The graduate of the the Master in Constitutional Procedural Law of the Universidad de Las Américas is a legal professional with specialized training to resolve legal-constitutional matters, in their substantive and procedural aspects. They are a constitutionalist aware of the international guarantee of human rights, capable of defending them in different jurisdictional spheres.
The graduate of the Master in Constitutional Procedural Law has the knowledge and expertise for the interpretation of the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador and the critical analysis of constitutional jurisprudence. They sponsor cases before the constitutional justice in cases of violation of constitutional rights, human rights or other violations of the Constitution. They contribute to the evaluation of the constitutional justice system and the formulation of proposals for its improvement. They master the Constitutional Procedural Law and the different mechanisms of protection of the Constitution that it includes, in its normative and practical aspects.
It is expected that professionals with a Master’s degree will contribute to strengthening the legal guarantee of the Constitution, especially on human rights, as well as to promote through their actions in the private or public sector a constitutional justice that contributes to the realization of the Constitution and at the same time protects the institutional balances and the development of the democratic process. They can perform in counseling, litigation, jurisdictional work and research in this area.
Program enrollment: Program headcount totals the number of students enrolled yearly.
Graduation rate: is calculated through the 2020-2021 academic year, based on new, first-time students entering in the fall semester, regardless of whether they enroll in the daytime or evening version of their program (if available). These rates do not consider incoming transfer students.
In every semester, the program provides assessment results according to its Multiannual Assessment Plan (MAP), which typically considers one or more of its program learning outcomes (PLOs). Most programs utilize the platform Brightspace to collect and assess student work and to present the data and evidence of student achievement. These results and their analysis, with the objective of identifying areas for improvement, are presented in the program’s annual assessment report. In the graphic below, the most recent period in which a PLO has been assessed is indicated, with the percentage indicating achievement of the expected performance standard for that PLO, according to the rubric used to evaluate the student work. This standard can be designated at an introductory, intermediate, or final level, depending upon how the course learning outcomes (CLOs) align to each PLO in the program’s curriculum map.