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Master in Law, Professional Focus in Private Law
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 First Year
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The even or odd nature of the academic year is determined by the beginning of the year (example : the academic year 2011-2012 is an odd year).
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 Compulsory courses
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DROI0932-1
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Securities and Debt Enforcement - Frédéric Georges
 | 60
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 | 6
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DROI2208-2
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Criminal procedure law : specialisation - Ann Jacobs, Adrien Masset
 | 45
 | 15
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 | 6
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DROI2201-1
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Contracts - specialisation - Benoît Kohl
 | 60
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 | 6
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DROI2203-1
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Inheritances and gifts - Pierre Moreau
 | 45
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 | 5
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DROI2113-1
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International public law - Franklin Dehousse - Suppl : Jean‑Sébastien Jamart
 | 60
 | -
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 | 6
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DROI2034-1
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Corporate law - Olivier Caprasse
 | 60
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 | 6
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DROI0885-2
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Human Rights - Antoine Bailleux, Nicolas Banneux, Thomas Bombois, Marie Demaret, Julien Pieret, Pierre Schmitt, Nathalie Van Leuven, Patrick Wautelet
 | 45
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 | 5
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DTFE0013-7
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Final work, Participation au séminaire de formation à la communication écrite - Antoinette Gosselin
 | -
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 | 2
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 Optional courses
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|  Choose one of the following courses :
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DROI2055-1
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Advanced EU Law (english language) - Anne‑Lise Sibony
 | 45
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 | 5
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DROI0887-1
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European litigation - Melchior Wathelet
 | 45
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 | 5
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Notice Students who wish may take 2 courses (the 2nd is then entered in their options).
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|  Choose one of the following courses :
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DROI0956-1
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Advanced Administrative Law - Michel Delnoy
 | 30
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 | 4
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DROI0955-2
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Contentious business - Ann‑Lawrence Durviaux (Odd years)
 | 20
 | 10
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 | 4
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Notice During their Masters, students are obliged to follow a course in advanced Administrative Law or the course in Administrative Litigation. This latter course is organised only in odd years, and students wishing to take it must do so in the 2nd year of their Masters if the first year of their Masters falls in an even year.
Students wishing to do so can follow both courses (the 2nd is therefore listed in their options).
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|  Choose courses totalling 9 ECTS from the following :
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DROI2328-1
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Introduction to German Law (german language) - André Henkes
 | 30
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 | 3
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DROI1264-1
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Vraagstukken van internationaal recht (dutch language) - Dominic Coppens, Bart De Meester, Tom Ruys, Cédric Ryngaert, Maarten Vidal, Jan Wouters
 | 30
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 | 3
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DROI2350-1
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Bijzondere vraagstukken van de mensenrechten (dutch language) - Deirdre Van Grunderbeeck
 | 30
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 | 3
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DROI0997-1
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EU Environmental Law and Climate Change (english language) - Marjan Peeters
 | 30
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 | 3
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DROI2354-1
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Introduction to American law (english language) - François van der Mensbrugghe
 | 30
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 | 3
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DROI2312-2
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Private judicial law : specialisation - Georges de Leval - Suppl : Laurent Guinotte, Didier Pire
 | 45
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 | 6
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DROI2323-1
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Law Formation in the Middle Ages and the Modern Period - Robert Jacob
 | 45
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 | 6
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DROI2341-1
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Law theories : special questions - Nicolas Thirion
 | 30
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 | 6
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DROI1250-1
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Legislative drafting - Eric Thibaut
 | 30
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 | 3
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| [...] | One or more courses included in the focuses | | | | - |
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Notice Students who have not taken, during their bachelor in Law, the course DROI2110-1 Intellectual property, are obliged to include it on their programme. Students who have not taken, during their bachelor in Law, the course DROI207-1 Elements of comparative law, are obliged to include on their programme the course Elements of comparitive law or another law course inscribed within the Masters in Law.
