Master of Laws in Laws

Legal experts take up key positions in society in a variety of professions. Our curriculum is polyvalent and flexible thanks to an extensive list of electives with in-depth and broadening course units, and course units aiming at specific skills. Mostly, our lectures are interactive and a good preparation for a future professional career.

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Master's Programme

2 year 120 credits

Faculty of Law and Criminology

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First year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Alternative Conflict Resolution	1	sem 1	nl	Eric Lancksweerdt	3

Insolvency, Security Interests and Enforcement	1	sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	5

Private International Law	1	sem 1	nl	Jinske Verhellen	5

Comparative Law	1	sem 1	nl	Marc Kruithof	5

Estate Planning	1	sem 2	nl	Jan Bael	5

Financial Law	1	sem 2	nl	Reinhard Steennot	5

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 68 credit units from 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Distributed over the standard learning path as follows:

32 credit units in year 1,
36 credit units in year 2.

2.1 Module 1

Subscribe to no less than 4 and no more than 12 credit units from 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.1.1 Legal Courses

Subscribe to 1 course from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Moot Court International Commercial Arbitration	year	en	Maud Piers	12

Moot Court European Law	year	en	Inge Govaere	12

Moot Court International Law	year	en	Frank Maes	12

Moot Court Human Rights	year	en	Yves Haeck	12

Moot Court Constitutional Law	year	nl	Toon Moonen	6

Moot Court Private International Law	year	en	Jinske Verhellen	6

Moot Court Law of Armed Conflicts	year	en	Tom Ruys	6

Start-up Moot Court	year	nl,en	An Vermeersch	6

Human Rights and Migration Law Clinic	year	nl,en	Eva Brems	8

Legal Clinic Social Lab Experiences	year	nl	Yves Jorens	8

Corporate and IT Law Clinic	year	nl	Diederik Bruloot	4

Start-up Legal Clinic				4

Academic Grant Writing	year	nl,en	Christophe Vandeviver	4

Mediation (seminar)	year	nl	Eric Lancksweerdt	4

International Business Negotiations	year	en	Hans De Wulf	4

Professional and Scientific Skills	year	nl	Marc Kruithof	4

Internship	year	nl	Kristiaan Bernauw	6

2.1.2 Study Prog. UGent: Social and Scientific Research Methods

Subscribe to 1 course from another programme offered by Ghent University, for no less than 4 and no more than 6 credit units, with a content that focuses on social scientific research methods. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.2 Module 2

Subscribe to no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.2.1 Legal Courses

Subscribe to no less than 44 and no more than 64 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.2.1.1 Legal Courses A

Subscribe to no less than 36 credit units from the following list.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
The Autonomous EU Legal Order	sem 1	en	Peter Van Elsuwege	6

VAT-Law	sem 1	nl	Bart Peeters	6

Selected Topics of International Human Rights Law	sem 1	en	Marie-Benedicte Dembour	6

Consumer Law	sem 1	nl	Reinhard Steennot	6

Diplomatic Law and Multilateral Negotiations	sem 1	nl	Frank Maes	6

EU Institutional Law	sem 1	en	Erwoan Lannon	6

EU Tax Law	sem 1	nl	Bart Peeters	6

History of Social and Economic Law	sem 1	nl	Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde	6

Commercial Contract Law	sem 1	nl	Christoph Van der Elst	6

International and European Environmental Law	sem 1	en	An Cliquet	6

International Tax Law	sem 1	nl	Bart Peeters	6

International Law and Sustainable Development	sem 1	nl	An Cliquet	6

Capital Markets Law	sem 1	nl	Michel Tison	6

Migration Law	sem 1	nl	Ellen Desmet	6

Environmental Law	sem 1	nl	Hendrik Schoukens	6

Income Taxation	sem 1	nl	Inge Van De Woesteyne	6

EU External Relations Law	sem 1	en	Inge Govaere	6

EU Internal Market Law	sem 1	en	Inge Govaere	6

Registration and Estate Tax	sem 1	nl	Mark Delanote	6

Corporate Taxation	sem 1	nl	Inge Van De Woesteyne	6

Advanced Constitutional Law	sem 1	nl	Toon Moonen	6

Advanced Criminal Law	sem 1	nl	Stéphanie De Coensel	6

Advanced Law of Obligations and Contracts	sem 1	nl	Ignace Claeys	6

Insurance Law	sem 1	nl	Kristiaan Bernauw	6

Specific Criminal Offences	sem 2	nl	Wendy De Bondt	6

Selected Issues: Cybercrime, Technology and Surveillance	sem 2	en	Eva Lievens	6

Selected Issues: European and International Migration Law and Policy	sem 2	en	Ellen Desmet	6

