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FDSP · Law and political science

Historical opening: 2014

Faculty of Law and Political Science

Open since the 2014–2015 academic year, the FDSP offers education in law and political science with links to economics, management and several related disciplines.
Faculty of Law and Political Science graduates

FDSP · Published offering

Documented pathways, from certificates to the Doctorate

Published content describes five pathways, from certifying education to the Doctorate, in initial and continuing formats. The opening of each pathway for the current campaign must be confirmed with the Registrar’s Office.

Academic markers

Documented cycles and levels

The sources reviewed describe a progression from certifying education to the Doctorate / PhD cycle; this does not automatically mean that a pathway opens every year.

  1. 01Certifying educationContinuing or à la carte education, in evening or weekend classes.
  2. 02Certificate of Capacity in Law and EconomicsInitial or continuing education, in evening or weekend classes.
  3. 03Undergraduate degree in law and political scienceInitial education; professional education begins at Master’s level.
  4. 04Research / professional Master’sInitial or continuing education.
  5. 05Doctorate / PhDResearch cycle with conferences and progress presentations.
01

Continuing education

Certifying education

Continuing or à la carte education, in evening or weekend classes.

Duration
Monthly or weekly
Qualification
Training certificate / validation of prior learning (VAE)
Entry requirements
Professional experience
Study format
Continuing or à la carte education, evening or weekend classes
Certificate fields
  • Judicial procedures
  • CEMAC, ECCAS, OHADA and CIMA legal environment
  • Election monitoring and observation
  • Gender and development
  • Security and human rights
  • Environment and sustainable development
  • Risk management
  • Geopolitics
  • Business taxation
  • Governance, peace and security
  • Notarial practice
  • Civil-status administration
  • Real estate
  • Competition and consumer law
  • Legal secretarial practice
  • Political and social communication
  • Transport, customs, transit and insurance
02

Qualifying education

Certificate of Capacity in Law and Economics

Initial or continuing education, in evening or weekend classes.

Duration
4 semesters (2 years)
Qualification
Certificate of Capacity in Law and Economics (baccalaureate-equivalent level)
Entry requirements
BEPC or CAP, aged 21 or over
Study format
Initial or continuing education, evening or weekend classes
Subjects taught
  • Civil law
  • Commercial law
  • Administrative law
  • Constitutional law
  • Civil procedure and enforcement proceedings
  • Criminal law
  • Criminal procedure
  • Political economy
  • Private notarial law
  • Social law
  • Tax law
  • Computing
  • English
03

Undergraduate degree

Undergraduate degree in law and political science

Initial education; professional education begins at Master’s level.

Duration
6 semesters (3 years)
Qualification
Undergraduate degree in Law and Political Science
Entry requirements
All baccalaureate streams
Study format
Initial education
Fields taught

Political science

  • Sociology
  • International relations
  • Sustainable development
  • Urban planning
  • Public policy
  • Geostrategy
  • Management

Private and public law

  • Civil law
  • Criminal law
  • Business law
  • International law
  • Constitutional law
  • Administrative law
  • Public finance
  • Legal history
  • Economics
  • Legal English

Recent FDSP timetables distinguish, in particular, the third-year private law and public law and political science pathways.

04

Master’s cycle

Research / professional Master’s

Initial or continuing education.

Duration
4 semesters (2 years)
Qualification
Research or Professional Master’s
Entry requirements
General or professional Bachelor’s degree
Study format
Initial or continuing education
05

Research cycle

Doctorate / PhD

Research cycle with conferences and progress presentations.

Duration
6 or 10 semesters
Qualification
Doctorate / PhD
Entry requirements
Research Master’s degree with a satisfactory academic level
Study format
Research cycle (conferences and progress reports)
Doctoral school — Legal and political sciences

Public law / Political science

  • Domestic studies
  • International studies

Private law

  • Criminal law and criminal sciences
  • Civil law
  • Business law

04 · Master’s orientation

Two orientations and documented specialisations

The sources reviewed describe Research and Professional orientations, each structured around several specialisations. Their current opening must be confirmed.

Research
  • Fundamental private law
  • Business law
  • Criminal sciences
  • Droit public et science politique
Professional
  • Customs and transit
  • Extractive industries
  • Litigation
  • Security and defence
  • Humanitarian law
  • Sustainable development
  • Legal and tax advice
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual property

Academic fields

An offering in law, political science and related disciplines

The five fields organise the FDSP offering, from public law to economics and management.

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Next step

Confirm your pathway

Identify the level and field that interest you, check current availability, then contact the Registrar’s Office before applying.

  1. 01Choose your level
  2. 02Identify your field
  3. 03Check current availability
  4. 04Contact the Registrar’s Office
  5. 05Apply for admission

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Prepare the next step in your pathway

Review the published information, then confirm your situation with the Registrar’s Office.
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