Target level of study
BAC +5
ECTS
120 credits
Duration
2 years
Training structure
Faculty of Law and Political Science
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
- Training coordinator: Marie-Christine Sordino
The Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences specialization is ideal for students wishing to work in all areas of criminal law and criminal sciences.
The structure of both levels is designed to lead students to progressive specialization in the various areas of criminal law and criminal science. The specific courses in Master 1 cover the essential disciplines of criminal law and criminal science, which are included in the revision syllabuses for the main legal examinations and competitions. Master 1 courses cover criminal procedure, international criminal law, special criminal law, business criminal law, criminal sanction law and criminology.
These disciplines are taught in greater depth in the Masters 2 courses, both in terms of research and practical, pre-professional training designed to enable students to enter the job market directly.
Objectives
The main aim of the Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences specialization is to prepare students for all careers in criminal law and criminal sciences.
It is recommended for students wishing to become magistrates, lawyers, police and gendarmerie officers, prison governors, probation officers, customs officers, compliance officers, employees of private companies in the legal or litigation sector, employees of organizations such as TRACFIN, or if they wish to take the major civil service competitive examinations. The program is based on both theoretical and practical teaching, accompanied by internships.
It is also recommended if the student wishes to pursue a career as a teacher-researcher, or as a researcher at the CNRS, thanks to the preparation for research and through research in criminal law and criminal sciences (research-oriented course).
Know-how and skills
Thanks to the training received in the Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences specialization, students will be able to :
- master all the disciplines involved in criminal law and criminal science
- legal reasoning
- master the drafting of a legal summary subject
- master oral communication on a legal topic
Organization
Open on a sandwich basis
This course is offered on a sandwich basis.
Program
The Master 1 course in Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences is designed to lead naturally to the choice of one of the courses offered in Master 2.
The links between the two years of Master 1 and Master 2 are logical and coherent, as the disciplines taught in Master 1 prepare students for greater specialization in each course.
The field covered by criminal law and criminal sciences calls for specialized training, built around distinct pedagogical projects and aims, depending on whether the student is destined for research or direct entry into professional life, if necessary by passing an entrance exam or competitive examination.
Select a program
Master of Criminal Law and Practice
The aim of the Criminal Practices course is to provide in-depth knowledge of the entire field of criminal law, in a practical, cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary way. Current practices in all areas of economic, social, cultural and family life are considered from the point of view of criminal law enforcement, from a cross-disciplinary perspective. This makes it possible to include in-depth study of all disciplines relating to general criminal law, criminal procedure and special criminal law, which have never been taught as part of the previous curriculum, or to go further into subjects which have already been introduced.
Exposure to a multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary program, combining public and private law, with a comparative and international dimension, is a considerable asset in helping students enter the job market. All the changes to which criminal law is subject are thus grasped and passed on to students: the course program shows, in particular, the dematerialization and incorporation of new technologies and the Internet into criminal law.
Through the study of case studies led by professionals, students are confronted with role-playing and role-playing situations. This is extremely useful in preparing them for competitive examinations or for their direct entry into the professional world.
In this sense, the course is a true professional school of criminal law and criminal sciences.
The course is supported by the Montpellier Criminal Law Team (EDPM), a recognized research team in criminal law and criminal sciences.
Insolvency law group 2 (ST)
UE Special criminal law
8 creditsCM Special criminal law
6 creditsTD Special criminal law
2 credits
Digital skills - Pix+Droit preparation
UE Criminal Procedure 2
8 creditsUE International criminal law
7 creditsCM International criminal law
5 creditsTD International criminal law
2 credits
Choice of internship or dissertation
Your choice: 1 of 2
Memory
3 creditsInternship
3 credits
In-depth civil procedures: enforcement procedures (ST)
Private digital law (ST)
Optional
New technology criminal law
3 creditsEuropean Union criminal law
3 creditsChoice of option blocks
Your choice: 1 of 2
Research option in criminal law and criminal sciences
Your choice: 1 of 2
Criminal law and criminal sciences - option 2
21 creditsResearch dissertation
10 creditsLiability law
3 creditsGrand oral
8 credits
Criminal law and criminal sciences - option 1
21 creditsGrand oral
6 creditsResearch dissertation
10 creditsLiability law
3 creditsStudent involvement
Criminal practice option
Your choice: 1 of 2
Criminal practice - option 1
21 creditsCriminal audit practice
4 creditsChoice of dissertation/tutored project
Your choice: 1 of 2
Tutored project
Memory
3 credits
Criminal risk management - Internal and international
1 creditsCriminal law and applied pp corporate partners
1 creditsStudent involvement
Professional integration
8 creditsGrand oral
2 credits
Criminal practice - option 2
21 creditsCriminal audit practice
4 creditsChoice of dissertation/tutored project
Your choice: 1 of 2
Tutored project
Memory
3 credits
Criminal risk management - Internal and international
1 creditsCriminal law and applied pp corporate partners
1 creditsGrand oral
4 creditsProfessional integration
8 credits
ECHR criminal law
3 credits
Admission
Target audience
Entrance to Master 1 in the Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences specialization is open to students with a bachelor's degree in private or public law, or a diploma deemed equivalent. It is also open to continuing education students, in which case it can constitute a specialization.
Recruitment criteria between Master 1 and Master 2 are based on a systematic review of the student's application and, more often than not, interviews and motivation tests (which are not systematic).
Necessary prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in private or public law or equivalent diploma, initial training; open to continuing education.
And then
Further studies
Students can continue their studies by taking part in preparatory courses for competitive examinations in criminal law: for example, Prépa-ENM, Prépa-ENA, Preparatory courses for the CRFPA entrance exam, Preparatory courses for competitive examinations in criminal law organized by the Montpellier Criminal Law Team (Director, Mr. Olivier Sautel, MCF-HDR, Montpellier Criminal Law Team; Director of Studies, Mr. Eloi Clément, MCF, Montpellier Criminal Law Team). Olivier Sautel, MCF-HDR, Equipe de droit pénal de Montpellier ; Directeur des études, Mr Eloi Clément, MCF, Equipe de droit pénal de Montpellier ).
Students can also continue their studies by taking the Diplôme Universitaire de Sciences criminelles offered by the Montpellier Criminal Law Team (EDPM- Direction Mr. Olivier Sautel).
Graduating with the Mention Droit pénal et sciences criminelles enables graduates to enroll in a doctoral thesis.
Professional integration
The professional outlets for the Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences specialization are :
Magistrate (judicial and administrative)
Lawyer
Clerk
Police competition
Gendarmerie competitions
Customs competition
Tax competition
Civil service competitions
Prison administration competitions
Youth protection competitions
Corporate lawyer or manager
Compliance officer
Employee with organizations such as TRACFIN, banking institutions, etc.
Lecturer at the University
CNRS researcher