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3 Years On Campus Bachelors Program
Paris Dauphine UniversityThe Bachelor’s degree in Law (Law and Public Governance track) at Paris Dauphine University-PSL equips you with a strong foundation in public law and governance, alongside key private law basics and common law essentials, while blending in economics, management, sociology, and political science for a well-rounded skill set. It's perfect for ambitious students passionate about public action, policy-making, and legal roles in government or international organizations, setting you up for top Master's programs at PSL and dynamic careers in the public sector.
Curriculum Structure
Year 1 and 2 Foundations
In the first two years, you'll build core multidisciplinary skills through fundamental courses in Management, Applied Economics, Law, Social Sciences, Digital Sciences, and Environmental Transition, offered in tracks like general or legal to suit your interests. This phase sharpens your ability to analyze legal issues from theoretical and practical angles, introduces Common Law in English, and fosters critical thinking for real-world application. It's designed to give you a broad base before specializing, with options like the Talents program for athletes or artists.
Year 3 Specialization
Your final year dives deep into public law and governance, starting with Contract Law to master key mechanisms of business agreements and private law essentials. You'll explore Public Domain concepts like incorporation, protection, and management of public assets, alongside Political Sociology of Law for understanding legal evolution in society. Courses like Tax Law (General Principles and Personal Taxation) and public function principles round it out, with a 4-week internship and international mobility options to apply everything practically—earning 60 ECTS credits toward your PSL Bachelor's diploma.
Focus Areas
Public law, public governance, local/national/European/international decision-making, private law fundamentals, common law basics, economics, management, sociology, and political science.
Learning Outcomes
Master public and private law for analyzing legal situations practically; develop interdisciplinary insights into public action; think critically and independently for public sector careers or PSL research Master's; gain English proficiency in Common Law and global perspectives.
Professional Alignment (Accreditation)
This is an official Bachelor's degree (BAC+3, 180 ECTS) from Université PSL, a major institution, with initial training in French/English—ideal for public/parapublic roles, policy, or advanced PSL Master's in Law and Public Governance or Public Policies.
Reputation (Employability Rankings)
Part of Université PSL, ranked in the world's top 50 by THE and QS, Dauphine-PSL delivers world-class education with strong professional ties, high employability in law/public sectors, and pathways to elite graduate programs.
The Law and Public Governance track isn't just about sitting in lectures and memorizing legal codes. This program is designed to give you real, hands-on experience with how law actually works in the world. You'll combine rigorous legal training with practical insights into public administration, policy-making, and governance—skills that employers desperately want.
From day one, you're learning law as a *tool*, not just a theory. The curriculum intentionally weaves together legal studies with economics, management, sociology, and political science, so you understand the broader context of public action. This interdisciplinary approach means you're not studying law in isolation—you're seeing how it connects to real policy challenges, budget decisions, and organizational change that public institutions face every day.
The program emphasizes learning from practice, with a variety of learning methods designed to bridge the classroom and the real world:
- 4-week mandatory internship where you apply what you've learned in a real professional setting
- Case-based learning that grounds your studies in practical legal situations and real-world decision-making
- Multidisciplinary coursework covering management, applied economics, social sciences, and digital sciences alongside law, so you understand how public institutions actually operate
- International perspective with instruction in both French and English, preparing you to work in multilingual European institutions
- Courses on emerging challenges including digital technology, artificial intelligence, and environmental transition—the issues shaping public policy right now
At Paris Dauphine-PSL, the Bachelor's degree in Law (Law and Public Governance track) puts practical skills front and center, blending real-world public law challenges with hands-on coursework like oral presentations, homework, and continuous assessments in every class. You'll dive into public decision-making at local, national, European, and international levels through interactive courses on topics like domain public management, fundamental rights protection, and comparative public law—building the kind of expertise that sets you up for public sector roles or top Master's programs. This approach sharpens your ability to analyze legal situations practically while incorporating economics, management, and political science for a well-rounded edge.
Here's how our program delivers that experiential boost, straight from the curriculum:
- Oral presentations and continuous assessments in courses like Protection des droits fondamentaux (31.5 hours) and Comparative Public Law (18 hours), where you present on real jurisprudences, domain public protection, and constitutional principles across civil/common law systems.
- Workshops and coursework focused on practical public governance, including legislative drafting, public finances, AI/digital law, and complex public contracts—preparing you directly for civil service exams or public affairs careers.
- Study trips scheduled as part of related advanced tracks (like Master's Public Governance), immersing you in public policy realities—imagine exploring public action in action during a dedicated March outing.
- Multidisciplinary projects tying law to public management, economics, and sociology, with options for research publications and abroad study gaps to apply skills in real public decision-making scenarios.
- Access to Dauphine-PSL's cutting-edge facilities, including specialized libraries for legal research, digital tools for AI and public law simulations, and institutes supporting public governance studies—check the full facilities list here: https://dauphine.psl.eu/en/discover-dauphine/campus-life/facilities.
pplicants must have completed Bachelor Year 1 and Year 2 in law or a BAC+2 equivalent (120 ECTS) in law, with knowledge of private law, public law, accounting, and a good level of EnglishIELTS / TOEFL: Exact score not specified; students must demonstrate good English proficiency (generally B2 level or higher).Application procedure: External applicants apply through the online application portal (MyCandidature) or the Études en France / Campus France process depending on nationality.Students who have passed the second year of their Bachelor's degree at Dauphine and both the first and second years of the Law program.Students who have passed the Bachelor’s program in Interdisciplinary Studies (CPES) at PSL, as long as they followed the Economic, Social, and Legal Science (SESJ) track, majored in Law, and receive at least an average score of 10 in the Law major.Candidates must have a basic understanding of private and public law and a decent level of English.Students who have completed a BAC+2 degree (a three-year degree worth 120 ECTS) or equivalent in law at another university or institution of higher education.IELTS Academic: overall 6.5 bands minimumTOEFL iBT: 92 or above minimumChina requirement: Completion of two years of higher education in law or equivalent undergraduate legal studies.A level AAA at A‑Level is typically a strong benchmark for competitive applicants.International Baccalaureate (IB): ~35 or above (predicted)USA GPA of 3.5 or higher is often considered competitive for selective programs, such as those in Economics, Law, or ManagementCBSE percentage of around 85%–90% or higher is typically expected for competitive programs, particularly for those applying directly from high schoolLegal advisorPublic policy analystGovernment affairs officerCompliance officerCorporate legal assistantRegulatory affairs specialistLegal researcherPublic administration officerInternational relation
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