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Maestría en Derecho Penal Destacado

Hybrid master's · Law and Public Administration

Master’s Degree in Criminal Law

With a specialization in Economic Criminal Law

The master's program aims to train graduate-level professionals in the field of Economic Criminal Law. It focuses on mastering the epistemic, normative, and procedural foundations of Economic Criminal Law, integrating teaching…

  • FormatHybridLive virtual + in-person experience
  • Duration12 months
  • Admission100% online

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About the program

Study the Master’s Degree in Criminal Law at ECOTEC

The master's program aims to train graduate-level professionals in the field of Economic Criminal Law. It focuses on mastering the epistemic, normative, and procedural foundations of Economic Criminal Law, integrating teaching with advanced legal tools and methodologies, including the use of ICTs. The approach is to equip professionals to address and resolve complex socio-legal problems at both national and international levels, promoting values of responsibility, honesty, professionalism, justice, and professional ethics.

Master’s Degree in Criminal Law en la Universidad ECOTEC

What sets you apart

What makes this master's unique

If you want to stand out in criminal litigation and specialize in economic and corporate crime, this program lets you go deeper into a highly complex legal field.

  1. 01

    Specialized criminal litigation

    Defense and prosecution strategies for complex criminal proceedings.

  2. 02

    Economic and corporate crime

    Legal analysis of financial, corporate and property crimes.

  3. 03

    Criminal compliance

    Risk prevention and criminal liability in organizations.

  4. 04

    Criminal investigation and evidence

    Stronger skills to handle evidence and economic crimes.

How you study

Live virtual + in-person experience

Estudiante recibiendo clases

When you learn

100%

Live, with your professor, on a fixed schedule. Every class is in real time.

Campus presencial

When you practice

4hours

On campus: case studies, simulations, workshops and networking.

Graduate profile

What you will be able to do

  • Develop leadership, delegation, motivation, and conflict resolution skills with ethics and professionalism in economic criminal contexts.
  • Establish the foundations of Economic Criminal Law from an epistemic and intercultural perspective, in accordance with constitutional and criminal law principles.
  • Critically analyze the principles and criminal classifications of Economic Criminal Law, applying current case law and procedural criteria.
  • Provide legal advice grounded in economic criminal legal relations, interpreting laws, case law, and practical cases.
  • Apply procedural mechanisms that guarantee due process and the effective protection of rights in the economic criminal field.
  • Act effectively in economic criminal proceedings, ensuring fair and professional representation.
  • Represent criminal proceedings with ethics, socio-environmental responsibility, and commitment to the principles of Law.
  • Interpret criminal legal norms with a focus on economic justice, financial integrity, and the values of the legal system.
  • Propose legal solutions that respond to challenges in Economic Criminal Law and contribute to equity and social justice.
  • Contribute to socioeconomic development through legal proposals that respect rights, the environment, and improve quality of life.

Study plan

Curriculum and brochure

Download the curriculum with every course and the brochure with the program details.

Admission

Admission requirements

A bachelor's degree registered with SENESCYT (Ecuador's higher-education registry). The application is 100% online.

  1. 01

    Application form

    Completed online.

  2. 02

    ID card or passport

    1 color copy.

  3. 03

    Résumé

    Up to date.

  4. 04

    Bachelor's degree

    Registered with SENESCYT.

Why ECOTEC Graduate School

Why study the Master’s Degree in Criminal Law at ECOTEC?

  1. 01

    International faculty

    Professors from several countries bring a comparative view and cases from other markets.

  2. 02

    Real networking

    Your cohort, your faculty and our graduates become your professional network.

  3. 03

    Applied AI Certificate

    You earn a certificate in applying artificial intelligence in your field.

  4. 04

    Company visits and practice

    You get to know companies and institutions in your field up close.

Flag of SpainThis master's also includes a second degree from UEMC Business School, Spain.

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Second degree in Spain

Thanks to ECOTEC's partnership with the Business School of the Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes (UEMC), when you finish this master's you also receive a Spanish degree from UEMC Business School.

You study one master's program, at ECOTEC, and graduate with your ECOTEC Master's Degree plus the European second degree. Conditions apply by program.

Applied AI Certificate

In addition to your master's degree, you earn the Applied AI Certificate: you learn to use artificial intelligence for real decisions in your field, with data, processes and strategy.

It is included in this master's.