Selected Issues: Sexual Offending, Prostitution and Human Trafficking	sem 2	en	Gert Vermeulen	6

EU Competition Law	sem 2	en	Stanislas Adam	6

European Criminal Policy	sem 2	en	Gert Vermeulen	6

Tax Procedure	sem 2	nl	Sylvie De Raedt	6

International Criminal Law			Gert Vermeulen	6

Criminal Justice Policy	sem 1	nl	Tom Vander Beken	6

Advanced Administrative Law	sem 2	nl	Liesbeth Todts	6

Advanced Civil Procedure	sem 2	nl	Piet Taelman	6

Advanced Intellectual Property Law	sem 2	nl	Hendrik Vanhees	6

Advanced Private International Law	sem 2	nl	Jinske Verhellen	6

Advanced Environmental Administrative Law	sem 2	nl	Geert Van Hoorick	6

Advanced Family Law	sem 2	nl	Gerd Verschelden	6

Advanced Public Procedure	sem 2	nl	Ann-Sophie Vandaele	6

Advanced Loss Compensation (Torts)	sem 2	nl	Marc Kruithof	6

Advanced Company Law	sem 2	nl	Kristof Maresceau	6

Advanced Insolvency and Security Interests	sem 2	nl	Joke Baeck	6

Advanced Criminal Procedure	sem 2	nl	Philip Traest	6

Remuneration and Other Employment Benefits	sem 1	nl	Yves Jorens	6

Social Consultation	sem 2	nl	Marc De Vos	6

Social Protection	year	nl	Alexander De Becker	6

Real Estate Law	year	nl	Maarten Dambre	6

2.2.1.2 Legal Courses B

Subscribe to no more than 28 credit units from the following list.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Data Ethics	sem 1	en	Mahsa Shabani	4

Professional Ethics	sem 1	nl	Karen Broeckx	4

EU Trade Policy	sem 1	en	Guillaume Van der Loo	4

European and Comparative Company Law and Corporate Governance	sem 1	en	Hans De Wulf	4

