🎓 Double Degree in Law + Criminology | Universitat Abat Oliba CEU

The double degree in Law + Criminology from the Abat Oliba CEU University provides the students with a complete vision for crime research and prevention.

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Double degree in Law + Criminology and Security
Course title

Double Degree in Law + Criminology and Security
Law and Political Science

Academic field

Certificate in Digital Law and Legal Tech

Duration

5 years

Credits

381 ECTS

Employability

86% (AQU's Employability Survey 2017)

Professional development

CEU ePlus skills programme

Student profile

Students must be interested in organisational systems within society, the inner workings and planning within political communities and the principles and norms that underpin personal and social relationships. Similarly, they should have an interest in the justice and security systems, criminality and factors that lead to criminal behaviour.

Admission and Enrolment

Application is via the website and documentation and enrolment formalisation is at the University.

Calendar and timetable

Academic Calendar

Timetable
Legal Tech timetable

Training lawyers since 1973

We are the most experienced private university for teaching law in Catalonia

Why UAO CEU?

1. Course satisfaction

86% of our students are satisfied with their law studies, the second-highest level out of all Catalan universities (AQU 2017).

2. Employment quality

82.3% of our students are satisfied with the employment quality associated with their degree, 15 points above average (AQU 2017).

3. Double qualification

Abat Oliba CEU University is a pioneer in the methodology that allows students to combine two qualifications and gain two degrees in five years. The Degree in Criminology and Security is taught in a blended learning format, allowing students to combine it with their Law studies.

This double qualification combines the study of law with solid knowledge of criminology and private security. This will undoubtedly broaden the professional horizons of students in the field of crime prevention and investigation.

Studying this double qualification at UAO CEU will complement students' legal training with the necessary abilities to work in investigation.

4. Professional empowerment

The Degree in Criminology and Security incorporates the study of criminology with material related to private security and the prevention and investigation of criminal offences that are present in today's society.

This degree offers complete, global training through a theoretical perspective and vast practical experience both in our own facilities and in external environments. It provides a smooth entry into the job market through professions related to criminology and security.

It includes qualifications from the advanced course in Private Security Management and the qualification in Private Investigation, both accredited by the Ministry of the Interior and aimed at the professional training of private security managers and private detectives, respectively.

5. Methodology

A practical, personalised educational model that sees students study cases, resolve cases with law firms and attend real trials at the Provincial Court, as well as other activities such as:

  • Practical seminars on maritime law
  • Workshops on rhetoric and legal debates
  • Legal behaviour and negotiation role plays
  • Debating society
  • The Jurist's Club
6. Legal Tech

Students in their fourth year of Law are trained in the application of new technologies to law through the Wolters Kluwer Certifica programme. Students enrich their education by building their legal and technological capabilities regarding management, public speaking and networking.

7. CEU ePlus skills programme

A teaching model based on practical, personalised education that links theory to professional practice through case studies and real experiences, workshops and practical seminars.

It includes visits to national and international companies and production centres through internships.

8. Progressive International Development

A new plan that encourages students to think internationally from their first year to their fourth.

1: Students will get experience interacting and researching online with other European universities.
2: We explore the meaning and the effects of international politics and law through short trips to Brussels (EU) and Geneva (UNESCO).
3: We prepare students for the international law environment through conferences with MEPs and international experts.
4: We widen students' horizons through the Erasmus programme or through semester-long stays in our partner universities in the United States, Mexico and the Netherlands.
Students also have the advantage of being able to study the Master of Laws LL. M. in US Law at the University of Saint Thomas, Minnesota.

9. Complete programme

With the career-focused Official Master's Degree in Legal Profession, students get additional skills that are required by law.

10. Research

The Gift & Task Foundation on Bioethics and Law.

 

Careers and internships

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Students who earn the Official Degree in Law + Criminology and Security from Abat Oliba CEU University can pursue their careers in the following areas:

  • Independent law practice and public prosecution
  • Legal advisor to businesses and banks
  • State administrative bodies (state legal service, civil administration, judiciary, legal advice, state council, legal military bodies, notaries, land registration, etc.)
  • Administrative bodies of regional and international institutions
  • Local and regional administrative bodies
  • Administrative management of companies (employment, financial management, commercial, etc.)
  • Diplomatic career and international civil service
  • Social and political advisory for political parties and political and social associations
  • Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
  • Criminologist in the public or private sphere
  • Judicial administrative workers: specialists, criminal lawyers, prosecutors and judges in the criminal and prison supervision
  • Security bodies and forces at a state, regional or local level.
  • Private security services: private investigator or detective, private security manager

INTERNSHIPS

In the final year of the degree, students will do an obligatory placement year, or internship, in businesses, offices or institutions in the student's preferred industry. These practical training programmes, included in the course structure, allow students to apply and enhance what they've learned in the course while acquiring the professional skills that will make their future transition to the workplace much easier.

