In order to be able to defend the TFM, students must have passed all the subjects of the Master's degree course.

CORE COMPETENCIES: -To possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context. Students should be able to apply their acquired knowledge and problem-solving skills in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study. -That students are able to integrate knowledge and deal with the complexity of making judgments based on incomplete or limited information, including reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities associated with the application of their knowledge and judgments. judgments -That students know how to communicate their conclusions, knowledge and the ultimate reasons that support them to a specialized audience in a clear and unambiguous manner. That students possess the learning skills that will enable them to continue studying in a manner that will be largely self-directed or autonomous. GENERAL COMPETENCIES: -To draft quality legal reports. -Demonstrate that they have assimilated the basic methods and principles of research activity in the field of criminal procedure law. -To handle the sources of legal information specific to Criminal Justice. -To elaborate scientific-legal texts and to carry out the analysis of them efficiently. - Apply knowledge of criminal and procedural institutions in the performance of legal functions. SPECIFIC COMPETENCES: -Mastery of the legal and doctrinal instruments that support the specific subject on which they develop the work. -To develop a complex, structured and logical study of criminal law and criminal procedural law. -To defend in public a study in a rational and structured way.

The Master's Thesis consists of the elaboration of an original research work in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedural Law and its public presentation before an evaluating Tribunal composed of 2 professors. The student must write a report on the chosen topic in English or Spanish and publicly defend the main results obtained before a Tribunal.

Specific rules Master´s Thesis: https://e-archivo.uc3m.es/bitstream/handle/10016/29326/directrices_trabajo_fin_estudios_2019.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y The professors will establish with their students the tutoring and delivery regime. Students must send the TFM in good time so that the professors can make the appropriate corrections in good time, taking into account the deadlines for deposit and delivery.