This is the first master's degree programme in Spain, and one of the very few in Europe, to adopt a global perspective of law. The master's degree in European and Global Law offers the knowledge and training a global jurist and lawyer requires in the 21st century. It combines transnational, international, comparative, and global perspectives with a European emphasis, thus transcending the narrow, domestic views of the law that have been characteristic of many law studies for centuries. It also adopts a theoretical as well as a practical approach.

Taught in Barcelona, it is inspired by a cosmopolitan and global view with a European flavour.

The Master in European and Global Law is addressed to students with a special interest in international legal issues. It offers advanced legal education in various fields of European, international, and global law, and aspires to shape valuable professional profiles for lawyers, legal experts, consultants, and researchers. Most of our students come from very diverse countries and regions in Europe, America, Asia,… Such cosmopolitan environment is the academic springboard for future legal careers around the world.

MANDATORY DOCUMENTS
 
  • Official university bachelor's or master's degree from the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) or equivalent foreign degree allowing access to a postgraduate degree in the country that issued the degree. Should the applicant have not finished yet their studies at the time of application, they will be asked to sign a statement certifying that they will have completed them before the start of the master degree program. 

    Qualifications can be in the following areas: Law, Labour Relations, Criminology, Political Sciences, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Economics, Administration and Business Management, Philosophy, Sociology, or equivalents.
  • Academic transcript of the accredited official training with the average grade at the university of origin.
If you cannot prove your language level with an official certificate you can take the level test (non-credentialing) offered by Idiomes UPF.
The UPF will receive the result of your placement test directly.
In case you would like to be exempted from accrediting any language because you are a native speaker or you have studied in that language, it is necessary for you to upload a brief letter justifying the reasons why you request to be exempted from this requirement.
  • A cover letter explaining the candidate’s international vocation for global law or comparative law.
  • Identity Card or Passport.

 

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS
 
  • Two letters of recommendation.
  • Professional experience in any of the fields related to the master's programme.
  • Research experience.
  • Teaching experience.

In addition, the Departments' selection committee may decide to interview the candidate. >

 

The programme offers a range of career options along several paths:

  • Traditional legal professions (international lawyer, barrister, solicitor, attorney, arbitrator, paralegal)
  • International affairs specialist
  • Legal & political consultancy
  • Public administration and regulation
  • Administration and management
  • Research in international and legal fields
  • Professions jurídiques tradicionals (advocat internacional, procurador, magistrat, fiscal, lletrat, assistent legal, etc.)
  • Especialista en afers internacionals
  • Consultoria legal i política
  • Administració pública i regulació
  • Gestió i administració
  • Recerca en àmbits jurídics i internacionals

Fee

  • UE students: 1,800 €
  • Non EU Students: 5,749.8 €

Calendar

From September to June, Timetable Afternoons

Duration

1 academic year full time, 2 academic years part time (60 ECTS credits)

Language

English

Places

35

Course type

Academic

PhD to which it grants access

Phd in Law

Teaching Transformation and Digital Evolution

Our Law School has embraced a planned digital transformation undertaken by UPF since 2017-2018. This teaching evolution was crucial to successfully cope with the adverse situation that all universities experienced in recent times. 

This process of adaptation and evolution guarantees the normal development of academic activities in extraordinary circumstances like those which occurred worldwide.

Internal Quality System