GIURISPRUDENZA

Tuition fees are 482 EUR per year.

LAW is a program taught in English at Universita degli Studi di Macerata in Macerata, structured as a five-year integrated degree that combines undergraduate and graduate-level legal education into a single continuous course of study. This structure is common in Italian legal education, where the qualification needed to enter legal professions is typically obtained through an extended single-cycle program rather than a separate bachelor's and master's sequence. The discipline of law covers the study of legal rules, institutions, and the reasoning used to interpret and apply them. Students typically begin with foundational subjects such as the history and theory of law, constitutional law, and the structure of the legal system, before progressing to more specialized areas including civil law, criminal law, administrative law, commercial law, and procedural law. International and comparative legal subjects are also commonly included, given the program's English-language format, along with legal skills training such as legal writing, argumentation, and case analysis. Students develop the ability to interpret statutes and case law, construct legal arguments, and apply legal principles to concrete situations, skills that form the basis for further professional legal training. Graduates of law programs typically pursue further qualification to practice as lawyers, notaries, or judges, depending on the jurisdiction and its specific requirements, or move into roles in corporate legal departments, government agencies, international organizations, and legal consulting. Some graduates use their legal training as a foundation for careers in policy, journalism, or business rather than legal practice itself. Macerata, in the Marche region, has a long-standing tradition in legal education. Delivering this program in English is intended to prepare graduates for legal careers with an international dimension.