The basic law programme is divided into two cycles: the three-year bachelor's degree (180 credits) and the two-year master's degree (120 credits). The studies therefore take five years to complete.
Through the specialisation and deepening of knowledge, the master's degree enables students to acquire more advanced knowledge in their field, as well as the skills and expertise needed to practise a profession in law,
education or research. The basic programme may be supplemented by a 60-credit, one-year advanced master's degree.
On completion of the bachelor's degree in law, students have direct access to the master's degree in law. In addition, certain master's degrees are accessible to students with a bachelor's degree in law, either directly (e.g. the master's degree in European studies), or through the completion of elective courses (e.g. the following three courses: Introduction à la pensée pénale et criminologique II, Questions spéciales de psychologie en rapport avec le droit et les sciences humaines, Questions approfondies de droit pénal et de procédure pénale, in order to gain access to the master's degree in criminology).