The main objective of the double degree in Political and Administrative Sciences / Law is to provide students with the training that will equip them with the skills for public administration and political analysis, and enable them to understand and apply Law in a dynamic and changing environment.
Studying the double degree of Political and Administrative Science / Law gives you access to extensive and interdisciplinary training. Apart from conferring academic distinction, which will open the door to a wide range of professional areas, the double degree is not simply a combination of two curricula; it is encompassed within an overall framework in which Political Science and Law work together, each enriching the other in a shared area of knowledge and intellectual competence.
In the field of Political and Administrative Science, the public world is analysed from a broad perspective through subjects which, apart from training in political science, incorporate perspectives on public administration, sociology, the economy and social research methods. The study of the legal aspects, on the one hand, will provide extensive knowledge on the regulatory tools that make up the statutory reality (Public Law), both internally and internationally. On the other hand, they incorporate all the areas of Private Law, in other words, the regulations that regulate relationships between individuals.
It is essential that society has professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and be able to impact the public sphere and legal regulations in order to allow fully democratic coexistence.
Skills acquired
With this double degree you will acquire knowledge, skills and essential competences in the professional world, that will allow you to analyse legal situations and to design strategies to solve them, to understand and critically evaluate the legal information of the different sectors of the jurisdiction, to reason and to argue legally, and to develop and to argue a legal discourse in public. You will also be able, thanks to training in political and administrative science, to plan, implant, evaluate and analyse public policies; understand administrative planning and management; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; design and follow up diagnoses, needs studies, strategic plans and performance programmes for the implementation of public policies; understand the legal framework of activity that public administrations carry out, etc.
The Double Degree in Law and Political and Administrative Science combines the political science and legal dimensions necessary to train jurists who at the same time are specialists in analysis, management and innovation both in the public and private sphere. Thanks to the education offered, you will acquire multidisciplinary knowledge that will enable you to adapt to a multitude of work typologies, including new professional demands.
Specifically, as a jurist you will be able to work professionally as a lawyer, notary or registrar. You will also be able to work for companies as legal advisor. Another professional field is that of justice administration, whether working in legal offices, as a judge, public prosecutor or legal secretary, or as a court solicitor.
The double degree will position you perfectly to integrate into the public administration at a national, autonomous community, local or even European level, or in other international organisations.
Equally, you may be employed in the private sphere, in firms of advisers, consultancy, research, demoscopic studies’ performance and management, or as a technician and adviser to political parties, unions, business associations, workers’ associations, professional bodies, etc. Equally, numerous entities (associations, cooperative, NGOs, etc.) look for professionals with a wide range of skills such as those offered by this double degree. The media also offer places for people with legal knowledge and expertise in political analysis, public administration and international relations. On the other hand, there are opportunities in international bodies and those acting abroad. Finally, it is necessary to mention the area of research and training: universities and research institutes, and secondary and higher education institutions.
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 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.