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University Dual Degree in Law and Criminology

OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY DEGREE * | IN PERSON MODALITY
INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY COLLEGE UFV

Do you want to discover what lies behind the criminal mind and become an expert who fights for justice? This official university dual degree combines training in Law, with a specialization in Criminology and in the criminal field, with which you will be able to understand the causes of crime and work to prevent it.

Do they say you have a deep sense of justice?
Are you interested in understanding the reasons why a person acts in a certain way?
Do you want to learn how artificial intelligence and cybersecurity are shaking up this industry?
Do you like the idea of working in collaboration with the police, detectives and other legal professionals?

If so... this is the university dual degree for you!

*THE DUAL DEGREE LEADS TO THE ATTAINMENT OF TWO OFFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS.

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You will learn to solve crimes with on-campus simulations

From the first day, you will work with the criminologist’s briefcase, analyzing crime scenes and practicing in rooms with Gesell Chamber, where you will face situations similar to real ones. In addition, ONLY at the UFV will you have the opportunity to study this double degree with an innovative and unique methodology in Spain, designed to train highly qualified professionals who will lead the future: The UFV College, a commitment to learning through challenges and the integration of different sciences (Law, Business, Economics and Government) with which you will learn to defend justice and apply laws in a prudent and practical way.

Syllabus University Dual Degree in Law and Criminology

SYLLABUS GROUPS FROM 2024-25
SYLLABUS YEARS 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 AND 2023-24

SYLLABUS GROUPS FROM 2024-25

First year groups from 2024-25

LAW
SUBJECT	TYPE	YEAR	SEM	ECTS
Fundamentals of Business	OB	1º	SEM 1	6
Fundamentals of Economics	BT	1st	SEM 1	6
Fundamentals and Theory of Law	BT	1st	SEM 1	6
Fundamentals of Government	BT	1st	SEM 1	6
Introduction to University Studies	BT	1st	ANNUAL	6
Skills and Competencies of the Person	BT	1st	ANNUAL	6
Applied Tools for the Legal Profession	BT	1st	SEM 2	6
Accounting for Lawyers	BT	1st	SEM 2	6
History of Western Thought	OB	1º	SEM 2	6
The Origin of European Common Law	BT	1st	SEM 2	6
CRIMINOLOGY
Introduction to Criminology	OB	1st	SEM 2	6
Criminalistics	OB	1st	SEM 2	6

Second year groups from 2024-25

LAW
SUBJECT	TYPE	YEAR	SEM	ECTS
Fundamentals of Civil Law	BT	2nd	SEM 1	6
Constitutional Law I	OB	2nd	SEM 1	6
General Theory of Crime and Punishment	BT	2nd	SEM 1	6
Public International Law	OB	2nd	SEM 1	6
Fundamental Anthropology	OB	2nd	ANNUAL	4,5
Education for Social Responsibility	OB	2nd	ANNUAL	4,5
General Theory of Obligations and Contracts	BT	2nd	SEM 2	6
Constitutional Law II	OB	2nd	SEM 2	6
Criminal Law Special Part	OB	2nd	SEM 2	6
Civil and Commercial Contracts	OB	2nd	SEM 2	6
Private International Law	OB	2nd	SEM 2	3
CRIMINOLOGY
Fundamentals of Psychology	BT	1st	SEM 1	6
Introduction to Sociology	BT	1st	SEM 1	6
Legal and Forensic Medicine I	OB	1st	SEM 2	6
Social Psychology	OB	2nd	SEM 2	6

Third year groups from 2024-25

LAW
SUBJECT	TYPE	YEAR	SEM	ECTS
Civil Procedure	OB	3rd	SEM 1	6
Ethics and Deontology	OB	3rd	SEM 1	4.5
European Union Law	OB	3rd	SEM 1	4.5
Fundamentals of Financial and Tax Law	OB	3rd	SEM 1	3
Commercial Law I	OB	3rd	SEM 1	6
Entrepreneurial Mindset: Case Studies	OB	3rd	SEM 1	3
Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution	OB	3rd	SEM 1	3
Real Rights and Real Estate	OB	3rd	SEM 2	6
Administrative Law I	OB	3rd	SEM 2	6
Tax System	OB	3rd	SEM 2	6
Labor Law	OB	3rd	SEM 2	6
Bankruptcy Law	OB	3rd	SEM 2	3
CRIMINOLOGY
Psychology of Personality	OB	2rd	SEM 1	6
Legal English	BT	2rd	SEM 1	6
Forensic Police	OB	2rd	SEM 2	6
Criminal Procedural Law	OB	3rd	SEM 2	6