European Media Law	sem 1	en	Eva Lievens	4

European Private Law (Ius Commune)				4

Philosophical Foundations of Law	sem 2	nl	Jan Verplaetse	4

Health Law	sem 1	nl	Tom Balthazar	4

Law of Armed Conflict	sem 1	en	Tom Ruys	4

History of Public Law	sem 1	nl	Rik Opsommer	4

Law of the Sea	sem 1	en	Klaas Willaert	4

International Business Transactions	sem 1	en	Hans De Wulf	4

Youth Law	sem 1	nl	Wendy De Bondt	4

Differentiated EU Legal Integration	sem 1	nl	Peter Van Elsuwege	4

Social Criminal Law	sem 1	nl	Yves Jorens	4

Sports Law	sem 1	nl	An Vermeersch	4

Transport Law	sem 2	en	Kristiaan Bernauw	4

Occupational Risks and Well-Being	sem 2	nl	Alexander De Becker	4

Accountancy Law	sem 2	nl	Inge Van De Woesteyne	4

Corporate Governance and Finance	sem 2	en	Christoph Van der Elst	4

Animals and the Law	sem 2	nl	Geert Van Hoorick	4

Advanced Contract Law and Economics	sem 2	en	Ben Depoorter	4

Economic Analysis of Intellectual Property	sem 2	en	Ben Depoorter	4

Energy Law	sem 2	nl	Frederik Vandendriessche	4

EU and the Wider World: Americas, Africa and Asia	sem 2	en	Erwoan Lannon	4

EU Social Law and International Employment	sem 2	en	Yves Jorens	4

EU Banking and Capital Market Law	sem 2	en	Michel Tison	4

European Law & ICT	sem 2	en	Eva Lievens	4

Data Protection Law	sem 2	nl	Gert Vermeulen	4

Judicial Expertise	sem 2	nl	Philip Traest	4

Healthcare, Innovation and Law	sem 2	en	Mahsa Shabani	4

Constitutional Aspects of EU Integration	sem 2	en	Erwoan Lannon	4

International and European Biodiversity Law	sem 2	en	An Cliquet	4

International and European Procedure	sem 2	en	Wannes Vandenbussche	4

International Economic Law	sem 2	en	Diederik Bruloot	4

International Commercial Arbitration	sem 2	en	Maud Piers	4

Air and Space Law	sem 2	en	Frank Maes	4

EU Mergers and Acquisitions	sem 2	en	Hans De Wulf	4

Law and Multiculturalism			Pieter Cannoot	4

Education Law			Sabien Lust	4

Banking Law	sem 2	nl	Reinhard Steennot	4

Law and Gender	sem 2	nl	Pieter Cannoot	4

Children's Rights	sem 2	nl	Wendy De Bondt	4

Spatial Planning Law	sem 2	nl	Tom De Waele	4

Traffic Regulation	sem 2	nl	Philip Traest	4

Capital Taxation			Mark Delanote	4

Peaceful Settlement of Disputes in International Law	sem 2	en	Tom Ruys	4

The State as Employer	sem 2	nl	Alexander De Becker	4

Hospital Legislation			Tom Balthazar	4

Contemporary Legal Issues				4

International Summer School	year	en	Peter Van Elsuwege	4

Multidisciplinary Analyses of the Law				4

2.2.2 Non-Legal Courses

Subscribe to at most 12 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.2.2.1 Suggested Non-Legal Courses

Subscribe to no more than 12 credit units from the following list.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Crime Prevention	sem 1	nl	Lieven Pauwels	4

Penology	sem 1	nl	Louis Favril	4

Selected Issues: Drug Policy	sem 2	en	Charlotte Colman	4

Selected Issues: Financial and Economic Crime	sem 2	en	Jelle Janssens	4

Selected Issues: Organised Crime	sem 2	en	Jelle Janssens	4

Management in Criminal Justice	sem 2	nl,en	Jelle Janssens	6

Private Security and Police Studies	sem 2	nl	Marc Cools	4

Public Police Studies	sem 2	nl	Antoinette Verhage	4

Law and Humanities	sem 2	nl	Georges Martyn	4

2.2.2.2 Study Programmes Ghent University

Subscribe to no more than 12 credit units from another Master's programme offered by Ghent University. Subject to approval by the faculty.

These elective courses must relate to one of the following fields: economics, political science, public administration, psychology, philosophy, sociology, history, criminology or must relate to the subject matter of the master's dissertation.

Second year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 68 credit units from 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Distributed over the standard learning path as follows:

32 credit units in year 1,
36 credit units in year 2.

2.1 Module 1

Subscribe to no less than 4 and no more than 12 credit units from 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.1.1 Legal Courses

Subscribe to 1 course from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Moot Court International Commercial Arbitration	year	en	Maud Piers	12

Moot Court European Law	year	en	Inge Govaere	12

Moot Court International Law	year	en	Frank Maes	12

Moot Court Human Rights	year	en	Yves Haeck	12

Moot Court Constitutional Law	year	nl	Toon Moonen	6

Moot Court Private International Law	year	en	Jinske Verhellen	6

Moot Court Law of Armed Conflicts	year	en	Tom Ruys	6

Start-up Moot Court	year	nl,en	An Vermeersch	6

Human Rights and Migration Law Clinic	year	nl,en	Eva Brems	8

Legal Clinic Social Lab Experiences	year	nl	Yves Jorens	8

Corporate and IT Law Clinic	year	nl	Diederik Bruloot	4

Start-up Legal Clinic				4

Academic Grant Writing	year	nl,en	Christophe Vandeviver	4

Mediation (seminar)	year	nl	Eric Lancksweerdt	4

International Business Negotiations	year	en	Hans De Wulf	4

Professional and Scientific Skills	year	nl	Marc Kruithof	4

Internship	year	nl	Kristiaan Bernauw	6

2.1.2 Study Prog. UGent: Social and Scientific Research Methods

2.2 Module 2

Subscribe to no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.2.1 Legal Courses

Subscribe to no less than 44 and no more than 64 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.2.1.1 Legal Courses A

Subscribe to no less than 36 credit units from the following list.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
The Autonomous EU Legal Order	sem 1	en	Peter Van Elsuwege	6

VAT-Law	sem 1	nl	Bart Peeters	6

Selected Topics of International Human Rights Law	sem 1	en	Marie-Benedicte Dembour	6

