Master Droit Notarial — Droit notarial

Tuition fees are 292 USD per year.

Master Droit Notarial, in the Droit notarial track at Nantes Université in Nantes, France, is a two-year master's degree taught in French. Notarial law is a specialized branch of private law focused on the legal instruments and procedures that notaries use to authenticate contracts, transfers of property, wills, and other significant legal acts. Students in this discipline typically study property law, family law, inheritance and estate planning, contract law, and the specific procedural rules that govern notarial practice in France. Coursework generally covers the drafting of authentic legal documents, real estate transactions, matrimonial property regimes, and succession law, since notaries in the French legal system play a central role in formalizing these areas of civil life. Students also study the professional and ethical obligations of notaries, along with the administrative and registration procedures tied to property and civil status records. Because notarial practice sits at the intersection of civil law and public authentication, the discipline requires close attention to legal precision, since documents drafted by notaries carry evidentiary weight and legal enforceability beyond ordinary private contracts. Training in this field typically combines theoretical coursework in civil law with practical exercises in drafting and reviewing legal instruments. Graduates from notarial law programs generally pursue careers as notarial clerks, legal assistants within notarial offices, or continue toward professional qualification as notaries themselves, a regulated profession in France. Some also move into related roles in real estate law or estate management. The program runs over two years, begins in September, and has a yearly tuition of 250 EUR, delivered in French at the Nantes campus.