You will have skills in legal conflict management, orality and socio-legal research.
LAW
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Why study Law at UNINAVARRA?
Conoce los beneficios de formarte como abogado en nuestra institución
Skills
Professional training
You will have a team of professors recognized for their academic training and professional experience (magistrates, judges, prosecutors and litigators).
Practice environments
You will be trained in the classroom and in interdisciplinary simulation scenarios such as the Orality Room and HUSAC.
Academic exchanges
You will have options for an academic exchange semester abroad, thanks to international mobility agreements (Spain, Mexico, United States, Chile, among others).
Application to real cases
You will learn to solve real problems from an interdisciplinary point of view, from the activities we carry out in the program.
WHY STUDY LAW AT UNINAVARRA?
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
Entry Requirements
The professional profile is based on four institutional pillars:
- Personal profile, where personality traits of the applicants are evaluated to verify affinity with the entrance profile of each program.
- Intellectual profile, where the degree of knowledge is evaluated and based on the Aptitude and Knowledge State Tests of the Colombian Institute for the Promotion of Higher Education (ICFES), minimum admission scores will be established for each program.
- Attitudinal profile, determined in interview processes in which the Program Director will determine the affinity between the student and the formative requirements of the program.
Professional Profile
The profile of the UNINAVARRA graduate is a conjunction of three fundamental elements for the development of the human being: personal, professional and occupational profile.
The graduate is critical and proactive, and proposes solutions to specific problems by applying science and technology. They are fully aware of the implications of their profession and their ethical vision is based on deontological training and classroom experience. He tries to understand social phenomena as actions that guide the destinies of his community, on which he must have a position and an opinion that can and should
to be heard.
The professional profile is based on four institutional pillars:
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of the law.
- His training is oriented to the area of private law.
- His skills in legal conflict management, orality and socio-legal research.
- Its sense of justice, equity and the founding values of the social rule of law and citizenship.
- Como persona, el egresado o egresada de UNINAVARRA es un ser humano integral…
- Como profesional, comprende que todo lo que ha aprendido en su formación…
- En la parte ocupacional, en forma objetiva y demostrada está calificado…
Occupational Profile
Undergraduate Modalities
El programa tiene las siguientes modalidades de grado establecidas y aprobadas para el programa de Derecho.
Para optar al título de Abogado (a), además de los requisitos que establece el reglamento de Pregrados, el estudiante deberá optar por alguna de las siguientes modalidades de grado:
- Judicatura
- Monografía Jurídica.
- Curso Pre gradual de Profundización.
- Práctica Empresarial o Servicio Social.
- Research
- Semillero de Investigación.
- Clínica Jurídica
- Preparatory Seminars
- Pruebas Saber – Pro o su equivalente
- Cursos Libres de Posgrados.
Teachers
Martha Cecilia Abella
Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences
César Mauricio Nieto Polanía
Director of the Law Program
Andrés Pérez Forero
Director of the "Martin Luther King" Legal Clinic
Germán Cuellar Hernández
Professor
Diana Patricia Peña Amézquita
Professor
Magda Sandoval Cumbe
Professor
Débora Cañon Dussan
Professor
Jairo Muñoz Cabrera
Professor
Leonardo Leyva Celiz
Professor
Gustavo Dussan Barreiro
Professor
Jorge Espinosa Pérez
Professor
Jairo Elbert Gonzalez Rodriguez
Professor
Hugo Daniel Ortiz Vanegas
Professor
Diana Rincon Andrade
Professor
Oscar Suarez Silva
Professor
Edwin Trujillo Cerquera
Professor
Andrés Velásquez Yaime
Professor
Sanders Lozano Solano
Professor
Abner Rubén Calderón Manchola
Professor
Lester Garrido
Professor
Posesión de los Embajadores Estudiantiles de Derecho 2025-2
Damos la bienvenida a los nuevos Embajadores Estudiantiles del Programa de Derecho de UNINAVARRA, quienes asumieron su rol el pasado 5 de septiembre de 2025 para el periodo 2025-2. Ellos, fueron seleccionados por su liderazgo y espíritu de servicio, serán la voz y el puente de comunicación entre sus compañeros y la Dirección del Programa, comprometiéndose a representar los valores de la Institución.