Consumer Law	sem 1	nl	Reinhard Steennot	6

Diplomatic Law and Multilateral Negotiations	sem 1	nl	Frank Maes	6

EU Institutional Law	sem 1	en	Erwoan Lannon	6

EU Tax Law	sem 1	nl	Bart Peeters	6

History of Social and Economic Law	sem 1	nl	Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde	6

Commercial Contract Law	sem 1	nl	Christoph Van der Elst	6

International and European Environmental Law	sem 1	en	An Cliquet	6

International Tax Law	sem 1	nl	Bart Peeters	6

International Law and Sustainable Development	sem 1	nl	An Cliquet	6

Capital Markets Law	sem 1	nl	Michel Tison	6

Migration Law	sem 1	nl	Ellen Desmet	6

Environmental Law	sem 1	nl	Hendrik Schoukens	6

Income Taxation	sem 1	nl	Inge Van De Woesteyne	6

EU External Relations Law	sem 1	en	Inge Govaere	6

EU Internal Market Law	sem 1	en	Inge Govaere	6

Registration and Estate Tax	sem 1	nl	Mark Delanote	6

Corporate Taxation	sem 1	nl	Inge Van De Woesteyne	6

Advanced Constitutional Law	sem 1	nl	Toon Moonen	6

Advanced Criminal Law	sem 1	nl	Stéphanie De Coensel	6

Advanced Law of Obligations and Contracts	sem 1	nl	Ignace Claeys	6

Insurance Law	sem 1	nl	Kristiaan Bernauw	6

Specific Criminal Offences	sem 2	nl	Wendy De Bondt	6

Selected Issues: Cybercrime, Technology and Surveillance	sem 2	en	Eva Lievens	6

Selected Issues: European and International Migration Law and Policy	sem 2	en	Ellen Desmet	6

Selected Issues: Sexual Offending, Prostitution and Human Trafficking	sem 2	en	Gert Vermeulen	6

EU Competition Law	sem 2	en	Stanislas Adam	6

European Criminal Policy	sem 2	en	Gert Vermeulen	6

Tax Procedure	sem 2	nl	Sylvie De Raedt	6

International Criminal Law			Gert Vermeulen	6

Criminal Justice Policy	sem 1	nl	Tom Vander Beken	6

Advanced Administrative Law	sem 2	nl	Liesbeth Todts	6

Advanced Civil Procedure	sem 2	nl	Piet Taelman	6

Advanced Intellectual Property Law	sem 2	nl	Hendrik Vanhees	6

Advanced Private International Law	sem 2	nl	Jinske Verhellen	6

Advanced Environmental Administrative Law	sem 2	nl	Geert Van Hoorick	6

Advanced Family Law	sem 2	nl	Gerd Verschelden	6

Advanced Public Procedure	sem 2	nl	Ann-Sophie Vandaele	6

Advanced Loss Compensation (Torts)	sem 2	nl	Marc Kruithof	6

Advanced Company Law	sem 2	nl	Kristof Maresceau	6

Advanced Insolvency and Security Interests	sem 2	nl	Joke Baeck	6

Advanced Criminal Procedure	sem 2	nl	Philip Traest	6

Remuneration and Other Employment Benefits	sem 1	nl	Yves Jorens	6

Social Consultation	sem 2	nl	Marc De Vos	6

Social Protection	year	nl	Alexander De Becker	6

Real Estate Law	year	nl	Maarten Dambre	6

2.2.1.2 Legal Courses B

Subscribe to no more than 28 credit units from the following list.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Data Ethics	sem 1	en	Mahsa Shabani	4

Professional Ethics	sem 1	nl	Karen Broeckx	4

EU Trade Policy	sem 1	en	Guillaume Van der Loo	4

European and Comparative Company Law and Corporate Governance	sem 1	en	Hans De Wulf	4

