Overview

This Law programme offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona offers extensive opportunities to investigate legal systems, doctrines, and institutions across multiple specialisations, including civil, criminal, constitutional, international, and financial domains. It incorporates philosophical and sociological perspectives, enabling comprehensive analysis of legal frameworks and their societal implications.

Key Facts

The academic environment supports international collaboration and methodological development through links with foreign universities and specialised training activities. Participants engage with a wide range of thematic areas such as labour relations, administrative regulation, gender issues, new technologies, and global legal systems, fostering an advanced and internationally oriented academic profile.

Each candidate is assigned a thesis director responsible for ensuring the originality and relevance of the research, guiding its development, and aligning it with academic standards. Supervision includes advising on research design, monitoring progress, supporting participation in academic activities, reviewing the research plan, and facilitating thesis completion, with possibilities for external or shared supervision where appropriate.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Civil, Constitutional and Criminal Law
International and European Law
Law and New Technologies
Labour and Social Protection Law
Legal Theory, Philosophy and Bioethics
Criminology and Crime Prevention
Financial and Administrative Law
Thesis Research and Supervision

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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More details

Pre-registration deadlines: 30 May

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Barcelona, Spain

Disciplines

Legal Studies View 5 other PhDs in Legal Studies in Spain

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Law required, preferably in areas such as Business Law, Labour Law, European Integration, Criminology, Gender Studies, or Constitutional Law
Applicants without a law background may be admitted if their profile fits the research area and they complete required bridging courses
Ability to align with one of the programme’s research lines is required
Formal acceptance from a thesis supervisor must be submitted
Motivation letter assessing research fit and prior training (50%)
Curriculum Vitae evaluated (25%)
Academic record assessed (25%)
Academic Committee may assign additional preparatory courses if needed

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Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

763 EUR / year

≈ 763 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

763 EUR / year

≈ 763 EUR / year

Additional Details

If your access qualification for the PhD is from within Spain the price is €545.

Living costs

Barcelona

Spain

770 - 1360 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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