Master’s in Law

A 2-year, distance-learning program designed to develop critical understanding and application of legal principles in various contexts. The curriculum includes compulsory and elective courses, focusing on areas such as Environmental Law, Criminal Law, and Civil Law. With a strong emphasis on research and ethical responsibility, this program prepares graduates to promote justice and citizenship effectively.

About the Program

The Graduate Program in Law aims to capture the transformative knowledge of society within the dynamic field of law and to articulate it critically and constructively within the legal sphere. In the transition from classical to contemporary perspectives, it embraces an interdisciplinary vision, aspiring for a graduate program without territorial and epistemological borders, created, developed, and consolidated in the Master’s Course. It fosters spaces for teacher training and research within a scientific community aiming to develop mechanisms to effectively broaden its horizons for social efficacy.

This is an open and plural program, grounded in the principles of critical dogmatics, and founded on a porosity of knowledge that continuously reconstructs the emancipatory possibilities of Law in Brazilian society. In the Graduate Program in Legal Sciences, research lines and projects are articulated with three areas of concentration. The realization of research projects aligns with the challenges of quality education and the social function of the public university. Furthermore, the activities reflect a commitment to the effectiveness of the principles and rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic as a dynamic instrument of social transformation.

Objective:
To train professionals capable of understanding, interpreting, and applying the principles of law in diverse contexts, promoting justice and citizenship.

Duration:
2 years (4 semesters)

Mode of Study:
Distance learning

Curriculum Structure

Compulsory CoursesCredits
General Theory of Law4 credits
Legal Research Methodology4 credits
Ethics and Professional Responsibility4 credits
Constitutional Law4 credits
Total16 credits
Elective CoursesCredits
International Law4 credits
Environmental Law4 credits
Labor Law4 credits
Digital and Technological Law4 credits
Health Law4 credits
Family Law4 credits
Tax Law4 credits
Criminal Law4 credits
Administrative Law4 credits
Civil Law and its Relations4 credits
Total28 credits
Final Course Requirement
Preparation of the dissertationGuided by a PhD professor

Areas of Concentration

Concentration Areas
Environmental Law
Criminal Law and Criminology
Civil and Business Law

Faculty

The faculty comprises professors with doctoral degrees and experience in their fields of expertise, including distinguished guest professionals from the legal community.

Documents that must be attached:

Not sure about the required documents? Check out the list of documentation to ensure your application is complete before submission.

  • Birth or marriage certificate;
  • Identification document;
  • Individual Tax ID. Ex: CPF or SSN;
  • Graduation diploma or certificate of completion;
  • Copy of Academic transcript;
  • Proof of residence.

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