Bachelor of Laws in Laws

A student of law is not predestined to becoming a lawyer, a magistrate or a notary public. Legal experts also find employment in business world, in government services or in politics. Our programme covers various branches of the law and offers a variety of legal issues and case studies.

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Bachelor's Programme

3 year 180 credits

Faculty of Law and Criminology

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Postgraduate studies

First year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Basic Concepts of Law	1	sem 1	nl	Gerd Verschelden	5

Economics	1	sem 1	nl	Johan Albrecht	5

History of Public Law and Politics	1	sem 1	nl	Georges Martyn	6

Introduction to International and European Law	1	sem 2	nl	Peter Van Elsuwege	4

Criminal Law	1	sem 1	nl	Tom Vander Beken	6

Legal Theory	1	sem 1	nl	Frederik Peeraer	4

Moral Philosophy and Philosophy of Law	1	sem 2	nl	Jan Verplaetse	5

Political Science	1	sem 2	nl	Nicolas Bouteca	4

Constitutional Law	1	sem 2	nl	Mathieu Leloup	7

Law of Obligations and Contracts	1	sem 2	nl	Ignace Claeys	6

Legal Skills I	1	year	nl	Joke Baeck	8

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 3 credit units from 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

The elective course is included in the third year of the standard learning path.

2.1 Study-specific Elective Course List

Subscribe to 3 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

edu: course unit which belongs to the educational master's programme

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Law and Economics		sem 2	nl	Ben Depoorter	3

Criminology		sem 2	nl	Marc Cools	3

Etiological Criminology		sem 1	nl	Lieven Pauwels	5

Drug Phenomena		sem 1	nl	Louis Favril	5

Forensic Welfare Studies		sem 2	nl	Louis Favril	6

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

Powerful Learning Environments	edu	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

2.2 Study Programmes Ghent University

Subscribe to 3 credit units from another bachelor's programme of Ghent University. Subject to approval by the faculty.

The elective course must relate to one of the following fields: economics, political science, public administration, psychology, philosophy, sociology, history and criminology or must be taken from the Ghent University Elective Course List.

Second year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Administrative Law and Environmental Law	2	sem 1	nl	Jürgen Vanpraet	8

History of European and Belgian Private Law	2	sem 1	nl	Dirk Heirbaut	7

Fundamental Rights	2	sem 1	nl	Yves Haeck	6

Jurisprudence	2	sem 1	nl	Frederik Peeraer	3

Criminal Procedure	2	sem 1	nl	Philip Traest	5

Balance Sheet Analysis	2	sem 2	nl	Patricia Everaert	3

Economic Law and intellectual Property Rights	2	sem 2	nl	Reinhard Steennot	7

European Law	2	sem 2	nl	Inge Govaere	5

Property Law	2	sem 2	nl	Joke Baeck	4

Loss Compensation (Torts)	2	sem 2	nl	Marc Kruithof	5

Social Psychology	2	sem 2	nl	Alain Van Hiel	3

Legal Skills II	2	year	nl	Marc Kruithof	4

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 3 credit units from 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

The elective course is included in the third year of the standard learning path.

2.1 Study-specific Elective Course List

Subscribe to 3 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

edu: course unit which belongs to the educational master's programme

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Law and Economics		sem 2	nl	Ben Depoorter	3

Criminology		sem 2	nl	Marc Cools	3

Etiological Criminology		sem 1	nl	Lieven Pauwels	5

Drug Phenomena		sem 1	nl	Louis Favril	5

Forensic Welfare Studies		sem 2	nl	Louis Favril	6

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

Powerful Learning Environments	edu	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

2.2 Study Programmes Ghent University

Subscribe to 3 credit units from another bachelor's programme of Ghent University. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Third year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Labour Law	3	sem 1	nl	Alexander De Becker	5

Specific Contracts	3	sem 1	nl	Maarten Dambre	4

Public International Law	3	sem 1	nl	Nicolas Angelet	4

Family Law	3	sem 1	nl	Gerd Verschelden	5

Law and Technology	3	sem 1	en	Eva Lievens	3

Law of Business Organisations	3	sem 1	nl	Hans De Wulf	5

Tax Law	3	sem 2	nl	Inge Van De Woesteyne	6

Research Methods	3	sem 2	nl	Frederik Peeraer	3

Procedure	3	sem 2	nl	Piet Taelman	7

Law and Society	3	sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	3

Social Security Law	3	sem 2	nl	Inger De Wilde	4

Bachelor Thesis	3	year	nl	Marc Kruithof	4

Legal Skills III	3	year	nl	Marc Kruithof	4

2 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 3 credit units from 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

The elective course is included in the third year of the standard learning path.

2.1 Study-specific Elective Course List

Subscribe to 3 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

edu: course unit which belongs to the educational master's programme

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Law and Economics		sem 2	nl	Ben Depoorter	3

Criminology		sem 2	nl	Marc Cools	3

Etiological Criminology		sem 1	nl	Lieven Pauwels	5

Drug Phenomena		sem 1	nl	Louis Favril	5

Forensic Welfare Studies		sem 2	nl	Louis Favril	6

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

Powerful Learning Environments	edu	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

2.2 Study Programmes Ghent University

Subscribe to 3 credit units from another bachelor's programme of Ghent University. Subject to approval by the faculty.