Fourth year groups from 2024-25

LAW
SUBJECT	TYPE	YEAR	SEM	ECTS
Family and Inheritance Law	OB	4th	SEM 1	6
Introduction to Theology	OB	4th	SEM 1	4.5
Administrative Law II	OB	4th	SEM 1	6
International Taxation	OB	4th	SEM 1	4.5
Global Sustainability	OB	4th	SEM 1	3
Commercial Law II	OB	4th	SEM 1	6
Philosophy of Law	OB	4th	SEM 2	6
Professional Internships	EXT. INT.	4th	SEM 2	6
End-of-University-Degree Project	TFG	4th	SEM 2	6
Complementary Training Activities I	OP	4th	SEM 2	3
Complementary Training Activities II	OP	4th	SEM 2	3
Environmental Law	OP	4th	SEM 2	3
Optional I	OP	4th	SEM 2	3
CRIMINOLOGY
Intervention and Social Reintegration of the Offender	OB	2nd	SEM 2	6
Penitentiary Law	BT	2nd	SEM 1	6
Fundamentals of Criminal Policy	OB	2nd	SEM 2	6
History of Criminology I	OB	3rd	SEM 1	3
History of Criminology II	OB	3rd	SEM 2	3

Fifth year groups from 2024-25

CRIMINOLOGY
SUBJECT	TYPE	YEAR	SEM	ECTS
Statistics in Criminology	OB	3rd	SEM 1	6
Public and Private Security Policies. Crime Prevention	OB	3rd	SEM 1	6
Contemporary Crime and New Forms of Criminality	OB	3rd	SEM 1	6
Legal and Forensic Medicine II	OB	3rd	SEM 2	3
Criminal Psychopathology	OB	3rd	SEM 2	6
Victimology	OB	3rd	SEM 2	6
International Cooperation against Crime	OB	3rd	SEM 2	3
Sociology of Crime	OB	4th	SEM 1	6
Juvenile Delinquency	OB	4th	SEM 1	6
Restorative Justice, Mediation and Conciliation	OB	4th	SEM 1	6
Policing Models	OB	4th	SEM 1	3
Policies for the Protection of Crime Victims	OB	4th	SEM 1	3
Forensic Investigation Techniques>	OB	4th	SEM 1	6
End-of-University-Degree Project	TFG	4th	SEM 2	6
Optional I	OP	4th	SEM 2	3
Optional II	OP	4th	SEM 2	3

SYLLABUS YEARS 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 AND 2023-24

First year of year groups 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 y 2023-24

LAW
SUBJECT	TYPE	YEAR	SEM	ECTS
Political Law I	OB	1st	1T	6
Roman Law	BT	1st	1T	6
History of Thought	BT	1st	1T	6
Theory of Law	BT	1st	1T	6
The Person as a Course of Law	BT	1st	2T	6
Criminal Law I	OB	1st	2T	6
Political Law II	OB	1st	2T	6
General Theory of Obligations and Contracts	OB	1st	2T	6
CRIMINOLOGY
SUBJECT	TYPE	YEAR	SEM	ECTS
Fundamentals of Psychology	BT	1st	1T	6
Legal and Forensic Medicine I	OB	1st	2T	6
Introduction to Criminology	OB	1st	2T	6
Criminalistics	OB	1st	2T	6
Introduction to University Studies	BT	1st	ANNUAL	6
Interpersonal Skills and Competencies	BT	1st	ANNUAL	6

Second year of year groups 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 y 2023-24

LAW
SUBJECT	TYPE	YEAR	SEM	ECTS
International Public Law	OB	2nd	1T	6
Criminal Law II	OB	2nd	1T	6
Legal English	BT	2nd	1T	6
Civil and Commercial Contracts	OB	2nd	1T	6
Accounting for Lawyers	OB	2nd	2T	6
Real Right and Real Estate	BT	2nd	2T	6
Administrative Law I	BT	2nd	2T	6
Education for Social Responsibility	BT	2nd	2T	6
History of Law in the West	BT	2nd	2T	6
CRIMINOLOGY
SUBJECT	TYPE	YEAR	SEM	ECTS
Personality Psychology	OB	2nd	1T	6
Intervention and Social Reintegration of the Offender	OB	2nd	2T	6
Social Psychology	OB	2nd	2T	6
Penitentiary Law	BT	2nd	1T	6
Fundamental Anthropology	BT	2nd	ANNUAL	6

