Bachelor in Business Law
The Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Law trains operational legal professionals capable of securing company operations, mastering the OHADA framework, and both preventing and handling disputes.
The programme at a glance
3 years
Bachelor 1 as common core, then Law in year 2 and 3
180 ECTS
60 per year, 30 per semester, in whole credits per subject
2 diplomas
Bachelor in Business Law (ESG) · Bachelor's Degree in Private Law (UFRA)
3 capstones
One integrative professional project every year, defended before a panel
Post-Bac
Or parallel admission into year 2 or 3
4 tracks
Corporate Law, Litigation, Labor Law, Digital & Taxation
Degree awarded
Bachelor's Degree in Private Law, Legal Careers Track
Awarded by UFRA — degree accredited by the State of Côte d'Ivoire
Exit level
Bac+3
The programme's promise
The program follows a rigorous progression.
- •First year, common core laying the foundations: law, accounting, economics, management, digital tools;
- •Second year, Law track: obligations, commercial law, business criminal law, commercial companies, GDPR, legal risk management;
- •Third year, full specialization: special contracts, security interests, procedure and enforcement proceedings, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution, advanced tax law, consumer law, governance and digital ethics;
- •All anchored by a legal clinic in real-world conditions.
Programme objectives
- •Provide a comprehensive legal foundation: obligations, commercial law, corporate law, labor law, and business criminal law;
- •Master the OHADA framework and business law practices in West Africa;
- •Know how to draft legal instruments, secure transactions, and map legal risks;
- •Conduct litigation and master arbitration and alternative dispute resolution methods;
- •Ensure rapid professional integration through the legal clinic, internships, and capstone projects.
Highlights
- •Dual degree: Bachelor in Business Law (ESG) and Bachelor's Degree in Private Law, Legal Careers Track (UFRA), accredited by the MESRS;
- •A capstone project every year: an integrative project defended before a mixed panel of faculty and professionals;
- •Legal clinic in real-world conditions: consultations, legal qualification work, simulations, and moot pleadings;
- •Daytime classes, full-time program, with a mandatory internship in Bachelor 3;
- •ICAD professional certificates attached to the diploma: legal management, OHADA arbitration, compliance, and GDPR.
Graduate skills
Qualify
Master the sources of law, legally qualify a situation, and build rigorous legal reasoning.
Secure
Draft and negotiate contracts and legal instruments, secure corporate life within the OHADA framework.
Defend
Conduct litigation, master procedure, enforcement proceedings, arbitration, and mediation.
Protect
Ensure compliance (GDPR), manage legal risks, and protect intellectual property.
Advise
Support executives on labor law, taxation, governance, and ethics.
Communicate
Plead cases, consult within the legal clinic, work in legal English, and present an analysis.
Registration
Entry level
Post-Bac or parallel admission into year 2 or 3
Practical information
Format
Daytime classes, full-time program
Duration
3 years
Campus
Cocody Riviera 3, cité coprim2, rue E139
Language
French
Admissions
Post-Bac or parallel admission into year 2 or 3