Registration for Curricular Units

Applications

Eligibility for curricular units:

  • Undergraduate, Master’s or PhD students of this Faculty who wish to register for curricular units of any other cycle of studies of the Faculty;
  • As external students, anyone interested in attending curricular units of any other cycle of studies of this Faculty, with or without links to other higher education institutions, provided they are over 16 years old. 

Maximum number of enrolments

Six curricular units per semester, and it is not recommended that students exceed 30 ECTS per academic year. For the same cycle of studies, enrolment in more than 60 ECTS will not be permitted, as provided for in Article 46-A(1)(c) of Decree-Law No. 65/2018 of 16 August.

Places

  • 1st Cycle Curricular Units: 5 places in each Curricular Unit*
  • 2nd Cycle Curricular Units: 5 places in each Curricular Unit*
  • 3rd Cycle Curricular Units: 5 places in each Curricular Unit*

* Subject to the maximum limit of enrolments in each CU, established by the Faculty’s Management, to ensure the maintenance of high quality standards of teaching/learning, as well as according to the size of the teaching spaces. Admission and enrolment to the most popular curricular units is conditional on the number of places.

Application deadlines | School Year 2026/27

1st semester:

  • Submission of applications: From 18 to 21 August 2026
  • Announcement of placements: Until 28 August 2026
  • Complaint about placements: From 28 August to 4 September 2026
  • Enrolment*: Until 15 September 2026

2nd semester:

  • Submission of applications: From 11 to 15 January 2027
  • Announcement of placements: Until 22 January 2027
  • Complaint about placements: From 22 to 28 January 2027
  • Enrolment*: Until 10 February 2027

*Registration for subjects is done through the Academic Division.

Preferences

Enrolment of internal students takes preference over external students. With regard to internal students, preference is given to those who are attending the course in question over those who are attending single course units. Within each category, applicants are placed in the order in which they enter the system, with preference being given to applications submitted first.

Application instructions (online):

The application is made online, through the NOVA School of Law website by filling in an application form and uploading the necessary documents, namely:

  • Digital copy of citizen card or passport (for international applicants);
  • Curriculum Vitae (European model);
  • Document in Word format with the curricular units for which you wish to apply;
  • • Payment of the application fee via MBway, Visa, MB or PayPal references (25.00€ non-refundable);

Applications through the NOVA School of Law applications portal.

Tuition Fees, Emoluments/Charges and Taxes Fees

Fees and charges

  • Application fee: 25,00€
  • Academic insurance: 3,00
  • Administrative costs: 35,00€
  • Enrollment certificate: 6,00€

Fees

Tuition fees vary according to the cycle of studies and to the course in which they are taught, and are proportional to the fees of the course and include the legally associated administrative costs.

 
Cost per ECTS for 2025/2026
1st Cycle
Bachelor in Law

2nd Cycle

  • Master’s in Law 
  • Master’s in Law and Financial Markets
  • Master’s in Law and Economics of the Sea – Ocean Governance

2nd Cycle

  • Master in Litigation and Arbitration
 
 
 
 

2nd Cycle

  • Master’s in Law and Management
 
 
 
 

2nd Cycle

  • Master’s in Law and Security
 
 
 
 
2nd Cycle
Master’s in Law Applied to Technology

3rd Cycle

PhD in Law

 

National students (or equivalent)20€ (minimum of 50€)105€110€115€100€130€90€
International Students175€175€175€175€175€200€175€

Tuition fees are set annually by the General Council of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

The reading of this information does not exempt consultation of the relevant legislation and regulations, the public notice of fees, and the emoluments table in force for the respective academic year.

The following curricular units are not eligible:
Code of the curricular unit Name of the curricular unit
271350 Introdução ao Direito e ao Pensamento Jurídico
27107 Direito Constitucional
27134 Microeconomia
27129 História do Estado
27127 História das Ideias Políticas
27136 International Relations
27104 Political Science
27108 Direito Constitucional Português
27128 História do Direito
27142 Teoria da Norma Jurídica
27130 Informação e Documentação Jurídica
271330 Macroeconomics
27125 Public Economics
27139 Sociologia do Direito
27165 Psicologia Jurídica
37064 Programming for Jurists
37063 Go Global 2
37062 Go Global 6
27146 Trabalho Extracurricular
27131/28112 Inglês
27147 Prática Jurídica Interdisciplinar
33154 Mediação – Técnicas e Processo
33186 Simulação de Exames ao CEJ
33000, 50000 e 50001 Dissertação
50000, 50003 Relatório de Estágio
50000, 50002 Trabalho de Projeto
22003 SPEED Presentation
33261, 33262, 45002 Methodology of Legal Research – 2º ciclo
22002 Presentation and Discussion of the Thesis Project
22001 Doctoral Thesis
22112 Methodology of Legal Research – 3º ciclo
37090 Human Rights Moot Courts
37030 Legal English
33122 International Humanitarian Law
33178 Introdução à Mediação
33121 Cybersecurity and Governance
27160 Critical Legal Thinking
28101 Civil and Commercial Contracts
27161 Law and Sustainability
33179 Insolvência
37033 Corporate Governance
37004 Diplomatic and Consular Law
33175 Prática Processual Civil
27109 Social Equality Law
28102 Crimes em Especial
33196 Business, Human Rights and Sustainability
37086 Data Protection Law in a Digital World
33264 Economic Models for Sustainable Ocean Economy
33275 Financing Sustainable Blue Economy and Integration of Policies and Development
33277 Applied Social Entrepreneurship
33279 Environmental Policy
33281 Global Energy Markets
33282 Sustainable International Business
33210 Negotiation (Strategy)
33163 Introduction to Data Analytics
33160 Financial Markets and Investments
33161 Principles of Corporate Finance
33164 Banking and Insurance Operations
33165 Introduction to Financial Derivatives and Risk Management
33184 Direito da Família e da Criança
33278 Business Model Innovation
33301 Technological Deep Dive
370760 Contabilidade e Finanças Empresariais
33302 Law and Technology Intensive Course
370770 Business Economics
22110 Metodologias de Análise do Direito
4200116 Seminário II
4200118 Seminário III
4200197 Seminário IV
4200198 Seminário V
33257 Ethics and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
33316 Clinical Course in Cross-Border Child Protection Services
27180 Consumer Law and Sustainable Innovation
27205 EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and Reporting
370750 Business Management
370760 Accounting and Corporate Finance