Third year of year groups 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 y 2023-24

LAW
SUBJECT	TYPE	YEAR	SEM	ECTS
International Contracts	OB	3rd	1T	3
Administrative Law II	OB	3rd	1T	3
Community Law	OB	3rd	1T	3
Procedural Law I	OB	3rd	1T	6
Family and Inheritance	OB	3rd	1T	6
Ethics and Professional Deontology	OB	3rd	1T	6
Introduction to Financial Law	OB	3rd	1T	3
Company Law	OB	3rd	2T	6
Labour Law	OB	3rd	2T	6
Tort Law	OB	3rd	2T	3
Extrajudicial Resolution of Conflicts: Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration	OB	3rd	2T	3
Spanish Tax System	OB	3rd	2T	6
Fundamentals of Criminal Policy	OP	3rd	2T	3
Prevention of Criminality	OP	3rd	2T	3

CRIMINOLOGY
SUBJECT	TYPE	YEAR	SEM	ECTS
Statistics in Criminology	OB	3rd	1T	6
History of Criminology I	OB	3rd	1T	3
Legal and Forensic Medicine II	OB	3rd	2T	3
Victimology	OB	3rd	2T	6
History of Criminology II	OB	3rd	2T	3

Fourth year of year groups 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 y 2023-24

LAW
SUBJECT	TYPE	YEAR	SEM	ECTS
Conflict of Laws	OB	4th	1T	3
Bankruptcy Law	OB	4th	1T	3
Competition LawSpanish\|Inglés	OB	4th	1T	3
Introduction to Theology	OB	4th	1T	6
Securities and Credit Market	OB	4th	1T	6
Mergers and Acquisitions	OB	4th	1T	3
International and Community Taxation	OB	4th	2T	3
Philosophy of Law	OB	4th	2T	6
Professional Internship	EXT INT.	4th	2T	6
End-of-University-Degree Project	TFG	4th	2T	6
Crime Prevention and Treatment	OP	4th	1T	3
Social Structure and Crime Control	OP	4th	1T	3
Psychopathological Criminal Behavior	OP	4th	2T	3
Psychopathological Profiles of the Offender>	OP	4th	2T	3

CRIMINOLOGY
SUBJECT	TYPE	YEAR	SEM	ECTS
Scientific Police	OB	2nd	2T	6
Contemporary Crime and New Forms of Criminality	OB	3rd	1T	6
CRIMINAL PROCEDURAL LAW	OB	3rd	2T	6

Fifth year of year groups 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 y 2023-24

CRIMINOLOGY
SUBJECT	TYPE	YEAR	SEM	ECTS
International Cooperation against Crime	OB	3rd	2T	3
Sociology of Crime	OB	4th	1T	6
Juvenile Delinquency	OB	4th	1T	6
Restorative Justice, Mediation and Conciliation	OB	4th	1T	6
Policing Models	OB	4th	1T	3
Crime Victim Protection Policies	OB	4th	1T	3
Forensic Investigation Techniques	OB	4th	1T	6
End-of-University-Degree Project	TFG	4th	2T	6
Private Security Regulations I	OP	4th	2T	3
Private Security Regulations II	OP	4th	2T	3
Private Investigation Internship I	OP	4th	2T	3
Private Investigation Internship II	OP	4th	2T	3

DIPLOMA IN PRIVATE DETECTIVE
SUBJECT	TYPE	YEAR	SEM	ECTS
Investigation Techniques (IV)	TP	5th	Annual	6
Deontology (II)	TP	5th	1T	3
Professional Insertion and Administration and Management of Private Detective Firms	TP	5th	1T	6

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Why is UFV the best place to study Law and Criminology?

Thanks to the University Degree in Law, you will learn with an innovative learning methodology that only exists at UFV, the College UFV, based on the resolution of challenges and the integration of knowledge (Law, Business, Government and Economics). This university dual degree will train you the strong knowledge, skills and values needed to understand and provide differential value in an increasingly volatile, complex, uncertain and digital world scenario.

Your professors will be active professionals, with extensive knowledge of the latest trends in the area, and you will attend seminars and conferences with experts in jihadist terrorism, drug trafficking, missing persons, cybersecurity, etc.

Your classes will combine law with criminology and theory with practical experience.. You will conduct mock trials, analyze crime scenes in the criminology lab or in the anatomical-forensic classroom, make facial composites and study real cases to understand the psychology of the offender.

