Bachelor of Laws (Programme being phased out as of 2012-2013) (180 ECTS) Bachelor of Laws

No new enrollments are allowed for this programme. Students, earlier enrolled, who didn't obtain all credits of the first stage of the programme, must join the programme "new enrollments" and must take note of the transitional arrangements, to be announced on the students portal at the beginning of the academic year.

Students must attend all "Legal Course Units", all "Legal Skills" course units, including (one or) two tutorials
and one seminar and all "Auxiliary Sciences".

In addition, students choose
EITHER for the General Option,
OR the Option Public Management and -Policy
OR the Option Political Sciences,
OR the Option Economy, Laws and Business Studies,
OR the Option Criminological Sciences

• Legal Courses

  Students must attend all course units, part of this group.
  
  Students taking the General Option, the Option Public Management and -Policy or the Option Political Sciences have to follow "C02B9A Strafrecht en strafprocesrecht" in third programme stage; students taking Option Economics, Laws and Business Studies or Option Criminological Sciences have to follow this course unit in second programme stage.
  

  • 8 ECTS	Law of Goods and Special Contracts Law									C02B7A	V.Sagaert (coordinator) B.Tilleman A.Verbeke staff staff V.Sagaert (coordinator) B.Tilleman A.Verbeke
    9 ECTS	Commercial, Company and Economic Law									C03B0A	J.Vananroye (coordinator) K.Geens E.Terryn J.Vananroye staff staff J.Vananroye (coordinator) K.Geens E.Terryn J.Vananroye
    9 ECTS	Private and Family Law and Law of Family Property									C02B6A	P.Senaeve (coordinator) J.Du Mongh P.Senaeve A.Verbeke N. staff staff P.Senaeve (coordinator) J.Du Mongh P.Senaeve A.Verbeke N.
    9 ECTS	Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure									C02B9A	F.Verbruggen (coordinator) R.Verstraeten staff staff F.Verbruggen (coordinator) R.Verstraeten
    8 ECTS	International and European Law									C03B2A	J.Wouters (coordinator) G.De Baere P.Van Nuffel J.Wouters staff staff J.Wouters (coordinator) G.De Baere P.Van Nuffel J.Wouters
    3 ECTS	Comparative Law									C07G5A	E.Dirix staff staff E.Dirix
    6 ECTS	Civil Procedure									C03B4A	P.Van Orshoven (coordinator) B.Allemeersch N. staff staff P.Van Orshoven (coordinator) B.Allemeersch N.
    8 ECTS	Labour Law and Social Security Law									C03B1A	F.Hendrickx (coordinator) D.Pieters staff staff F.Hendrickx (coordinator) D.Pieters
    5 ECTS	Tax Law									C03B3B	L.De Broe staff staff L.De Broe

• Legal Skills

  Students must attend alle course units, part of this group.
  

  • 4 ECTS	Tutorial Methodology of Law									C03B8A	B.Tilleman staff staff B.Tilleman
    4 ECTS	Tutorial on Legal Writing									C07G7A	P.Schoukens staff staff P.Schoukens

  • Tutorials

    In third programme stage, students taking the General Option or Option Public Management and -Policy or Option Economics, Laws and Business Studies must choose two tutorials, one in the first semester, one in second semester. Students taking Option Political Sciences or Option Criminological Sciences must choose one tutorial either in first semester (preferably for students taking Option Political Sciences) or in second semester (preferably for students taking Option Criminological Sciences).
    
    All students must make their choice during the first week of the academic year, according to the designated faculty
    procedure, published on the faculty student portal. The faculty student administration (thus not the student
    himself) will complete on that specific matter the students individual study programme, after allocation (which
    will occur - in principle - in the third week of the academic year).
    

