The academic offer of the University of Cantabria is mostly taught in Spanish. For specific
courses taught in English, please refer to the catalogue of
courses taught in English.
Due to the implementation of the new degree plans,
check the information through
this link. Exchange students can choose subjects that are active in both the new and the old study plan.
You can check the
language requirements of the University of Cantabria
here.
Type of University:
Public center
Address:
AVENIDA DE LOS CASTROS 56 , 39005 SANTANDER
Date of ANECA Assessment Report:
7/16/2015
Discipline:
Law and Social Sciences
Participating universities:
Academic, scientific and professional interest justification
Basic competences
Have and understand knowledge that can provide a base or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often within a research context
Students know how to apply their acquired knowledge and ability to solve problems in new or little known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study
Students are able to integrate knowledge and deal with the complexity of formulating judgments from information that, while incomplete and limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to applying their skills and judgments
Students know how to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and reasons that sustain them, to a specialized and non-specialized public, in a clear and unambiguous way.
Students have learning skills which allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous
General competences
Know how to apply and integrate knowledge, understanding and scientific fundamentals of said knowledge and ability to solve problems in new and imprecisely defined environments, including multidisciplinary contexts pertaining to both researchers and highly specialised professionals
Know how to evaluate and select the appropriate scientific theory and the exact methodology from one's fields of study in order to make judgments from limited incomplete information including, when necessary and pertinent, a reflection on social or ethical responsibility linked to the solution proposed in each case
Know how to transmit clearly and unambiguously to a specialised and non-specialised audience, results originating in scientific and technological research or in the area of cutting-edge innovation, as well as the most relevant fundamentals on which they are based
Know how to develop professional tasks in specific and interdisciplinary teams
Develop skills and expertise for choosing the correct strategy with which to defend customers' rights taking into consideration the requirements of the different areas of professional practice
Know how to develop interpersonal skills and expertise which make a lawyer's profession easier to undertake insofar as their relations with members of the public, other professionals and institutions are concerned
Undertake the legal profession as a social and supportive duty
Be able to take on responsibility for one's own professional development and for specialisation in one or more study areas
Transversal competences
Use and perfection of information and commmunication technologies (ICTs)
Use and perfection of a foreign language, preferably English
Commitment to quality when undertaking the profession
Awareness and commitment to equal opportunities, to absence of discrimination on any grounds and defence of universal accessibility for disabled persons as an effective means of material equality
Awareness and commitment to the peace culture and democratic values our legal system is based on
Specific competences
Have, understand and develop skills that enable one to apply the specialised academic knowledge acquired during the degree course to the changing reality lawyers are faced by in order to prevent harm, risk and conflict with regard to those interests they are entrusted with or in their professional duties before courts or public authorities and in the role of assessors
Know the techniques aimed at discovering and establishing facts in different procedures, especially the production of documents, interrogations and expert evidence
Know and be able to integrate the defence of clients' rights within the framework of national and international jurisdictional protection systems
Know the different techniques for reconciliation of interests and knowing how to find solutions to problems other than by using jurisdictional methods
Be aware of and know how to apply rights and professional deontological duties in the realtionship between the lawyer and client, the other parties, the court or public authority and between lawyers
Know and evaluate the different responsibilities linked with the undertaking of professional activity, including the basic functioning of free legal aid and promotiong the lawyer's social responsibility
Know how to identify conflicts of interests and know the techniques for resolving them, establishing the scope of professional secrecy and confidentiality, and maintaining independence of judgment
Know how to identify determining provision and organisation requirements for legal assessment
Be aware of and know how to apply in practice the organisational, management and commercial environment of a lawyer's profession, as well as the legal framework pertaining to associative, fiscal and labour issues and personal data protection
Develop skills and expertise for choosing the correct strategy with which to defend clients' rights taking into consideration the requirements of the different areas of professional practice
Know how to develop skills that allow lawyers to improve the efficiency of their work and promote the overall working of the team and institution in which it is developed by means of access to information sources, knowledge of languages, knowledge mangement and the handling of applied techniques and tools
Be aware of, know how to organise and plan the individual and collective resources available for the undertaking of the different organisational methods in a lawyer's profession
Know how to present facts orally and in writing and defend the legal consequences drawn from them, in reference to the context and person they are aimed at, in this case in accordance with the specific methods for each procedural area
Know how to develop professional tasks in specific and interdisciplinary teams
Know how to develop interpersonal skills and expertise which make a lawyer's profession easier to undertake insofar as their relations with members of the public, other professionals and institutions are concerned
Have the necessary skills to assist in the notarial and registry functions, in the exercise of their activity.
Know how to develop skills that allow them to improve the efficiency of their work and enhance the overall functioning of the team or institution in which they develop it through access to sources of information, knowledge of languages, knowledge management and the use of applied techniques and tools.
Know how to organize and plan individual and collective resources available for the exercise in different organizational modalities of professional practice.
Know how to present facts orally and in writing, and to draw legal consequences from discussions, taking into account the context and the recipient to whom they are addressed, in accordance with the modalities of each procedural area.
Know how to develop professional work in specific and interdisciplinary teams.
Know how to develop interpersonal skills and abilities that facilitate professional practice in their relationships with citizens, other professionals and institutions.