European Media Law	sem 1	en	Eva Lievens	4

European Private Law (Ius Commune)				4

Philosophical Foundations of Law	sem 2	nl	Jan Verplaetse	4

Health Law	sem 1	nl	Tom Balthazar	4

Law of Armed Conflict	sem 1	en	Tom Ruys	4

History of Public Law	sem 1	nl	Rik Opsommer	4

Law of the Sea	sem 1	en	Klaas Willaert	4

International Business Transactions	sem 1	en	Hans De Wulf	4

Youth Law	sem 1	nl	Wendy De Bondt	4

Differentiated EU Legal Integration	sem 1	nl	Peter Van Elsuwege	4

Social Criminal Law	sem 1	nl	Yves Jorens	4

Sports Law	sem 1	nl	An Vermeersch	4

Transport Law	sem 2	en	Kristiaan Bernauw	4

Occupational Risks and Well-Being	sem 2	nl	Alexander De Becker	4

Accountancy Law	sem 2	nl	Inge Van De Woesteyne	4

Corporate Governance and Finance	sem 2	en	Christoph Van der Elst	4

Animals and the Law	sem 2	nl	Geert Van Hoorick	4

Advanced Contract Law and Economics	sem 2	en	Ben Depoorter	4

Economic Analysis of Intellectual Property	sem 2	en	Ben Depoorter	4

Energy Law	sem 2	nl	Frederik Vandendriessche	4

EU and the Wider World: Americas, Africa and Asia	sem 2	en	Erwoan Lannon	4

EU Social Law and International Employment	sem 2	en	Yves Jorens	4

EU Banking and Capital Market Law	sem 2	en	Michel Tison	4

European Law & ICT	sem 2	en	Eva Lievens	4

Data Protection Law	sem 2	nl	Gert Vermeulen	4

Judicial Expertise	sem 2	nl	Philip Traest	4

Healthcare, Innovation and Law	sem 2	en	Mahsa Shabani	4

Constitutional Aspects of EU Integration	sem 2	en	Erwoan Lannon	4

International and European Biodiversity Law	sem 2	en	An Cliquet	4

International and European Procedure	sem 2	en	Wannes Vandenbussche	4

International Economic Law	sem 2	en	Diederik Bruloot	4

International Commercial Arbitration	sem 2	en	Maud Piers	4

Air and Space Law	sem 2	en	Frank Maes	4

EU Mergers and Acquisitions	sem 2	en	Hans De Wulf	4

Law and Multiculturalism			Pieter Cannoot	4

Education Law			Sabien Lust	4

Banking Law	sem 2	nl	Reinhard Steennot	4

Law and Gender	sem 2	nl	Pieter Cannoot	4

Children's Rights	sem 2	nl	Wendy De Bondt	4

Spatial Planning Law	sem 2	nl	Tom De Waele	4

Traffic Regulation	sem 2	nl	Philip Traest	4

Capital Taxation			Mark Delanote	4

Peaceful Settlement of Disputes in International Law	sem 2	en	Tom Ruys	4

The State as Employer	sem 2	nl	Alexander De Becker	4

Hospital Legislation			Tom Balthazar	4

Contemporary Legal Issues				4

International Summer School	year	en	Peter Van Elsuwege	4

Multidisciplinary Analyses of the Law				4

2.2.2 Non-Legal Courses

Subscribe to at most 12 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.2.2.1 Suggested Non-Legal Courses

Subscribe to no more than 12 credit units from the following list.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Crime Prevention	sem 1	nl	Lieven Pauwels	4

Penology	sem 1	nl	Louis Favril	4

Selected Issues: Drug Policy	sem 2	en	Charlotte Colman	4

Selected Issues: Financial and Economic Crime	sem 2	en	Jelle Janssens	4

Selected Issues: Organised Crime	sem 2	en	Jelle Janssens	4

Management in Criminal Justice	sem 2	nl,en	Jelle Janssens	6

Private Security and Police Studies	sem 2	nl	Marc Cools	4

Public Police Studies	sem 2	nl	Antoinette Verhage	4

Law and Humanities	sem 2	nl	Georges Martyn	4

2.2.2.2 Study Programmes Ghent University

Subscribe to no more than 12 credit units from another Master's programme offered by Ghent University. Subject to approval by the faculty.

3 Master's Dissertation

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation I	2	year	nl,en	Marc Kruithof	4

Master's Dissertation II	2	year	nl,en	Marc Kruithof	20

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1 General Courses 28

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Alternative Conflict Resolution	1	sem 1	nl	Eric Lancksweerdt	3

Insolvency, Security Interests and Enforcement	1	sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	5

Private International Law	1	sem 1	nl	Jinske Verhellen	5

Comparative Law	1	sem 1	nl	Marc Kruithof	5

Estate Planning	1	sem 2	nl	Jan Bael	5

Financial Law	1	sem 2	nl	Reinhard Steennot	5

2 Elective Courses 68

Subscribe to 68 credit units from 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Distributed over the standard learning path as follows:

32 credit units in year 1,
36 credit units in year 2.

