Recognition of Official Validity of Studies by the Ministry of Public Education (SEP), 942029 dated on July 14, 1994.

The Universidad de las Américas de la Ciudad de México, offers you the most modern program of Licenciatura en Derecho given that, in addition to providing the specialization in legal practice relating to Mexican Law, it also provides training in the Law of the United States.

What does a graduate in Bachelor Degree Law do?

The bilingual professional training provided by the UDLA CDMX, enables you to work in:

• Any of the traditional areas of legal practice.
• Private companies and corporate law firms.
• Private and Public International Law areas.
• Areas related to international legal matters, in particular those relating to North American Law.
• Any public sector area.
• As an independent professional.

Objective

• Training professionals with wide and deep knowledge in the areas of Basic Legal Training, Private Law, Public Law, Social Law, Law of the United States of America, Corporate Law and professional English.

• Develop in the graduate, by means of integrating knowledge in the professional practice area, skills and abilities that enable him or her to participate in solving cases of Civil Procedural Law, Commercial Law, Labor Law, Social Security Law, Tax Law, Criminal Law, Notarial Law, Amparo, Private International Law, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks and Technology Transfer and Law of the United States in accordance with all globalization policies of the Mexican and American government.

• Instill in the graduate values and attitudes that motivate him or her to perform his or her professional activities ethically and responsibly.

 

Enrollment Profile

To enroll into this program the applicant shall comply with the general requisites of admission to the University, as well as with the following specific characteristics:

• A social vocation and a vocation for justice.
• An attitude of respect and tolerance towards personal, physical, cognitive and ideological differences, as well as diverse beliefs or convictions.
• Reading comprehension.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Analysis and synthesis capabilities.
• Capability for reasoning and argumentation.
• Social skills.
• Ethical Sense.
• Acknowledgement of the need of permanent updating.

Graduation Profile

The graduate of the Licenciatura en Derecho will have the knowledge, skills, attitudes and abilities that allow them to:

• Understand the historical and prospective evolution of law and their philosophical, conceptual and doctrinal foundations, to address the legal problems that arise in a dynamic and global society, both nationally and internationally.
• Analyze conventions, recommendations and international treaties regarding the national legal system;
• Advise private individuals or public entities about the legal procedures by applying techniques of strategic litigation.
• Define legal and litigation strategies considering the doctrine, legislation, case law and international treaties in national and international areas,

Therefore, at the time of completion, the graduate will have acquired the following knowledge, skills, attitudes and abilities:

Knowledge:

• About issues affecting all people, as their identity, marital status, family rights, their heritage, their contracts. And the duties and responsibilities that flow from it
• About Tax laws and processing of administrative and tax judgments.
• About the handling of civil, family, commercial trials; both traditional methods such as oral.
• About the state structure and its operation.
• About the American law
• About the methodological research tools applicable in the national and international levels.
• About the treatment of matters arising from employment contracts

In order to be able to apply the foregoing knowledge, the graduate shall possess sufficient skills for:

• Spoken and written communication.
• Communication in a second language.
• Analysis and interpretation of the policies, doctrines and jurisprudence.
• Decisions making that allow them to solve problems of professional life.
• Research to address the growing and evolving legislation, jurisprudence and doctrine.
• Analysis of policies and procedures of the International Law.
• Analysis of the regulatory framework of international relations.

The graduate shall display the following attitudes:

• Community service taking into account the public interest, the enviroment, human rights  and the private benefit
• Social responsibility.
• Ethics during his or her professional performance.
• Critical evaluation of his or her job.
• Leadership.
• Analytical thinking of issues related to the National and American Law.