You will have real experiential learning with top professors on one of the strongest campuses in Europe. You will learn how to make decisions in the Business Simulation Center and discover new ways of working in the Innovation Center . You will also have access to the sports center, study rooms, food trucks, etc.

You will learn in the field with academic trips to areas of political, economic and cultural interest, and will visit offices, police headquarters, prisons and victim care centers.

And the best part! You will live a vibrant university experience. Every corner of campus invites you to question everything, take initiative, be authentic, and participate in an intense university life with hundreds of activities, volunteer opportunities, sports teams, and student societies.

*In general, academic trips are not included in the tuition fee. The terms and conditions of each academic trip will be detailed by each Faculty or School. The possibility of making these trips is subject to changes and variations in the destination and duration, as well as in the convenience of their realization. The destinations listed on the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria website are for information purposes only and do not constitute a contract between the student and the University. Universidad Francisco de Vitoria reserves the right to make modifications, updates, cancellations or changes at any time and without prior notice.

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You will study with a practical methodology in one of the best university campuses in the world

From day one, you will work with the criminologist’s case to study crime scenes, and analyze fingerprints and clues in the laboratory. In addition, you will attend workshops in Gesell camera rooms, which recreate life-like situations, and you will learn with very practical classes with the case andl challenge method. Throughout the university degree, you will always have access to the most cutting-edge facilities, and will be able to enjoy with your classmates in cafeterias, food trucks, Sports Center, etc.

Internships in offices, companies and institutions

You will complete your internships in companies, law firms and organizations such as the Secretary of State for Security, the Civil Guard, BOTECH, the Canary Islands Institute of Criminological Analysis, Garrigues, Freshfields, Pérez-Llorca, Baker & McKenzie or Allen & Overy, among others. An excellent opportunity to get a first job, since 85% of our students receive a job offer before finishing their internship.

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Source: 2024 undergraduate student experience report.

We have more than 200 exchange agreements so that you can study at a university in America, Europe or Asia, where you will discover other ways to innovate and apply biotechnology for the benefit of society. In addition, at the UFV campus you will live on campus with students of different nationalities.

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We train lawyers who are distinguished by their human approach.

As a lawyer and criminologist, you will not only face facts and evidence, but also people – victims and offenders – often in vulnerable situations. For this reason, at UFV, you will have a solid humanistic training, integrated with the other subjects, to understand the complexities of human behavior and approach cases from an ethical perspective.

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It is a complete University Dual Degree in training and professional opportunities. You feel from the first day what it is to be a lawyer, criminologist and private detective.

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UFV is a great family that brings unique values to my life. Studying here changes you completely and calls you to be a change in the world.

Sofía Manzano Herrero

Law and Criminology student

The perspective I have gained from having been a student and then a teacher is that training programs are committed to helping students.

Guillermo Cabrera

Lawyer - Litigation & Arbitration at Pérez-Llorca. Alumni and Professor UFV

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At UFV I am pursuing my dream and here I have not only found the knowledge I needed, but I have also discovered other personal gifts that I would not have found at another university.

Martha Liliana Murcia

Student

Price of the University Degree in Law and Criminology, Academic Year 25/26

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TITLE OF THE DEGREE

UNIVERSITY DEGREE IN LAW AND CRIMINOLOGY

INITIAL FEE

€2,000

MONTHLY FEE

€1,195

TOTAL

€13,950

Scholarships and Grants

At UFV, we understand the importance of studying a university degree that fulfills you. That is why one in three UFV students receives a scholarship or grant.

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Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

The main career opportunities to which you will have access as a Law and Criminology graduate are:

Juvenile institutions: evaluation of risk and distress situations, mediation and reconciliation processes
Judicial area: counseling to judges and prosecutors on the enforcement of sentences
Police area: counseling in police, victimology and forensic work
Legal practice: in an own office, in large and medium-sized offices or law firms
Access to civil servant roles:
- Lawyer of State Advisory Bodies
- Expert lawyer of the State Administration: general technical body, special technical bodies, labor and tax inspectorate, etc.
- Judicial career: as a judge, magistrate, prosecutor or court clerk
- Civil servants of local corporations and autonomous entities
- Civil servants not belonging to the State Administration: notary public or registrar
Victimology: management of victim care offices, primary care of victims, reporting, field work and prevention strategies
Penitentiaries: penitentiary surveillance, monitoring of prisoners, processing and reporting and counseling to the surveillance judge
Private activity: advisory bodies, HR consultancy, real estate agent, property administrator, etc

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