2.1 Module 1

Subscribe to no less than 4 and no more than 12 credit units from 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.1.1 Legal Courses

Subscribe to 1 course from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Moot Court International Commercial Arbitration	year	en	Maud Piers	12

Moot Court European Law	year	en	Inge Govaere	12

Moot Court International Law	year	en	Frank Maes	12

Moot Court Human Rights	year	en	Yves Haeck	12

Moot Court Constitutional Law	year	nl	Toon Moonen	6

Moot Court Private International Law	year	en	Jinske Verhellen	6

Moot Court Law of Armed Conflicts	year	en	Tom Ruys	6

Start-up Moot Court	year	nl,en	An Vermeersch	6

Human Rights and Migration Law Clinic	year	nl,en	Eva Brems	8

Legal Clinic Social Lab Experiences	year	nl	Yves Jorens	8

Corporate and IT Law Clinic	year	nl	Diederik Bruloot	4

Start-up Legal Clinic				4

Academic Grant Writing	year	nl,en	Christophe Vandeviver	4

Mediation (seminar)	year	nl	Eric Lancksweerdt	4

International Business Negotiations	year	en	Hans De Wulf	4

Professional and Scientific Skills	year	nl	Marc Kruithof	4

Internship	year	nl	Kristiaan Bernauw	6

2.1.2 Study Prog. UGent: Social and Scientific Research Methods

2.2 Module 2

Subscribe to no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.2.1 Legal Courses

Subscribe to no less than 44 and no more than 64 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.2.1.1 Legal Courses A

Subscribe to no less than 36 credit units from the following list.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
The Autonomous EU Legal Order	sem 1	en	Peter Van Elsuwege	6

VAT-Law	sem 1	nl	Bart Peeters	6

Selected Topics of International Human Rights Law	sem 1	en	Marie-Benedicte Dembour	6

Consumer Law	sem 1	nl	Reinhard Steennot	6

Diplomatic Law and Multilateral Negotiations	sem 1	nl	Frank Maes	6

EU Institutional Law	sem 1	en	Erwoan Lannon	6

EU Tax Law	sem 1	nl	Bart Peeters	6

History of Social and Economic Law	sem 1	nl	Sebastiaan Vandenbogaerde	6

Commercial Contract Law	sem 1	nl	Christoph Van der Elst	6

International and European Environmental Law	sem 1	en	An Cliquet	6

International Tax Law	sem 1	nl	Bart Peeters	6

International Law and Sustainable Development	sem 1	nl	An Cliquet	6

Capital Markets Law	sem 1	nl	Michel Tison	6

Migration Law	sem 1	nl	Ellen Desmet	6

Environmental Law	sem 1	nl	Hendrik Schoukens	6

Income Taxation	sem 1	nl	Inge Van De Woesteyne	6

EU External Relations Law	sem 1	en	Inge Govaere	6

EU Internal Market Law	sem 1	en	Inge Govaere	6

Registration and Estate Tax	sem 1	nl	Mark Delanote	6

Corporate Taxation	sem 1	nl	Inge Van De Woesteyne	6

Advanced Constitutional Law	sem 1	nl	Toon Moonen	6

Advanced Criminal Law	sem 1	nl	Stéphanie De Coensel	6

Advanced Law of Obligations and Contracts	sem 1	nl	Ignace Claeys	6

Insurance Law	sem 1	nl	Kristiaan Bernauw	6

Specific Criminal Offences	sem 2	nl	Wendy De Bondt	6

Selected Issues: Cybercrime, Technology and Surveillance	sem 2	en	Eva Lievens	6

Selected Issues: European and International Migration Law and Policy	sem 2	en	Ellen Desmet	6

Selected Issues: Sexual Offending, Prostitution and Human Trafficking	sem 2	en	Gert Vermeulen	6