    • 3 ECTS	Tutorial on Constitutional Law									C06D6A	A.Alen staff staff A.Alen
      3 ECTS	Tutorial on Administrative Law									C06D7A	S.Lierman staff staff S.Lierman
      3 ECTS	Tutorial on Property, Mortgages and Securities Law									C06D8A	V.Sagaert staff staff V.Sagaert
      3 ECTS	Tutorial on Specific Contracts									C06D9A	B.Tilleman (coordinator) A.Verbeke staff staff B.Tilleman (coordinator) A.Verbeke
      3 ECTS	Tutorial on Commercial and Economic Law									C07D0A	J.Vananroye (coordinator) E.Terryn J.Vananroye staff staff J.Vananroye (coordinator) E.Terryn J.Vananroye
      3 ECTS	Tutorial on Company Law									C07D1A	K.Geens staff staff K.Geens
      3 ECTS	Tutorial on Contracts and Torts									C06D5A	S.Styns staff staff S.Styns
      3 ECTS	Tutorial on Person and Family Law									C07D2A	P.Senaeve staff staff P.Senaeve
      3 ECTS	Tutorial on Family Law of Estates									C07D3A	A.Verbeke staff staff A.Verbeke
      3 ECTS	Criminal Law, Tutorial									C04F4A	F.Verbruggen staff staff F.Verbruggen
      3 ECTS	Tutorial on Criminal Procedure									C04F5A	R.Verstraeten staff staff R.Verstraeten
      3 ECTS	Jurisprudence, Tutorial									C04F8A	M.Foblets staff staff M.Foblets

  • Seminar

    In third programme stage, students must choose one seminar out of the list mentioned below, different from the choice of the tutorial(s).
    All students must make their choice during the first week of the academic year, according to the designated faculty procedure, published on the faculty student portal. The faculty student administration (thus not the student himself) will complete on that specific matter the students individual study programme, after allocation (which will occur - in principle - in the third week of the academic year).
    

    • 4 ECTS	Seminar History of Law - A									C07D5A	F.Stevens (coordinator) L.Waelkens staff staff F.Stevens (coordinator) L.Waelkens
      4 ECTS	Seminar History of Law - B									C07D6A	F.Stevens (coordinator) L.Waelkens staff staff F.Stevens (coordinator) L.Waelkens
      4 ECTS	Seminar Contracts and Torts									C07D7A	S.Styns staff staff S.Styns
      4 ECTS	Seminar on Constitutional Law									C07D8A	A.Alen staff staff A.Alen
      4 ECTS	Seminar Administrative Law									C07D9A	S.Lierman staff staff S.Lierman
      4 ECTS	Seminar Property, Mortgages and Securities Law									C08D0A	V.Sagaert staff staff V.Sagaert
      4 ECTS	Seminar on Specific Problems in Social Law									C08D1A	B.Tilleman staff staff B.Tilleman
      4 ECTS	Seminar on Commercial and Economic Law									C08D2A	J.Stuyck (coordinator) E.Terryn J.Vananroye staff staff J.Stuyck (coordinator) E.Terryn J.Vananroye
      4 ECTS	Seminar Person and Family Law									C08D3A	P.Senaeve staff staff P.Senaeve
      4 ECTS	Seminar on Health Law									C08D4A	H.Nys staff staff H.Nys
      4 ECTS	Seminar on Company Law									C08D5A	K.Geens staff staff K.Geens
      4 ECTS	Seminar Family Law of Estates									C08D6A	A.Verbeke staff staff A.Verbeke
      4 ECTS	Seminar on ICT-law (Information and Communications Technology Law)									C05F4A	J.Dumortier staff staff J.Dumortier

• Options

  Students choose
  EITHER for the General Option
  OR the Option Public Management and -Policy,
  OR the Option Political Sciences,
  OR the Option Economics, Laws and Business Studies,
  OR the Option Criminological Sciences
  

  • General Option

    • Legal Courses

      Students attend all courses of this group.
      

      • 5 ECTS	History of Private Law									C01B1A	J.Monballyu staff staff J.Monballyu
        6 ECTS	Jurisprudence									C02B3A	M.Foblets staff staff M.Foblets

    • Legal Skills

      Students attend all courses of this group.
      

      • 3 ECTS	Logics									C01B6A	J.Lindemans staff staff J.Lindemans
        3 ECTS	Tutorial on Comparative Law									C07G6A	E.Dirix staff staff E.Dirix

    • Auxiliary Sciences

      Students attend all courses of this group.
      

