Qualification awarded (in original language)

"Licenciatura em Solicitadoria". Title of "Licenciado".

Level of qualification

1st Cycle of Studies. EQF level 6. ISCED 2011 level 6.

Admission requirements

Students may apply to the 1st cycle of studies through the general regime, through special conditions and through special competitions, as stated in the description of the Portuguese Higher Education System, provided by NARIC (http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Reconhecimento/NARICENIC/) and presented in section 8 of the Diploma Supplement. Students may apply, through the general regime, if they obtain a minimum classification of 95 points (on a scale of 0 to 200) in one of following national entrance examinations: Economy or Portuguese or History.

Recognition of prior learning

Following the implementation of the Bologna Process and the consequent legislation regarding the mobility of students among degrees and higher education institutions, prior learning must be recognized and credited. The prior learning concept comprises all the previous learning/training undertaken in other higher education study cycles in national or international institutions (crediting of certified training), as well as previous professional experience and any post-secondary school training or education. As such, the IPB promotes the crediting of the student’s prior learning when arriving at the institution.
Aiming at a quick and full integration of the student in his/her new education programme, the recognition procedures must be submitted when enrolling at the IPB.
For further enquiries on crediting and recognizing prior learning and training at the IPB (calendars, procedures and assessment criteria), please go to the Applicant Portal at www.ipb.pt/portaldocandidato.

Qualification requirements and regulations

6 Semesters (3 years). 20 Weeks of study, per semester, full-time (40 per year). 40 total Hours per week. 810 total Hours per semester (1620 per year). 180 ECTS Credits (30 per semester); 1 credit corresponds to 27 hours.
The holders of this qualification are entitled to apply for positions in the public administration and local government senior official career and for senior positions in enterprises.

Profile of the programme

The profile of the programme comprises the development of the technical-scientific knowledge and professional skills in the study areas of  Law, Economics and Management, Information Technology and Languages.

Key learning outcomes

The degree of "licenciado" (bachelor) in Solicitor is awarded to those students that demonstrate, in this field, the ability to:
a) develop and enhance the acquired knowledges;
b) apply acquired knowledge and understanding capacity in order to clearly demonstrate a professional approach to the work carried out;
c) solve problems based upon their own arguments;
d) collate, select, and interpret relevant information which will enable them to consolidate the solutions they present and the opinions they put forward, including the analysis of relevant social, scientific and ethical aspects;
e) communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions, both to experts and non-experts;
f) develop competences that will enable them to benefit from lifelong learning with a high degree of autonomy.

To complete the qualification, the student is required to pass all compulsory course units of the study plan.

Occupational profiles of graduates

The degree of "licenciado" (bachelor) in Law for Solicitors belongs to the education and training area of Business Sciences and Law. Graduates are qualified to develop a professional activity within the profile of the programme.

Access to further studies

The degree of "licenciado" allows to proceed to post-graduate studies, according to the diagram of the Portuguese Higher Education System, provided by NARIC (http://www.dges.mctes.pt/DGES/pt/Reconhecimento/NARICENIC/) and presented in section 8 of the Diploma Supplement.

Graduation requirements

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Examination regulations, assessment and grading

Examination and assessment are regulated by the IPB general regulation, available in www.ipb.pt/sa, and by the School pedagogical regulation, available in www.esact.ipb.pt.
Consult this Guide under the option “The ECTS at the IPB” for information on the grading and qualification system.

Mode of study

Full-time.

Programme director

Susana Isabel Pinto Ferreira dos Santos (

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Scientific areas of the study plan

Scientific Area	Acronym	ECTS Credits
		Compulsory	Optional
Economics and Management	EM	12.0	0.0
Informatics	Inf	12.0	0.0
Languages	Lng	6.0	0.0
Law	Law	150.0	0.0
Total		180.0	0.0

Course structure

Year	Sem	Type	Code	Course Unit	Scientific Area	ECTS Credits
1	1	Semestral	9242-317-1101-00-23	Ethics and History of Solicitors	Law	6.0
1	1	Semestral	9242-317-1102-00-23	Constitutional Law	Law	6.0
1	1	Semestral	9242-317-1103-00-23	European-Union Law	Law	6.0
1	1	Semestral	9242-317-1104-00-23	Informatics	Inf	6.0
1	1	Semestral	9242-317-1105-00-23	Introduction to Law	Law	6.0
1	2	Semestral	9242-317-1201-00-23	Commercial Law	Law	6.0
1	2	Semestral	9242-317-1202-00-23	Criminal Law and Procedure	Law	6.0
1	2	Semestral	9242-317-1203-00-23	Political Economy	EM	6.0
1	2	Semestral	9242-317-1204-00-23	Technical Portuguese	Lng	6.0
1	2	Semestral	9242-317-1205-00-23	General Theory of Civil Law	Law	6.0
2	1	Semestral	9242-317-2101-00-23	General Accounting	EM	6.0
2	1	Semestral	9242-317-2102-00-23	Family Law	Law	6.0
2	1	Semestral	9242-317-2103-00-23	Obligations Law	Law	6.0
2	1	Semestral	9242-317-2104-00-23	Administrative Law and Proceeding	Law	6.0
2	1	Semestral	9242-317-2105-00-23	Civil Procedure I	Law	6.0
2	2	Semestral	9242-317-2201-00-23	Succession Law	Law	6.0
2	2	Semestral	9242-317-2202-00-23	Urbanism and Environmental Law	Law	6.0
2	2	Semestral	9242-317-2203-00-23	Property Law	Law	6.0
2	2	Semestral	9242-317-2204-00-23	Civil Procedure II	Law	6.0
2	2	Semestral	9242-317-2205-00-23	Database Management Systems	Inf	6.0
3	1	Semestral	9242-317-3101-00-23	Company Law	Law	6.0
3	1	Semestral	9242-317-3102-00-23	Labour Law	Law	6.0
3	1	Semestral	9242-317-3103-00-23	Tax Law I	Law	6.0
3	1	Semestral	9242-317-3104-00-23	Notary	Law	6.0
3	1	Semestral	9242-317-3105-00-23	Civil Procedure III	Law	6.0
3	2	Semestral	9242-317-3201-00-23	Consumer Law	Law	6.0
3	2	Semestral	9242-317-3202-00-23	Contracts Law	Law	6.0
3	2	Semestral	9242-317-3203-00-23	Tax Law II	Law	6.0
3	2	Semestral	9242-317-3204-00-23	Company Recover and Insolvency Law	Law	6.0
3	2	Semestral	9242-317-3205-00-23	Registers	Law	6.0

Accreditation/Register

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