EU Competition Law	sem 2	en	Stanislas Adam	6

European Criminal Policy	sem 2	en	Gert Vermeulen	6

Tax Procedure	sem 2	nl	Sylvie De Raedt	6

International Criminal Law			Gert Vermeulen	6

Criminal Justice Policy	sem 1	nl	Tom Vander Beken	6

Advanced Administrative Law	sem 2	nl	Liesbeth Todts	6

Advanced Civil Procedure	sem 2	nl	Piet Taelman	6

Advanced Intellectual Property Law	sem 2	nl	Hendrik Vanhees	6

Advanced Private International Law	sem 2	nl	Jinske Verhellen	6

Advanced Environmental Administrative Law	sem 2	nl	Geert Van Hoorick	6

Advanced Family Law	sem 2	nl	Gerd Verschelden	6

Advanced Public Procedure	sem 2	nl	Ann-Sophie Vandaele	6

Advanced Loss Compensation (Torts)	sem 2	nl	Marc Kruithof	6

Advanced Company Law	sem 2	nl	Kristof Maresceau	6

Advanced Insolvency and Security Interests	sem 2	nl	Joke Baeck	6

Advanced Criminal Procedure	sem 2	nl	Philip Traest	6

Remuneration and Other Employment Benefits	sem 1	nl	Yves Jorens	6

Social Consultation	sem 2	nl	Marc De Vos	6

Social Protection	year	nl	Alexander De Becker	6

Real Estate Law	year	nl	Maarten Dambre	6

2.2.1.2 Legal Courses B

Subscribe to no more than 28 credit units from the following list.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Data Ethics	sem 1	en	Mahsa Shabani	4

Professional Ethics	sem 1	nl	Karen Broeckx	4

EU Trade Policy	sem 1	en	Guillaume Van der Loo	4

European and Comparative Company Law and Corporate Governance	sem 1	en	Hans De Wulf	4

European Media Law	sem 1	en	Eva Lievens	4

European Private Law (Ius Commune)				4

Philosophical Foundations of Law	sem 2	nl	Jan Verplaetse	4

Health Law	sem 1	nl	Tom Balthazar	4

Law of Armed Conflict	sem 1	en	Tom Ruys	4

History of Public Law	sem 1	nl	Rik Opsommer	4

Law of the Sea	sem 1	en	Klaas Willaert	4

International Business Transactions	sem 1	en	Hans De Wulf	4

Youth Law	sem 1	nl	Wendy De Bondt	4

Differentiated EU Legal Integration	sem 1	nl	Peter Van Elsuwege	4

Social Criminal Law	sem 1	nl	Yves Jorens	4

Sports Law	sem 1	nl	An Vermeersch	4

Transport Law	sem 2	en	Kristiaan Bernauw	4

Occupational Risks and Well-Being	sem 2	nl	Alexander De Becker	4

Accountancy Law	sem 2	nl	Inge Van De Woesteyne	4

Corporate Governance and Finance	sem 2	en	Christoph Van der Elst	4

Animals and the Law	sem 2	nl	Geert Van Hoorick	4

Advanced Contract Law and Economics	sem 2	en	Ben Depoorter	4

Economic Analysis of Intellectual Property	sem 2	en	Ben Depoorter	4

Energy Law	sem 2	nl	Frederik Vandendriessche	4

EU and the Wider World: Americas, Africa and Asia	sem 2	en	Erwoan Lannon	4

EU Social Law and International Employment	sem 2	en	Yves Jorens	4

EU Banking and Capital Market Law	sem 2	en	Michel Tison	4

European Law & ICT	sem 2	en	Eva Lievens	4

Data Protection Law	sem 2	nl	Gert Vermeulen	4

Judicial Expertise	sem 2	nl	Philip Traest	4

Healthcare, Innovation and Law	sem 2	en	Mahsa Shabani	4

Constitutional Aspects of EU Integration	sem 2	en	Erwoan Lannon	4

International and European Biodiversity Law	sem 2	en	An Cliquet	4

International and European Procedure	sem 2	en	Wannes Vandenbussche	4

International Economic Law	sem 2	en	Diederik Bruloot	4

International Commercial Arbitration	sem 2	en	Maud Piers	4

Air and Space Law	sem 2	en	Frank Maes	4

EU Mergers and Acquisitions	sem 2	en	Hans De Wulf	4

Law and Multiculturalism			Pieter Cannoot	4

Education Law			Sabien Lust	4

Banking Law	sem 2	nl	Reinhard Steennot	4

Law and Gender	sem 2	nl	Pieter Cannoot	4

Children's Rights	sem 2	nl	Wendy De Bondt	4

Spatial Planning Law	sem 2	nl	Tom De Waele	4

Traffic Regulation	sem 2	nl	Philip Traest	4

Capital Taxation			Mark Delanote	4

Peaceful Settlement of Disputes in International Law	sem 2	en	Tom Ruys	4

The State as Employer	sem 2	nl	Alexander De Becker	4

Hospital Legislation			Tom Balthazar	4

Contemporary Legal Issues				4

International Summer School	year	en	Peter Van Elsuwege	4

Multidisciplinary Analyses of the Law				4

2.2.2 Non-Legal Courses

Subscribe to at most 12 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

2.2.2.1 Suggested Non-Legal Courses

Subscribe to no more than 12 credit units from the following list.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Crime Prevention	sem 1	nl	Lieven Pauwels	4