Su misión es fundamental: mediar con empatía y visión estratégica para generar un entorno de crecimiento y colaboración, así como proponer iniciativas que enriquezcan la experiencia académica de todos. Con su dedicación, buscamos fortalecer los lazos de nuestra comunidad universitaria y fomentar un ambiente de respeto mutuo. En UNINAVARRA, el trabajo en equipo es nuestro motor, y juntos, con el apoyo de nuestros nuevos embajadores, estamos listos para alcanzar nuevas metas.
Celebramos el éxito de los estudiantes del Programa de Derecho en el Concurso Nacional Estudiantil sobre Género y Discapacidad, organizado por el Ministerio de Justicia y del Derecho
Con gran orgullo, la Fundación Universitaria Navarra – UNINAVARRA, felicita a los estudiantes del programa de Derecho por obtener el primer lugar en la ronda regional nodo sur, del Concurso Nacional sobre Género y Discapacidad. Este logro es un testimonio del compromiso, la preparación y la excelencia académica de nuestra comunidad.
La institución se enorgullece de acompañar a su equipo a la gran final nacional, que se celebrará el próximo 2 de octubre en la ciudad de Bucaramanga, donde estamos seguros seguirán demostrando la excelencia académica y el liderazgo que caracteriza a nuestra comunidad universitaria. Este reconocimiento reafirma la misión de UNINAVARRA de formar abogados capaces de transformar realidades y aportar a la construcción de una sociedad más justa e incluyente.
Positioning of the Law Program Student Ambassadors Team
Our students have taken an important step by appointing the new Student Ambassadors of the Law Program, who were sworn in on February 20, 2025. These young people, with their leadership and communication skills, have the responsibility to be the voice of all their peers, representing with honor and commitment the values of our University Institution. The ambassadors must have the talent to mediate between the Students and the Program, guided by empathy and vision to generate an environment of growth and collaboration.
Ambassadors are challenged to contribute to improving the academic experience for all students, as well as to foster respect and cooperation among peers and professors. UNINAVARRA grows stronger when we work together, and this is a great time to show it.
Constitutional Procedural Law Mirror Classes
We lived an academic experience that goes beyond the conventional in our Law Program. This event is just a glimpse of how we are transforming legal education at our university. Recently, sixth semester students participated in a fascinating Mirror Class in Constitutional Procedural Law, where they broke down geographical boundaries to immerse themselves in the exciting world of the Inter-American Human Rights System, guided by renowned Dr. Arístides Peña. Our Mirror Classes represent our commitment to connect with experts from around the world, providing our students with a global and enriching perspective on the law. Discover how our classes challenge boundaries and prepare future leaders in the legal world.
UNINAVARRA facing the world
Contamos con la Política de Internacionalización “UNINAVARRA DE CARA AL MUNDO” que pretende ofrecer a la comunidad académica un puente entre el entorno local y el mundo globalizado. A través de sus líneas de acción te brinda oportunidades de interacción con el entorno nacional e internacional en modalidad presencial y online, donde podrás vivir experiencias de formación en otros contextos, interactuar con personas de diferentes culturas, conocer la dinámica global y sus cambios sociales, culturales, económicos, ambientales, entre otros; potenciar tu carrera con proyección nacional e internacional y fortalecer tu formación como profesional global y ciudadano del mundo.
Lines of action and opportunities:
- International Cooperation Management: Agreements, alliances, joint projects and networking with more than 200 institutions from different countries around the world such as Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Spain, United States, Italy, Mexico, Peru, among others.
- Academic Mobility Management: Student exchange opportunities during one or two academic periods throughout the development of the student's academic program in different types of mobility such as: Academic exchange (taking subjects), short course, internship, practicum, mission, research stay, observership and degree modalities. Teaching mobility as national and foreign visiting professors in your classroom.
- Multiculturalism and Multilingualism Management: Activities that contribute to the development of intercultural competencies and communicative competence in a foreign language, mainly English as a universal language.
- Management of the Internationalization of the Curriculum: Joint classes with other institutions through mirror class methodology or COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning).
More information: https://uninavarra.edu.co/internacionalizacion/
CONTACT US
Correo Dirección del Programa de Derecho
direccionprogramaderecho@uninavarra.edu.co
Correo Decanatura de la Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales
decanafacultadhcs@uninavarra.edu.co

