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Basic Concepts of Law	1	sem 1	nl	Gerd Verschelden	5

Economics	1	sem 1	nl	Johan Albrecht	5

History of Public Law and Politics	1	sem 1	nl	Georges Martyn	6

Introduction to International and European Law	1	sem 2	nl	Peter Van Elsuwege	4

Criminal Law	1	sem 1	nl	Tom Vander Beken	6

Legal Theory	1	sem 1	nl	Frederik Peeraer	4

Moral Philosophy and Philosophy of Law	1	sem 2	nl	Jan Verplaetse	5

Political Science	1	sem 2	nl	Nicolas Bouteca	4

Constitutional Law	1	sem 2	nl	Mathieu Leloup	7

Law of Obligations and Contracts	1	sem 2	nl	Ignace Claeys	6

Legal Skills I	1	year	nl	Joke Baeck	8

Administrative Law and Environmental Law	2	sem 1	nl	Jürgen Vanpraet	8

History of European and Belgian Private Law	2	sem 1	nl	Dirk Heirbaut	7

Fundamental Rights	2	sem 1	nl	Yves Haeck	6

Jurisprudence	2	sem 1	nl	Frederik Peeraer	3

Criminal Procedure	2	sem 1	nl	Philip Traest	5

Balance Sheet Analysis	2	sem 2	nl	Patricia Everaert	3

Economic Law and intellectual Property Rights	2	sem 2	nl	Reinhard Steennot	7

European Law	2	sem 2	nl	Inge Govaere	5

Property Law	2	sem 2	nl	Joke Baeck	4

Loss Compensation (Torts)	2	sem 2	nl	Marc Kruithof	5

Social Psychology	2	sem 2	nl	Alain Van Hiel	3

Legal Skills II	2	year	nl	Marc Kruithof	4

Labour Law	3	sem 1	nl	Alexander De Becker	5

Specific Contracts	3	sem 1	nl	Maarten Dambre	4

Public International Law	3	sem 1	nl	Nicolas Angelet	4

Family Law	3	sem 1	nl	Gerd Verschelden	5

Law and Technology	3	sem 1	en	Eva Lievens	3

Law of Business Organisations	3	sem 1	nl	Hans De Wulf	5

Tax Law	3	sem 2	nl	Inge Van De Woesteyne	6

Research Methods	3	sem 2	nl	Frederik Peeraer	3

Procedure	3	sem 2	nl	Piet Taelman	7

Law and Society	3	sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	3

Social Security Law	3	sem 2	nl	Inger De Wilde	4

Bachelor Thesis	3	year	nl	Marc Kruithof	4

Legal Skills III	3	year	nl	Marc Kruithof	4

2 Elective Courses 3

Subscribe to 3 credit units from 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

The elective course is included in the third year of the standard learning path.

2.1 Study-specific Elective Course List

Subscribe to 3 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

edu: course unit which belongs to the educational master's programme

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Law and Economics		sem 2	nl	Ben Depoorter	3

Criminology		sem 2	nl	Marc Cools	3

Etiological Criminology		sem 1	nl	Lieven Pauwels	5

Drug Phenomena		sem 1	nl	Louis Favril	5

Forensic Welfare Studies		sem 2	nl	Louis Favril	6

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

Powerful Learning Environments	edu	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

2.2 Study Programmes Ghent University

Subscribe to 3 credit units from another bachelor's programme of Ghent University. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Learning outcomes

A basic scientific knowledge of the structures, the system, the fundamentals and the core rules of the internal legal order.

A basic scientific knowledge of the structures, the system, the fundamentals and the core rules of the international legal order.

A basic scientific knowledge of the structures, the system, the fundamentals and the core rules of the European legal order.

Knowledge and understanding of the historical backgrounds of the law.

Knowledge and understanding of the cultural and philosophical foundations of the law.

Having a clear understanding of the meaning of the economic, sociological, socio-psychological and political factors that influence, shape and underpin law.

Command of the methods that are characteristic for legal science and practice.

Command of the specific legal terms in Dutch, French, and – if feasible in – English.

Having knowledge and insight into the mutual relation between law and society, varying in time and space.

Having knowledge and insight into the relevance of law with regard to the concept of and issues on sustainable development.

The competence to research Dutch, French, and English legal texts and to apply their content to analyze legal questions in a scientifically sound manner.

Ability to methodically interpret and apply legal rules.

Ability to develop and adequately substantiate a legal proposition or strategy.

Applying methods and techniques of legal scientific research, including the concept of academic integrity.

Ability to detect and characterize relevant legal facts and to formulate adequate legal questions regarding cases.

Correctly assessing the value of legal sources and to apply these sources in a scientifically sound manner.

Assessing a legal proposition or strategy based on a well-founded argumentation.

Awareness of the evolving nature and the social-cultural embedment of the law.

Ability to reflect critically on his/her own learning and thought process and the willingness to adjust it.

Reflecting critically on legal rules.

Having an attitude of self-study and lifelong learning.

Being aware of one’s own national and cultural frame of reference when reflecting on legal issues.

Report in writing about the scientific analysis and synthesis of legal issues, also to non-lawyers.

Orally presenting the scientific analysis and synthesis of legal issues, also to non-lawyers

Ability to work – individually or in team – on the scientific analysis and synthesis of legal issues, and this with a sense of responsibility and deontology.

Substantiating thoroughly a legal position and the ability to adequately deal with criticism.

Having consciousness of the social role and responsibility of a lawyer.

Reflecting critically on the relation between law and the relevant social, economic and political factors that shaped society throughout history

Having an open attitude towards the creative use of law as an instrument for social order and as an instrument to solve issues of sustainability.

Testifying to a sense of pluralism, diversity and tolerance.