One of the bases of the organisation of modern societies is that to prevent and resolve the various conflicts that arise, a series of regulations are established that apply to everyone, leading to what we know as the rule of Law. In the law degree, students study this set of rules known as the legal system. On the other hand, there are certain individual and social conflicts and problems that, if left unresolved, can result in criminal behaviour. Criminology takes an in-depth look at these problems, their causes, the effects on the victims, the criminal acts that are generated, and the functioning of social and state controls, with the aim of preventing them, and, if there is no other solution, looking at the most suitable penal measures. In short, studying both degrees creates professionals who are amply equipped to understand and resolve social conflicts. Prevention and resolution either from a general legal perspective or from the specific field of criminality. Increasingly, societies are looking for highly qualified professionals to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts and risks in a society which is now known as a risk society. Professionals that have the required knowledge and skills, first of all to understand the legal system in general and the criminal phenomenon in particular, and who know how to tackle it, in the best possible way (in terms of effectiveness, but also with respect for human rights and justice and fairness).

Skills acquired

With this double degree, you will acquire the knowledge, skills and competences that will be of use to you in your professional career, such as analysing legal and criminological situations, designing intervention strategies to resolve them, understanding and critically evaluating legal information from different sectors of the legal system, and the social aspect to it, reasoning and putting forward arguments from a legal and criminological point of view, developing and publicly presenting a legal or criminological speech, etc.

Access requirements

Upper secondary school education

Access: university entrance examinations (PAU), general stage. Admission: weighting of subjects examined in the university entrance examinations (PAU) linked to the branch of knowledge of Social and Legal Sciences.

Higher level training cycles (CFGS).

Access: all CFGS. Admission: weighting of subjects examined in the university entrance examinations (PAU) linked to the branch of knowledge of Social and Legal Sciences.

Over 25 years old

Preferential option in successful entrance exam: social and legal sciences.

Over 45 years old

Entrance exam passed and favourable interview outcome.

Others

Special types of access recognised under current regulations .

Another information on access

Pre-enrolment code:

81056

Weightings

Weighting parameters of the subjects in the specific phase of the PAU

The Bachelor's degree in Law opens up an extensive range of professional possibilities. You will be able to work as a lawyer or work for yourself as a notary or registrar. You will also be able to work for companies as legal advisor. For its part, the Bachelor's Degree in Criminology enables you to work as a criminologist, for a consultancy firm, giving advice in terms of prevention, security, risk management and criminological problems, victim support, etc. Another professional field is justice administration, either working in legal offices as a judge, district attorney or legal secretary, or as a court attorney or as an advisor or criminological expert, advising judges, district attorneys, lawyers, institutions responsible for penalties and security measures for adults and children, etc. The double degree enables you to join the public administration, either at a national regional or local level, and also the administration of the European Union and other international organisations. Another possibility is to work in teaching or conduct research in law and/or criminology.

University master’s degrees

The UdG offers an extensive master’s-degree programme. Master's degree courses offer advanced, specialised or multidisciplinary training, aimed at providing students with an academic or professional specialism or an introduction to research. These are official courses that enable students to move on to study for a doctoral degree.

Doctorate degree programmes

The doctoral studies are aimed at providing students with advanced training in research techniques and include the preparation and presentation of a doctoral thesis, consisting of original research work. To join a doctoral programme you need to have a minimum of between 60 and 120 ECTS credits at official university master's degree level or equivalent.

Postgraduate courses and specialisation

The University of Girona Foundation: Innovation and Training is the centre that plays host to and organises ongoing educational activities to meet the needs ongoing higher-level education. If offers own masters, postgraduate courses, specialization courses and other postgraduate activities covering all areas of knowledge.

Through the following links you can access the calendars and timetables that correspond to this bachelor's degree.

The academic calendar marks the beginning and end of classes, non-teaching days, holidays, exam periods, and so on. The administrative calendar marks the periods to make the different formalities administrative.

Students have to gain a series of credits, as part of their studies, which correspond to internships in companies or institutions relating to the bachelor’s degree they are studying. The teaching load is determined in accordance with the curriculum.

To obtain the degree, students have to complete a bachelor's thesis (TFG) which serves to assess the general skills they have acquired over the course of the degree programme and offers a summary of the skills and knowledge they have acquired. The teaching load of the thesis depends on the curriculum of the degree.

Students can complete part of their degree programme abroad through the Erasmus programme, which enables them to carry on their studies whilst undertaking an international exchange with academic value in a European university.

They also have access to grants for placements at universities in Spain and on other continents, thanks to bilateral agreements, the SICUE programme and the expansion of the Erasmus+ Programme.

Online enrolment is the University of Girona's electronic enrolment system. It is done through the Internet and is available for the most of the studies.