The bilingual French-Dutch bachelor's degree in law is a first-cycle programme consisting of 180 credits spread over three years (60 credits in year 1, year 2 and year 3).
Common courses
This programme includes:
- courses of a legal nature, aimed at studying the various branches of law
Examples: Fondements romains et éléments d’Histoire du droit privé, Inleiding tot de Rechtswetenschap, Droit constitutionnel I et II, Droit des biens, Droit pénal, Procédure pénale, Fondements institutionnels du droit européen, Verbintenissenrecht, Mediarecht, Droit des contrats et de la responsabilité civile, Droit du travail, Droit administratif, Personen-, familie- en familiaalvermogensrecht, Economisch recht, Droit judiciaire, etc.
- courses in the humanities and social sciences, which contribute to a critical understanding of legal issues
Examples: Philosophie, Critique des sources de l’information et séminaires de sciences humaines, Sociologie, Psychologie, Histoire des institutions et du droit I, Geschiedenis van het publiekrecht, etc.
Languages
Language learning is progressive. In addition to part of the course taught in Dutch, students follow:
- in year 1, an English language course in small groups, aimed at developing reading and listening comprehension and oral expression
- in year 2, a course in legal English, aimed at enabling students to consult legal documentation in the language studied
- in year 3, one course unit in English.
Optional courses
In years 2 and 3, students take 15 credits of optional course units.
Trilingual French-Dutch-English
From the 2nd year onwards, students can switch to the trilingual stream by replacing some of the courses in their programme with courses taught in English.
Erasmus exchange programme
Law students can take part in an Erasmus exchange programme during the second term of year 2.
Internship
In year 3, students can take part in a work ‘shadowing’ internship (subject to availability). This internship is aimed at introducing students to professional practice in a wide range of 'legal environments': the bar, the judiciary, the public sector, associations, private companies, etc. Students must complete a minimum of 60 hours of work shadowing in the field, after which they must write an internship report. The internship supervisor writes an assessment report.
Seminarie Rechtstheorie: final assignment for the bachelor's degree.