The student constructs his programme to include four main coherent sections: core courses, a dissertation (and supporting seminars), a focus (30 credits) and 25 ects of optional courses.
The programme of the first year of the Master is made up of:
- courses and a tutorial from the core courses ;
- the supporting seminars for the thesis ;
- optional courses for 15 credits (2nd semester).
The programme of the 2nd year of the Master is made up of:
- a lesson of Law, change and society.
- a tutorial in the selected focus.
- a selected focus, from the eight focuses available (on selection) either at UCLouvain, at KUL or abroad (1st semester) ;
- the thesis (spread out across the year) ;
- 10 ects of optional course, from the optional courses available or optional courses taken abroad at a partner university (Erasmus) (2nd semester).
For a programme-type, and regardless of the focus, options/or elective courses selected, this master will carry a minimum of 120 credits divided over two annual units, corresponding to 60 credits each.