🎓 Double Degree in Law + Political Sciences | Universitat Abat Oliba CEU

The double degree in Law + Political Science is designed to complement the Law studies adding knowledge of the Political Science field.

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Double degree in Law + Political Sciences (International Relations)
Course title

Double Degree in Law + Political Science (International Relations)
Law and Political Science

Academic field

Certificate in Digital Law and Legal Tech

Duration

5 years

Credits

384 ECTS

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES 

CEU - Boston University Programme

Professional international development

A new plan for international experience

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 trends, people and activities from the world of politics.

Admission and Enrolment

Applications for admission must be submitted through the Admission Portal. Candidates will be assessed based on their academic record and the admissions tests taken.

Preferential admission will be granted to candidates who meet the academic entry requirements and who best fulfil the selection criteria.

Calendar and timetable

Academic Calendar

Current timetable
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Training lawyers since 1973

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

Why UAO CEU?

1. 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 Political Science is taught in a blended learning format, allowing students to combine it with their Law studies.

This double qualification aims to train future law professionals who also have a solid knowledge of political science. With a theoretical and practical understanding of the subjects, they will be fully competent in both.

This degree gives UAO CEU Law students extra-curricular education that contributes to their unique profile, improving their expertise and by extension, broadening their range of job opportunities. With this training, they will become experts in political movements, figureheads and activity, as well as current organisations and their policies.

2. Leadership and Employability: Design YOUR Future

New Design YOUR Future Employability Acceleration Program for students of all Bachelor's Degrees at CEU universities, aiming to improve employability and facilitate integration into the professional world by reducing the time from the first work experience. Developed by the Employability Commission of the CEU Employability Advisory Council and designed by future employers, it focuses on understanding the labour market and how companies work.

3. 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
4. International programmes

We offer all law students the chance to study the Master's in US Law at the University of Saint Thomas in Minnesota.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Complete programme

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

9. Research

The Gift & Task Foundation on Bioethics and Law.

 

Careers and internships

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Students who earn the Official Degree in Law + Political Science (International Relations) from Abat Oliba CEU University can pursue their careers in the following areas:

  • Lawyer in public law: specialised in administration, environment or city-planning
  • Training to enter civil service on a state level (state lawyer, diplomat, civil administration expert, etc.), regional level (regional government lawyer or administration expert) or local level (local government secretary, auditor in local corporations, etc.)
  • Political parties, cultural associations, NGOs or public sector consultancy

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

POLITICAL SCIENCES

ARGENTINA

University places Code Language requirements
Universidad Católica de Argentina 4* AR UCA Spanish
Universidad Católica de la Plata 1* AR UCALP Spanish
Universidad Fasta 2* AR UFASTA Spanish

CHILE

University places Code Language requirements
Universidad San Sebastian 2* COL USS Spanish

COLOMBIA

University places Code Language requirements
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Seccional Cali 2* CO JAVE Spanish

FRANCIA

University places Code Language requirements
IRCOM 1 F ANGERS 23 French: B1
Institut Catholique de Paris (ICP) 6 F PARIS052 French B1, English B2

IRLANDA

University places Code Language requirements
Maynooth University 12* IRL MAYNOOT01 English B2

ITALIA

University places Code Language requirements
Libera Università Maria Assunta LUMSA 10 I ROMA04 Italian B1/English B1

MÉXICO

University places Code Language requirements
Universidad Anáhuac México 2* MX UAM Spanish/TOEFL 89 o IELTS 7.0
Universidad Panamericana 2* MX UP Spanish
Universidad del Valle de Atemajac 2* MX UNIVA Spanish

POLONIA

University places Code Language requirements
Jagiellonian University 2 PL KRAKOW01 Polish B2/English B2
Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow 2* PL KRAKOW19 Polish B2/English B2
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin 6 PL LUBLIN02 Polish B1/English B2
Lazarski University 2* PL WARSZAW14 English B2

REINO UNIDO

University places Code Language requirements
Sheffield Hallam University 4* UK SHEFFIE02 English B2, IELTS 6.0

ESTADOS UNIDOS

University places Code Language requirements
Catholic University of America 4* US CUA TOEFL 80 (IBT)
University of Missouri - St. Louis 4* US UMSL TOEFL 61 (iBT)/500 (PBT)/173 (CB)/IELTS 5.5
University of the Incarnate Word 2* US UIW TOEFL iBT 79/ Cambridge English Advanced Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)  C1/ TOEIC 650/ IELTS 6.5
Saint Thomas University Houston 2* US UST TOEFL 550

URUGUAY

University places Code Language requirements
Universidad Católica de Uruguay 2* URY UCU Spanish
*: Places are shared between different degrees.

Fees and funding

TOTAL COST 1ST YEAR

€12,795*

*Price for the 2025-26 academic year

Price corresponding to the current credit distribution for the double degree in the 1st year, subject to possible modifications in credit distribution.

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 if you want us to offer you a personalised economic plan.
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.

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 understanding of the field of political science, both in theory and in practice, and to maximise competency in both areas.

DEGREE SKILLS

REGULATIONS FOR CONTINUATION OF STUDIES

MONITORING INDICATORS

ACTION PLAN FOR TUTORS