Overview

Criminal Law and Criminology - Law and Criminal Justice from University of Poitiers, student participation in the Lombois competition, an international criminal law moot court competition held annually

Key facts

This training constitutes a period of maturation before orientation towards a legal profession or commitment to a research career (doctorate in law).
Voluntary participation of students in the faculty's legal clinic, in the "Criminal Law" department
Student participation in the "Criminal Law Days - Faculty of Law / Courthouse", which allow, based on the work carried out by the students, under the supervision of teacher-researchers, scientific meetings with practitioners, magistrates of the judicial court and the court of appeal of Poitiers and lawyers of the Poitiers bar.
Multiple lectures by visiting foreign professors
Professional development workshops or seminars allowing students to consolidate the legal culture they have acquired in their bachelor's degree and to be able to use it in fairly diverse practical and theoretical situations or exercises.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Exploring the European and international aspects of criminal law
Analyze the issues of the state's response to the offense
In-depth study of technical criminal law
Acquire expertise in advanced criminal law
Expertise through research
Mastering the vocabulary of criminal law in a foreign language

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Poitiers, France

Disciplines

Criminal Law Criminology Criminal Justice

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Admission to the first year of the Master's program is also open to candidates without the required qualifications, following validation of their professional and personal experience (VAPP) or validation of acquired experience (VAE).

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

254 EUR / year

≈ 254 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

254 EUR / year

≈ 254 EUR / year

Living costs

Poitiers

France

640 - 950 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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