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DROI2110-1
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Intellectual property - Bernard Vanbrabant
 | 45
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 | 4
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DROI1207-1
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Elements of Comparative Law - Jean‑François Gerkens
 | 30
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 | 3
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 Optional free courses
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|  A language test will be organised at the start of the year to establish students' language ability. Weaker students will be asked to follow language courses to help with the foreign language law courses organised by the ISLV :
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LANG2937-1
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Complement of linguistics - English (english language) - Frédéric Depas, Caroline Hougardy
 | 15
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 | 1
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LANG2938-1
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Complement of linguistics - Dutch (dutch language) - Doris De Laet
 | 15
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 | 1
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LANG2939-1
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Complement of linguistics - German (german language) - Julien Stevens
 | 15
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 | 1
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 Second Year
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 Compulsory courses
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DROI2339-1
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Private international law - general course - Patrick Wautelet
 | 60
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 | 5
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DROI2302-1
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Tax law - Marc Bourgeois
 | 120
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 | 9
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DTFE0017-2
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Final work + preparation for the oral defense
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 | 13
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- Written work or taking part in a seminar - Collégialité, Antoinette Gosselin
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- Work placement - Collégialité, Antoinette Gosselin, François Minon, Didier Pire, Annick Sadzot, Sylvie Thielen - [90h Internship]
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- Oral defense - Collégialité
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|  Coordination Final work : Antoinette Gosselin
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|  Coordination preparation for the oral defense : Daniel FAULX
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|  For the selected students, interuniversity or international competitive examinations replace the written work and the oral examination, and sometimes the placement.
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 Optional courses
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|  Choose at lease one course from the following or from the language courses other than French given elsewhere in the Masters in Law Programme (compulsory or specialisation) :
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DROI2328-1
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Introduction to German Law (german language) - André Henkes
 | 30
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 | 3
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DROI1264-1
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Vraagstukken van internationaal recht (dutch language) - Dominic Coppens, Bart De Meester, Tom Ruys, Cédric Ryngaert, Maarten Vidal, Jan Wouters
 | 30
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 | 3
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DROI2350-1
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Bijzondere vraagstukken van de mensenrechten (dutch language) - Deirdre Van Grunderbeeck
 | 30
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 | 3
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DROI0997-1
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EU Environmental Law and Climate Change (english language) - Marjan Peeters
 | 30
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 | 3
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DROI2354-1
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Introduction to American law (english language) - François van der Mensbrugghe
 | 30
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 | 3
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DROI1251-1
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Sonderfragen des Rechtsraumes deutscher Sprache - André Henkes
 | 30
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 | 3
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Notice Course for students of the 2nd year of master
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| [...] | or a course in a foreign language from a focus programme | | | | 3 |
 Optional free courses
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|  Students can also follow language courses to help with foreign language law courses, organised by the ISLV :
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LANG2937-1
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Complement of linguistics - English (english language) - Frédéric Depas, Caroline Hougardy
 | 15
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 | 1
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LANG0938-1
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Complement of linguistics - Dutch (dutch language) - Doris De Laet
 | 15
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 | 1
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LANG0939-1
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Complement of linguistics - German (german language) - Françoise Carl
 | 15
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 | 1
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 Optional courses
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|  Choose courses totalling 30 ECTS out of the following :
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DROI0884-1
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Insurance law - Catherine Paris (Odd years)
 | 60
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 | 8
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DROI2311-1
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Civil Partnership Law, special questions - Yves‑Henri Leleu (Odd years)
 | 45
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 | 8
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DROI2336-1
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Selected questions of private international law - Patrick Wautelet (Odd years)
 | 30
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 | 6
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DROI2301-1
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Comparative Private Law - Jean‑François Gerkens (Even years)
 | 30
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 | 6
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DROI0802-1
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Inheritances and gifts, special questions - Pierre Moreau
 | 60
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 | 8
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Notice Courses for students of the second year in the Master's degree only
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DROI0924-1
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European law and contract law - Anne‑Lise Sibony (Odd years)
 | 30
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 | 6
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DROI8000-2
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Problems in Construction Law - Benoît Kohl (Even years)
 | 30
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 | 6
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DROI1252-1
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Law of property : special aspects - Pascale Lecocq
 | 60
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 | 8
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Notice even years but organised in 2011-2012
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DROI1242-1
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Consumer Credit - Christine Biquet (Even years)
 | 30
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 | 6
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DROI2340-1
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Mortgage Credit - Christine Biquet (Even years)
 | 30
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 | 6
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Notice Course for students of the 2nd year of master
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| [...] | As a reminder, your focus must have 30 ECTS of courses for the Master.
If the courses of the focus have already been followed in 1st year, you can choose other courses from other focus or from optional courses of 1st year. | | | | - |