COORDINATOR
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The 1st cycle of studies in Law aims to provide students with a set of basic legal knowledge: the tools that law practitioners need to know, whatever their area of work. It also provides the most rigorous and up-to-date notions that national and foreign legal science has defined. The aim of the programme is for students to acquire the ability to select and interpret social phenomena, qualifying them from the point of view of the law. The 1st cycle lawyer must also be able to communicate decisions and the rationale underlying them, since legal solutions must convince their recipients if they are to be effective. The aim of the 1st cycle is also to encourage students to take up specialisation courses in the future, since the law has expanded into new areas, making it necessary for law practitioners to return to school for specialised training.
DURATION
8 semesters
NOVO PLANO DE ESTUDOS
O Novo Plano de Estudos apenas se aplica aos alunos que, no ano letivo de 2025/2026, se inscrevem na FDUC, pela primeira vez, no 1.º ano ou em unidades curriculares do 1.º ano.
A transição de todos os restantes estudantes para o novo plano de estudos far-se-á nas condições seguintes:
- Ano letivo de 2025/2026: ano de preparação (informação e esclarecimento sobre o novo plano de estudos, o plano de transição e o novo Regulamento)
- Ano letivo de 2026/2027: efetiva transição para o novo plano.
COURSES
1st Year
1st Semester
Constitutional Law I
Public International Law I
Roman Law
Political Economy I
Introduction to Law I
2nd Semester
Constitutional Law II
Political Economy II
History of Portuguese Law
Introduction to Law II
Elective course
- Elective courses
History of Luso-Brazilian Law
Public International Law and Human Rights
2nd Year
1st Semester
Administrative Law I
European Union Law I
Labour Law I
Public Finance I
General Theory of Civil Law I
2nd Semester
Administrative Law II
Tax Law I
European Union Law II
General Theory of Civil Law II
Elective Course
• Elective Courses
Collective Labour Law
Climate and Environmental Law
Public Finance II
Law and Public Policy
3rd Year
1st Semester
Commercial Law I
Private International Law
Criminal Law III
Legal Medicine
Methodology of Law
Judicial Organisation
2nd Semester
Commercial Law II
Family and Succession Law
Civil Procedure Law III (Executive Procedure)
Criminal Procedure Law
Elective Course
• Elective Courses
Criminology
Legal English
Public Contracts
4th Year
1st Semester
Commercial Law I
Private International Law
Criminal Law III
Legal Medicine
Methodology of Law
Judicial Organisation
2nd Semester
Commercial Law II
Family and Succession Law
Civil Procedure Law III (Executive Procedure)
Criminal Procedure Law
Elective Course
• Elective Courses
Civil Contracts
Registry and Notary Law
Property Law II
International Tax and Company Law
Luso-Chinese Law
International Cooperation in Criminal Matters
International Litigation and Conflict of Laws
Contemporary Legal Thinking
Nos termos do n.º 4 do artigo 3.º do Regulamento do Curso de Licenciatura em Direito da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra, o Conselho Científico define, anualmente, a oferta das unidades curriculares optativas.”
Para obter mais informações, poderá consultar o documento que preparámos com respostas a algumas questões que frequentemente chegam aos serviços da Faculdade. Este documento encontra-se no menu lateral do InforEstudante, em "Balcão Académico » Normas e Procedimentos ".
COURSES
1st Year
1st Semester
Constitutional Law I
Public International Law I
Roman Law
Political Economy I
Introduction to Law I
2nd Semester
Constitutional Law II
Political Economy II
History of Portuguese Law
Introduction to Law II
Elective course
- Elective courses
History of Luso-Brazilian Law
Public International Law and Human Rights
1st Year
1st Semester
Constitutional Law I
Public International Law I
Roman Law
Political Economy I
Introduction to Law I
2nd Semester
Constitutional Law II
Political Economy II
History of Portuguese Law
Introduction to Law II
Elective course
- Elective courses
History of Luso-Brazilian Law
Public International Law and Human Rights
1st Year
1st Semester
Constitutional Law I
Public International Law I
Roman Law
Political Economy I
Introduction to Law I
2nd Semester
Constitutional Law II
Political Economy II
History of Portuguese Law
Introduction to Law II
Elective course
- Elective courses
History of Luso-Brazilian Law
Public International Law and Human Rights
1st Year
1st Semester
Constitutional Law I
Public International Law I
Roman Law
Political Economy I
Introduction to Law I
2nd Semester
Constitutional Law II
Political Economy II
History of Portuguese Law
Introduction to Law II
Elective course
- Elective courses
History of Luso-Brazilian Law
Public International Law and Human Rights
Nos termos do n.º 4 do artigo 3.º do Regulamento do Curso de Licenciatura em Direito da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra, o Conselho Científico define, anualmente, a oferta das unidades curriculares optativas.”
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- The Legal Profession
- Judicial and Public Prosecution
- Diplomacy
- Local, National or EU Government Public Service
- Registry Offices and Notaries
- Justice of the Peace
- Criminal Police
- Portuguese Agency for Minorities, Migration and Asylum
- International Organisations
- University Education
- Research
- Secondary Education
- Private Institutions
- Litigation
- Media
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
STANDARD REGIME
Numerus Clausus: 330
National Competition for Access and Admission to Higher Education (DGES)
Entrance tests
- 2025 Applications
Two of the following tests:- 06 Philosophy
- 11 History
- 18 Portuguese
Minimum Grades
- Application grade: 100 points (on a 0-200 scale)
- Entrance tests: 100 points (on a 0-200 scale)
Calculation Formula
- High school average: 50%
- Entrance tests: 50%
The information provided does not dispense with consulting the following webpages:
AD HOC TESTS (Equivalence to Licentiate Degree)
SCHOOL AWARDS - SCHOLARSHIPS
There are three UC/FL foundations which award scholarships to needy students and school prizes to the best students each year.