term. Hence, when designing this Law degree, we wished to preserve a certain level of exigency and density, to ensure that our graduates can face adequately the demanding challenges posed by some of the professions they may wish to pursue immediately upon graduating. However, there is another wide spectrum of professional areas for which the demands of the labor market will make students realize the necessity of completing their education with postgraduate studies.