      • 6 ECTS	Ethics									C00B9A	B.Raymaekers B.Engelen (substitute) staff staff B.Raymaekers B.Engelen (substitute)
        3 ECTS	Tutorial Legal English									C07G9A	L.Baten (coordinator) N. K.Blanpain (cooperator) M.Ingels (cooperator) H.Vekemans (cooperator) staff staff L.Baten (coordinator) N. K.Blanpain (cooperator) M.Ingels (cooperator) H.Vekemans (cooperator)
        5 ECTS	Psychology of Law									C01B5A	G.Vervaeke staff staff G.Vervaeke

    • Electives

      Students must choose units, part of this group, for at least 6 credits.
      The faculty board can - exceptionally, and based on a reasoned petition - grant permission to choose course units
      from other programmes:
      - with the exception of language courses and course units of the Master of Laws,
      - provided that the student did not already took exam on that particular course unit in the framework of another
      diploma or certificate;
      - provided that the course unit(s) contribute to the general education of the student and does not constitute a
      "double use" with course units part of the Laws programme;
      - and - in case of a course unit part of another Master's programme - provided that the advice of the academic person
      in charge of the course unit, should be added to the petition.
      

      • 6 ECTS	Introduction to Criminology									C01A5A	L.Paoli staff staff L.Paoli
        4 ECTS	Metaphysics									W0AB2B	G.Van Riel staff staff G.Van Riel
        6 ECTS	Pandects									C01C3A	L.Waelkens staff staff L.Waelkens
        6 ECTS	Computer Law									C01C5A	J.Dumortier N. staff staff J.Dumortier N.
        4 ECTS	Basic Concepts of Canon Law									B0C00A	N. H.Warnink (substitute) staff staff N. H.Warnink (substitute)
        6 ECTS	Political History of Belgium									S0A51B	E.Gerard J.Deferme (substitute) staff staff E.Gerard J.Deferme (substitute)
        6 ECTS	Accountancy									D0E16A	A.Van den Abbeele staff staff A.Van den Abbeele
        4 ECTS	Public Administration									S0A50A	A.Hondeghem staff staff A.Hondeghem
        5 ECTS	Political Sociology									S0A54A	M.Hooghe S.Marien (substitute) staff staff M.Hooghe S.Marien (substitute)
        4 ECTS	Public Management									S0A56A	J.Matthys staff staff J.Matthys
        6 ECTS	Theories of Sociological and Political Science									S0A31A	R.Laermans staff staff R.Laermans
        4 ECTS	Social Policy									S0A34A	W.van Oorschot staff staff W.van Oorschot
        4 ECTS	Christianity and Judaism									A03A1A	D.Pollefeyt staff staff D.Pollefeyt
        5 ECTS	Christian Political and Social Ethics									A01A3A	J.Verstraeten staff staff J.Verstraeten
        4 ECTS	Media Ethics									W0ED2A	B.Pattyn staff staff B.Pattyn
        4 ECTS	Society: Facts and Problems									S0A67A	J.Berghman staff staff J.Berghman
        5 ECTS	International Organisation									S0A57B	E.Drieskens staff staff E.Drieskens
        6 ECTS	History of European Colonization: 1750-2000									F0UJ5A	I.Goddeeris staff staff I.Goddeeris
        7 ECTS	Sociology: Recent Theories									S0A35D	W.van Oorschot staff staff W.van Oorschot
        4 ECTS	Forensic Medecine and Criminalistics									C03A1B	W.Van de Voorde staff staff W.Van de Voorde
        3 ECTS	Science of the Cosmos									G0M00B	C.Waelkens staff staff C.Waelkens
        3 ECTS	Planet Earth									G0U33B	M.Sintubin staff staff M.Sintubin
        5 ECTS	Introduction to Psychology									P0L58B	B.Reynvoet (coordinator) W.Schaeken staff staff B.Reynvoet (coordinator) W.Schaeken
        6 ECTS	Political and Social Thought									S0A53A	T.Heysse N. staff staff T.Heysse N.
        4 ECTS	Ethics and Society									S0C13A	A.Vandevelde staff staff A.Vandevelde
        6 ECTS	History of International Law									C03J1A	R.Lesaffer staff staff R.Lesaffer
        4 ECTS	General Norms of Canon Law									B0C02B	H.Torfs staff staff H.Torfs
        6 ECTS	Human Resource Management									D0T34A	L.Sels (coordinator) M.Verbruggen staff staff L.Sels (coordinator) M.Verbruggen
        4 ECTS	Introduction to the European Union									S0A48A	S.Keukeleire staff staff S.Keukeleire
        6 ECTS	Contemporary History									F0LB0A	M.Kohlrausch staff staff M.Kohlrausch
        4 ECTS	Policy Analysis									S0A74A	M.Brans staff staff M.Brans
        4 ECTS	Educational Science									P0N08A	B.De Fraine (coordinator) S.Ramaekers staff staff B.De Fraine (coordinator) S.Ramaekers
        3 ECTS	Interdisciplinary Course on Sustainable Development									H04M8A	W.Dewulf (coordinator) J.Duflou staff staff W.Dewulf (coordinator) J.Duflou
        4 ECTS	International Politics since 1945									S0A52C	B.Kerremans staff staff B.Kerremans
        6 ECTS	Political Philosophy and the Ethics of Globalisation									W0EP8A	A.Vandevelde staff staff A.Vandevelde
        6 ECTS	History of the Low Countries									F0LB2B	J.Tollebeek staff staff J.Tollebeek
        4 ECTS	Cultural History since 1750									F0SX1A	J.Tollebeek staff staff J.Tollebeek
        3 ECTS	Science of Life									G0U34B	P.Roels staff staff P.Roels
        3 ECTS	Technology for the Society									H09M1A	J.Vandewalle (coordinator) P.Van Puyvelde J.Vandewalle staff staff J.Vandewalle (coordinator) P.Van Puyvelde J.Vandewalle
        4 ECTS	Media Ethics									S0B06A	B.Pattyn staff staff B.Pattyn
        4 ECTS	Social Philosophy									W0AE3B	A.Vandevelde staff staff A.Vandevelde
        7 ECTS	Mathematics for Economists (TEW)									D0T00B	J.Nicaise (coordinator) R.Cluckers J.Nicaise J.Quaegebeur staff staff J.Nicaise (coordinator) R.Cluckers J.Nicaise J.Quaegebeur
        6 ECTS	Entrepreneurship									D0M00B	W.Bodewes (coordinator) K.Debackere staff staff W.Bodewes (coordinator) K.Debackere