Penology	sem 1	nl	Louis Favril	4

Selected Issues: Drug Policy	sem 2	en	Charlotte Colman	4

Selected Issues: Financial and Economic Crime	sem 2	en	Jelle Janssens	4

Selected Issues: Organised Crime	sem 2	en	Jelle Janssens	4

Management in Criminal Justice	sem 2	nl,en	Jelle Janssens	6

Private Security and Police Studies	sem 2	nl	Marc Cools	4

Public Police Studies	sem 2	nl	Antoinette Verhage	4

Law and Humanities	sem 2	nl	Georges Martyn	4

2.2.2.2 Study Programmes Ghent University

Subscribe to no more than 12 credit units from another Master's programme offered by Ghent University. Subject to approval by the faculty.

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation I	2	year	nl,en	Marc Kruithof	4

Master's Dissertation II	2	year	nl,en	Marc Kruithof	20

Learning outcomes

Competence field 1: Competences in one/more scientific discipline(s)

Having thorough scientific knowledge of the structures, the fundamentals and the core rules of the multi-layered (international, European and national) legal order.
Having in-depth scientific knowledge of specific national, European and international areas of law.
Knowing the current discussions and problems relating to law, enforcement of law, and dispute resolution.
Having knowledge of a number of scientific disciplines that complement the study of law (moral philosophy, criminology, economic analysis of law, legal history, sociology of law and essences from certain exact sciences.
Integrating independently and critically the complementary disciplines in the analysis of multidisciplinary questions.
Having knowledge of the concepts and methods of the analysis of legal problems that transgress the boundaries of specific areas of the law.

Competence field 2: Scientific competences

Ability to use, with scientific rigor, legal texts in Dutch, French and English in the process of analyzing and solving complex problems.
Ability to identify and qualify relevant legal facts and to adequately and critically formulate legal issues in complex cases.
Formulating a defensible legal reasoning in order to analyze and solve complex legal problems.
Having knowledge and insight into the methodological problems of the comparative study of law.
Independently formulate and answer a scientific research question or operationalize and answer a given scientific research question.
Independently writing a research plan.
Conducting academic research with respect of the principles of academic integrity.

Competence field 3: Intellectual competences

Assessing correctly the value of legal sources and a scientific analysis of these sources.
Making a comparative scientific analysis of legal concepts originating from different legal systems.
Ability to formulate a creative legal opinion based on scientific analysis and logical reasoning.
Ability to assimilate of new and/or evolving legal rules through self-study and an openness towards permanent innovation of legal knowledge and thinking.
Having an attitude of independent study, lifelong learning and professional growth.
Reflecting critically on legal rules de lege lata (positive legal theory) and to formulate proposals de lege ferenda (normative legal theory).

Competence field 4: Competences in cooperation and communication

Writing a clear scientific legal text or a clear text intended for legal practice suited for the intended audience.
Giving an oral presentation and a legally reasoned defense of an assigned or a personal opinion, adjusted to the intended audience.
Ability to work, individually or in team, on the scientific analysis and synthesis of a complex legal question with a sense of responsibility and deontology.
Having an open attitude towards insights of colleagues, also from other areas of expertise, in the approach of legal and multidisciplinary questions.
Participating in academic activities in the field of law and its complementary sciences.
Having an open attitude towards and knowledge of the basic techniques of alternative dispute resolution, such as negotiation, mediation and arbitration.

Competence field 5: Societal competences

Ability to assess the legal implications of new social and technological evolutions for the practice and science of law.
Having respect for integrity and ethics and integrating these norms in scientific work and in the functioning as a starting legal professional.
Ability to integrate creatively social engagement in scientific work and in the functioning as a starting legal professional.
Integrating cultural sensitivity and respect for diversity, pluralism and tolerance in scientific work and in the functioning as a starting legal professional.
Being aware of the social responsibility of lawyers, also with regard to the solution of sustainability issues.
Having insight into intercultural and international debates about law.

Extra Information Academic Calendar

Work Placements and Clinics during Summer Recess Prior to Start of Academic Year

Internships can be organized in the summer break, resit examination period and week of feedback prior to the start of the academic year for students who will include the internship course in that academic year in their curriculum, provided that these students are enrolled in the previous academic year.