Law - Political Science - Administration

Master's Degree in Public Contracts and Partnerships

  • ECTS

    120 credits

  • Duration

    2 years

  • Training structure

    Faculty of Law and Political Science

Presentation

The Master's program trains lawyers specializing in public business law, particularly in public contract law and partnership relations involving public entities.

The first year of the Master's program allows students to master the fundamentals of public business law while furthering their education in general public law.

The program is organized into two consecutive semesters, for a total of more than 500 hours of instruction, divided between theoretical courses taught primarily by academics (40%) and coursework supervised by recognized professionals (60%). A mandatory internship or apprenticeship contract completes the program and ensures effective professional integration.

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Objectives

Acquisition of comprehensive knowledge of public business law, particularly the law and practice of public contracts and public procurement
Management of public procurement contracts from award to execution
Ability to conduct in-depth legal research in public business law to advise on and manage litigation

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Know-how and skills

  • Expertise in public business law: public property, public project management, competition law, criminal law, financing, taxation, urban planning, and development              
  • Expertise in legal matters specific to public contracts: awarding, execution, controls, litigation, liability, European law
  • Mastery of contractual techniques and arrangements: public procurement and partnership contracts, service concessions, works concessions, development concessions, state property contracts, and administrative leases
  • Expertise in administrative litigation and contractual litigation in particular
  • Manipulation of public procurement management software
  • Introduction to public procurement and negotiation
  • Advanced Legal English
  • Application of expertise in companies or public institutions
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Organization

Program

Select a program

Master 1 Public Contracts and Partnerships

  • EU litigation system (ST)

    3 credits
  • Administrative law of local authorities (ST)

  • Public Business Law 1 (ST)

    5 credits
  • EU Urban planning law

    7 credits
    • Urban Planning Law Tutorial

      2 credits
    • CM Urban Planning Law

  • International economic relations law

    3 credits
  • EU language

    • English

  • EU Public Economic Law 1

    7 credits
    • CM Public Economic Law 1

    • TD Public Economic Law 1

      2 credits
  • Digital skills - In-depth documentary research

  • Optional

    • Legal clinic (F)

    • Memory (F)

    • Internship (F)

    • Professional integration workshops (F): CV/cover letter

    • Supervised project (F)

    • Apprenticeship (F)

    • Legal monitoring (F)

  • Environmental law (ST)

  • Public Business Law 2 (ST)

    5 credits
  • Digital skills - Pix+Law preparation

  • EU Public Economic Law 2

    7 credits
    • CM Public Economic Law 2

    • TD Public Economic Law 2

      2 credits
  • Public Digital Law (ST)

  • Legal theories of the state (ST)

  • EU Public Procurement Law

    7 credits
    • CM Public Contract Law

    • Public Contract Law Tutorial

      2 credits
  • Constitutional litigation practice (ST)

Master's Degree in Public Contracts and Partnerships

  • Public contract litigation

    6 credits
  • Language (Legal English - Public procurement)

  • Public procurement

    7 credits
  • Execution of public contracts

    5 credits
  • Responsibilities related to public contracts

    6 credits
  • Practice of public business contracts

    6 credits
  • Public projects and partnerships

    6 credits
  • Supervised project

  • EU of choice

    • Choose one of two options:

      • Professional integration

        8 credits
      • Professional integration/Commitment

        8 credits
        • Student engagement

        • Professional integration

          6 credits
  • Advanced public business law

    6 credits

Admission

Mandatory prerequisites

  • General administrative law, administrative property law, administrative litigation, civil law, constitutional law, commercial or corporate law
  • in M2: Public economic law, administrative contract law
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And after

Continuing education

Writing a research thesis allows you to continue your studies at the doctoral level.

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Professional integration

Career opportunities:

  • Market services or legal services provided by the State and its public institutions, local authorities, their groupings, and their public institutions
  • Legal services for semi-public companies, particularly local ones,
  • Lawyers specializing in public law
  • Legal advisors to private companies in relation to public procurement
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