  • Option Public Management and -Policy

    Students attend all courses of this group.
    

    • 4 ECTS	Public Administration									S0A50A	A.Hondeghem staff staff A.Hondeghem
      4 ECTS	Public Management									S0A56A	J.Matthys staff staff J.Matthys
      4 ECTS	Policy Analysis									S0A74A	M.Brans staff staff M.Brans

    • Legal Courses

      Students attend all courses of this group.
      

      • 5 ECTS	History of Private Law									C01B1A	J.Monballyu staff staff J.Monballyu
        6 ECTS	Jurisprudence									C02B3A	M.Foblets staff staff M.Foblets

    • Legal Skills

      Students attend all courses of this courses.
      

      • 3 ECTS	Tutorial on Comparative Law									C07G6A	E.Dirix staff staff E.Dirix

    • Auxiliary Sciences

      • 6 ECTS	Ethics									C00B9A	B.Raymaekers B.Engelen (substitute) staff staff B.Raymaekers B.Engelen (substitute)
        3 ECTS	Tutorial Legal English									C07G9A	L.Baten (coordinator) N. K.Blanpain (cooperator) M.Ingels (cooperator) H.Vekemans (cooperator) staff staff L.Baten (coordinator) N. K.Blanpain (cooperator) M.Ingels (cooperator) H.Vekemans (cooperator)
        5 ECTS	Psychology of Law									C01B5A	G.Vervaeke staff staff G.Vervaeke

  • Option Political Sciences

    Students attend all courses in this group.
    

