The programme of the first year of the Master is made up of:

• Courses and practical exercises from the core courses (spread out across the year) ;
• the supporting seminar for the dissertation (2nd semester) ;
• one optional course, from the fifteen which are available (2nd semester).

The programme of the 2nd year of the Master is made up of:

• a selected focus, from the eight  focuses available, either at UCL, at KUL or abroad (1st semester) ;
• the dissertation (spread out across the year) ;
• a selected optional course, from the fifteen optional courses available — or optional courses in other focuses— or courses taken abroad at a partner university (Erasmus) (2nd semester).

• Classing of course in focuses in options: coherence of subjects and constitution of teaching teams (especially for the options) ;
• Balance between interdisciplinarity and specialisation via choice of two options;
• Dissertation seminar;
• Important place reserved for internships in the focuses.

• Written or oral exams
• Continuous assessment and written production in the practical exercises

In 2011-L2010, UCL is offering a partnership with 72 different universities.
Depending on the exchange university, the student will take part or all of his programme in English.

BILINGUAL EXCHANGES WITH KULEUVEN

Students selected for a one year exchange must take a programme of 9 courses for a total of 45 credits.
They must choose one "professional focus" of 30 credits and a set of optional courses of 15 credits.

1. Professional focuses
   Three focuses are offered

• Professional focus "Privaat- en strafrecht": (Student chooses 5 courses from the following)
  • European contract law (6 credits)
  • Aasprakelijkheidesrecht (6 credits)
  • Familiale geschillendrecht (6 credits)
  • Het strafproces (6 credits)
  • Strafrechtelijck sanctierecht (6 credits)
  • European criminal law (6 credits)
  • Bijzonder strafrecht (6 credits- if student has not taken the course in 'droit pénal spécial' in the first year of the Master)
• Professional focus "Publiekrecht": (Student chooses 5 courses from the following)
  • Federale systemen (6 credits)
  • Instrumentarium van de overheid (6 credits)
  • Rechtsbescherming tegen de overheid (6 credits)
  • Vreemdelingsrecht (6 credits)
  • Onderwijsrecht (6 credits)
  • Milieu- en energierecht (6 credits)
• Professional focus "Economische recht":
  • Venootschapsrecht (6 credits)
  • Marktrecht (6 credits)
  • Verzekeringsrecht (6 credits)
  • Bank- en effectenrecht (6 credits)
  • Intellectuele rechten (6 credits)

1. Optional courses
   The student must complete his programme with optional courses, amounting to at least 15 credits:
   • either 4 "aanvullende keuzevakken" of 4 credits each (16 credits) from a list of 30 courses
   • or 3 "aanvullende keuzevakken" of 4 credits each from a list of 30 courses and 1 "reflectiecollege" of 5 credits from a list of 9 courses (17 credits)