The graduate shall demonstrate possession of abilities to:

• Apply the policy, doctrine and jurisprudence to exercise the attorney profession in accordance with the socio-economic, political and cultural reality of the country, to conflicts resolution generated in society.
• Clear, simple, accurate and effective communication with other experts in the performance of their professional activity.
• Apply the policies and procedures of international law in the public and private contexts
• Apply the regulatory framework of the international relations Implementation of strategies for the resolution of disputes, commercial, labor, criminal, family, administrative, fiscal and environmental civil areas

 

Curriculum

• Four year program
• 61 courses
• Practices start on the first semesters
• Mandatory courses in the English language from the first semester
• Major subjects in English starting the third semester
• One choice of Cultural Workshop in the first semester
• Total Program´s Credits: 345.
• General Knowledge component: 59 credits (includes 6 credits from 3 mandatory general knowledge courses with no charge).
• Curricular courses taught in English are indicated by italics.

 

First Semester
DE103	Introduction to Legal Practice	6
DE104	Introduction to Law	5
DE105	Roman Law	5
DE106	General Theory of the Process	5
EG103	Writing I	6
EG106	Personality and Self-Esteem	2
EG107	Food and Health	2
EG113	Mexican Culture	2
MA105	Mathematics	6
SC105	Computational Tools	7
EN111	Remedial English I	7
Second Semester
DE116	Individual and Family Law	6
DE131	Sociology	5
DE132	General Theory of State and Political Science	5
DE133	Constitutional Law and Justice	5
DE134	Criminal Law	5
EG104	Writing II	6
EN121	Remedial English II	7
Third Semester
DE234	Right of Property and Inheritance	6
DE235	Commercial Law	6
DE239	History of Mexican Law	5
DE240	Administrative Law	5
DE249	Crime Offences in Particular	5
DN224	Legal Writing and Terminology	6
EN231	Remedial English III	7
Fourth Semester
DE236	Human Rights and Individual Guarantees	6
DE237	Criminal Procedural Practice	6
DE238	Civil and Commercial Procedural Practice (Ordinary Proceedings)	6
DE250	Law of Obligations	6
DN227	Introduction to the American and Canadian Legal Systems *	6
EN241	Remedial English IV	7
Fifth Semester
DE251	Law of Contracts	6
DE252	Civil and Commercial Procedural Practice (Special Proceedings)	6
DE305	Credit Titles and Operations	6
DE352	Notarial and Registry Practice	6
DE354	Amparo Law	6
DE362	Labor Law	6
DN323	Contracts *	6
EN351	Remedial English V	7
Sixth Semester
DE306	Environmental Law	6
DE365	Amparo Trial Procedure	6
DE367	Labor Procedural	6
DE369	Social Security Law	4
DE374	Public International Law	6
DN416	Corporate Law *	6
EN361	Remedial English VI	7
Seventh Semester
DE371	Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks and Technology Transfer	6
DE473	Corporate Law Procedures *	6
DE474	Agrarian Law	4
DE475	Principles of Economy	5
DE476	Private International Law	6
DE477	Tax Law and Taxes in Particular	6
DN440	Judicial System and Civil Procedure *	6
EN451	Remedial English VII (TOEFL Preparation)	7
Eighth Semester
DE447	Banking and Securities Law	6
DE480	Fiscal and Administrative Procedural Practice	6
DE481	International Arbitration Procedure *	6
DE482	Philosophy of Law	5
DE484	Economic Law	5
DE495	Graduation Seminar	6
DN450	Federal and State Business Regulations *	6
Common Core of General Education * Taught in English

 Program Advantages

• Double Accreditation: Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies Diploma fully recognized in the United States of America and Licenciatura en Derecho Diploma Degree with official recognition from the Ministry of Public Education (SEP)

• Our professors possess a Master's and/or Doctorate degree and wide professional experience, which will offer you the invaluable opportunity of learning from their theoretical and practical knowledge

• Courses on the Law of the United States, taught in English starting on the Fourth Semester

• Simulation of Trials and Hearings with Mexican judges

• Participation in inter-university competitions

• Conference cycles and extracurricular activities

• Flexible schedules that allow you to work from the first semesters

• Employment connections and job placements

• All graduates take the EGEL test from CENEVAL, with national recognition

 

Professors

Director de la Divisón de Derecho:

• Edgar Benjamín Mendieta Zacarías, MA (Full-time Undergraduate Professor)
  

 

 

Contact / Additional Information

Tel. 55-5209-9853 / 55-5209-9818

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