The work that each student will undertake during the programme will be mutually agreed between the tutor in the business and the Work Placement and Employment Service coordinator in charge of the internship.

Furthermore, students have an academic tutor who provides follow-up and evaluation of the internship to get the most possible out of the placement.

For more information, visit the Work Placement and Employment Service.

 
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International

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

LAW

ARGENTINA

BÉLGICA

CHILE

COLOMBIA

ALEMANIA

FRANCIA

IRLANDA

ITALIA

ISRAEL

MÉXICO

HOLANDA

PERÚ

PORTUGAL

POLONIA

REINO UNIDO

URUGUAY

universidad plazas Cod. Universidad Requisitos de idioma
Universidad Católica de Uruguay 2* URY UCU Spanish

CRIMMINOLOGY

ARGENTINA

AUSTRALIA

University places Code Language requirements
Murdoch University 2* AU MURDOCH Ver requisitos

ISRAEL

University places Code Language requirements
Reichman University 2* IS HERZ01

REINO UNIDO

ESTADOS UNIDOS

*: Places are shared between different degrees.

Fees and funding

TOTAL COST 1ST YEAR

€ 12,897*

*Price for the 2024-25 academic year

Tuition fees correspond, solely and exclusively, to the provision of teaching as part of the programme enrolled on, and this is the only service offered in exchange for the payment of those fees. By enrolling, the student accepts that decisions made by the competent authorities may, directly or indirectly, render it necessary to carry out teaching, tutoring, work placements or assessment tests either in person or via distance learning.

The student accepts that they remain obliged to pay any such fees in full even if, for reasons beyond the control of the University, some of the educational activities included in the degree cannot be carried out as initially provided for in the course guides at the beginning of the academic year. If restrictions are part in place, the University will provide the student with a guarantee that the activity will be rescheduled when possible, taking into consideration the interests of the student and any other applicable academic criteria.

 

RESERVE YOUR PLACE

Once you've been accepted on the course, you can reserve your place at Abat Oliba CEU University, which guarantees you a place on the course, before you pass the “selectivity” university entrance exam* or other entry requirements. You can do this by making a payment of €1500 (which will be deducted from the total price of the course).


*Reservation of your place will be effective exclusively for the ordinary examination period (June) of the Baccalaureate University Entrance exam. Candidates who do not pass the Baccalaureate University Entrance exam or other access requirements for similar studies in the ordinary period (June), and have paid the Place Reservation Fee, will have priority in the September enrolment if the University has places available in the degree course requested.


Cancelling your place after reservation: students have until 21 June to cancel their reserved place. This means you can book now and cancel if your circumstances change later on.**


**Deadline subject to changes in the official registration calendar

PAYMENT METHODS

Once you have formalised reservation of your place, the remaining amount can be paid in the following ways:

  • One-off payment

    A one-off payment entitles you to a discount of 3% on tuition fees.

  • Payment by instalments

    5 instalments per year.

 

  • Monthly payments

    10 instalments with special 0% interest financing from CaixaBank. This also entitles students to a discount of 3% on tuition fees.

  • new special financing

    New financing agreements with banks with special conditions.

    - Banc Sabadell

    - CaixaBank

    - Banco Santander

    All options entitle prospective students to a discount of 3% on tuition fees.
     

MORE INFORMATION

Please contact the Information Service to arrange personalised economic plans.
Tel. +34 932 53 72 00
[email protected]

Quality and regulation 

ADMISSION PROFILE

Students must be interested in organisational systems within society, the inner workings and planning within political communities and the principles and norms that underpin personal and social relationships.

They should demonstrate an interest in learning about the historical, philosophical and dogmatic essentials of legal systems and a desire to implement legal ideals in their purest form.

They should also be able to analyse and understand social phenomena, identify them and put forward solutions. Furthermore, they must be able to analyse, synthesise and work in a team, understand and abstract ideas, express ideas clearly, be amicable, broaden their world view and have a perspective on their own possible evolution.

Knowledge of another language (preferably English) is desired and required, as is a flair for communication.

The student must also be proficient in a foreign language (preferably English).

OBJECTIVES

  • To be equipped with refined legal language - a solid understanding of legal dogma and interpretation.
  • To be equipped with a full understanding of the Spanish legal code and the origins of the environment it applies to and where it was established.
  • To develop the abilities and skills needed to apply the Spanish legal system and be prepared to carry out public and private roles – trials, consulting, defence, prosecution, mediation or equivalent – of a law graduate.
  • To be able to evaluate, criticise, discuss, build on and present legal ideas based on an understanding of social, economic, international and other contexts.
  • To become an impartial, responsible and diligent jurist who understands the commitment involved in performing tasks that are so crucial for the common and individual good.
  • To have a solid knowledge of criminology and private security.

DEGREE SKILLS

REGULATIONS FOR CONTINUATION OF STUDIES

MONITORING INDICATORS

ACTION PLAN FOR TUTORS

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