Master's in Business Law
The Master's in Business Law trains high-level legal professionals capable of securing corporate operations, structuring complex transactions, and defending a company's interests before the courts as well as through amicable dispute resolution. Grounded in the OHADA framework and open to the international arena, it prepares graduates for roles in legal management, advisory, taxation, and compliance, within companies as well as law firms.
The programme at a glance
2 years
Master 1 (common core and Business Law track), then Master 2 specialization
120 ECTS
60 per year, 30 per semester, in whole credits per subject
2 diplomas
MBA in Business Law (ESG) · Master's in Business Law (UFRA)
Thesis + internship
Defended professional thesis and 4- to 6-month internship
Bac+3
Or direct entry into Master 2 with a completed Bac+4
Hybrid format
On-campus and remote, compatible with professional employment
Degree awarded
Master's Degree in Business Law
Awarded by UFRA — degree accredited by the State of Côte d'Ivoire
Exit level
Bac+5
The programme's promise
The Master's program is built in two stages.
- •First year, high-level common core shared with the MBA Fast-Track cohort: strategy, financial analysis, management control, OHADA business law and taxation, data and AI, leadership;
- •First year, Business Law track: advanced corporate law and restructuring (OHADA mergers and acquisitions), complex domestic and international business contracts, advanced tax law (optimization, transfer pricing, tax treaties), banking, financial and capital markets law (BRVM, UEMOA AMF);
- •First year, continued: international commercial arbitration and amicable dispute resolution, competition and investment law (UEMOA, AGOA, EPA), intellectual property, digital law and compliance, and an internship leading to a dissertation;
- •Second year, deeper specialization: OHADA restructuring, international contracts, taxation, enforcement procedures, mergers and acquisitions and legal engineering, business criminal law, arbitration and mediation, intellectual property and data, Legal Tech;
- •Second year, professional thesis and extended internship.
Programme objectives
- •Train legal professionals capable of securing and structuring corporate operations within the OHADA framework;
- •Master the legal engineering of mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings;
- •Handle litigation and leverage arbitration and amicable dispute resolution methods;
- •Optimize tax burden and prevent business criminal risk;
- •Deploy compliance, data protection, and Legal Tech tools.
Highlights
- •Dual degree: MBA in Business Law (ESG) and Master's in Business Law (UFRA), accredited by the MESRS;
- •Common core and shared courses with the MBA Fast-Track cohort: networking with working executives and managers;
- •Hybrid format, on-campus and remote, compatible with professional employment;
- •Teaching through consultations and case studies drawn from real files, legal drafting exercises, and simulations of arbitration, mediation, and oral advocacy;
- •ICAD professional certificates attached to the diploma, with optional preparation for the bar entrance exam.
Graduate skills
Qualify and secure
Master legal sources, characterize a given situation, and secure contracts, deeds, and transactions.
Structure transactions
Manage corporate life cycles, restructurings, and mergers and acquisitions (OHADA).
Defend
Handle litigation and master procedure, enforcement proceedings, arbitration, and mediation.
Optimize
Master corporate taxation and design lawful tax optimization structures.
Protect
Ensure compliance, data protection, and the defense of intellectual property.
Innovate
Leverage Legal Tech and Legal Design to streamline and clarify the legal function.
Registration
Entry level
Bac+3 or Bac+4
Practical information
Format
Hybrid (on-campus and remote), compatible with professional employment
Duration
2 years
Campus
Cocody Riviera 3, cité coprim2, rue E139
Language
French
Admissions
Bac+3 or Bac+4