    • 6 ECTS	Political History of Belgium									S0A51B	E.Gerard J.Deferme (substitute) staff staff E.Gerard J.Deferme (substitute)
      6 ECTS	Social Research Methods									S0A18A	B.Meuleman staff staff B.Meuleman
      6 ECTS	International Politics since 1945									S0A52B	B.Kerremans staff staff B.Kerremans

    • Legal Courses

      Students attend all courses of this group.

      • 6 ECTS	Jurisprudence									C02B3A	M.Foblets staff staff M.Foblets

    • Legal Skills

      Students attend all courses of this group.
      

      • 3 ECTS	Tutorial on Comparative Law									C07G6A	E.Dirix staff staff E.Dirix

    • Auxiliary Sciences

      Students attend all courses of this group.
      

      • 6 ECTS	Sociology									S0A20A	R.Laermans staff staff R.Laermans
        3 ECTS	Tutorial Legal English									C07G9A	L.Baten (coordinator) N. K.Blanpain (cooperator) M.Ingels (cooperator) H.Vekemans (cooperator) staff staff L.Baten (coordinator) N. K.Blanpain (cooperator) M.Ingels (cooperator) H.Vekemans (cooperator)
        5 ECTS	Psychology of Law									C01B5A	G.Vervaeke staff staff G.Vervaeke

  • Option Economics, Laws and Business Studies

    Students attend all courses in this group.
    Students who have followed the second stage in Kortrijk, attend C02B9A in the third stage instead of D0T17A.
    

    • 6 ECTS	Accountancy									D0E16A	A.Van den Abbeele staff staff A.Van den Abbeele
      6 ECTS	Managerial Economics									D0T96A	O.Toivanen staff staff O.Toivanen
      6 ECTS	Managerial Statistics (TEW)									D0T17A	D.Goossens (coordinator) S.Coene D.Goossens staff staff D.Goossens (coordinator) S.Coene D.Goossens
      6 ECTS	Mathematical analysis: macroeconomic problems									D0E19A	M.Goos (coordinator) staff staff M.Goos (coordinator)

    • Legal Courses

      Students attend all courses in this group.
      

      • 6 ECTS	Jurisprudence									C02B3A	M.Foblets staff staff M.Foblets

    • Legal Skills

      Students attend all courses in this group.
      

      • 3 ECTS	Tutorial on Comparative Law									C07G6A	E.Dirix staff staff E.Dirix

    • Auxiliary Sciences

      Students attend all courses in this group.
      

      • 3 ECTS	Tutorial Legal English									C07G9A	L.Baten (coordinator) N. K.Blanpain (cooperator) M.Ingels (cooperator) H.Vekemans (cooperator) staff staff L.Baten (coordinator) N. K.Blanpain (cooperator) M.Ingels (cooperator) H.Vekemans (cooperator)

  • Option Criminology

    Students attend all courses of this group.
    

    • 8 ECTS	Methodology Part 2, with Tutorial: Research Design and Data Collection									C00A3A	J.Maesschalck (coordinator) S.Pleysier staff staff J.Maesschalck (coordinator) S.Pleysier
      10 ECTS	Methodology part 3, with Tutorial: Data Analysis and Reporting Research									C00A4A	J.Maesschalck (coordinator) S.Pleysier staff staff J.Maesschalck (coordinator) S.Pleysier
      6 ECTS	Juvenile Criminology and Juvenile Protection									C01A7B	J.Put (coordinator) S.Pleysier J.Put staff staff J.Put (coordinator) S.Pleysier J.Put
      6 ECTS	Penitentiary Law and Penology									C01A9B	I.Aertsen (coordinator) F.Verbruggen staff staff I.Aertsen (coordinator) F.Verbruggen
      6 ECTS	Legal Aspects and Behaviour Scientific Perspective on Police and Justice System									C02A1B	F.Hutsebaut (coordinator) D.Van Daele staff staff F.Hutsebaut (coordinator) D.Van Daele

    • Auxiliary Sciences

      Students attend all courses in this group.
      

      • 5 ECTS	Psychology of Law									C01B5A	G.Vervaeke staff staff G.Vervaeke