European Legal Practice LL.M Joint Degree
(Master of Laws)

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Course type

Postgraduate studies (Master, international)

Standard Course Duration

4 semesters

Course Start

Winter semester, Summer semester

Language of Instruction

German, English

Language Requirements

German HZB: B1 Knowledge in a language of instruction of the partner universities.
International application: German B2 AND B1 Knowledge in a language of instruction of the partner universities.
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Special Requirements

An excellent university degree in law with at least 3 years of study time.

Admission

Restricted admission

International

Stay abroad obligatory.

Short Description

The two-year full-time consecutive postgraduate LL.M. degree programme leads to a joint degree from the state universities in Hannover, Lisbon and Rouen called "European Legal Practice - LL.M. Joint Degree".

The Master's programme is coordinated by a consortium. Requirements are a university degree after at least three years of law studies and German language skills at the level of B2 for the study in Hannover. A one-semester stay abroad at one of our consortium partner universities in the 3rd semester is mandatory.

The third semester takes place at a partner university of the consortia which has not been attended yet. In addition to the DaP universites above, consortium partners in Vilnius (Lithuania), Fribourg (Switzerland), Pune (India) and Recife (Brazil) can be selected.

The modules of the Master's programme have comparative, European and international legal relevance. In addition to some compulsory and optional modules, students can specialize in the topic of their final thesis in order to achieve a total of 120 ECTS credits. The Master's thesis is written in the fourth semester at a DaP or optionally at another, not yet attended DaP.

Furthermore, language skills in two consortium languages (English, French, German or Portuguese) are mandatory. To mitigate this rigidity, partners in Hannover and Lisbon offer modules in English to varying degrees. In addition, students have the opportunity to complete a legal internship with international law firms and companies. This offer is supplemented by summer schools at our partner university in Lisbon.

The degree programme is intended to provide insights into national law, working practice, the language of foreign legal systems and basic knowledge of European and international law. The Master of European Legal Practice is aimed not at least for future specialists for the European and international field of work. The professions chosen by our alumni take this claim into account.

Further information for students on the website of the Faculty of Law

Course Content

Comparative law
European and international private and business law
European legal practice
Institutional European law
International law
National law (in Germany, France and Portugal in the areas of civil law, criminal law and public law)

Course Structure

The degree programme takes two years; the first two semesters are spent at one of the degree awarding partner universities (DaP). Different compulsory and optional modules are chosen to earn the necessary 120 ECTS.

Students then spend the third semester obligatory at one of the DaPs that they did not attend in the first year.

Finally, in the fourth semester, students usually write their Master’s thesis at a DaP or, alternatively, another DaP that they have not yet attended.

Modifications to these mobility requirements may be made in the case of students whose home university is the primary University.

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Career Opportunities

Admission requirements and application

Admission Requirements

For master's degree programmes with restricted admission, places shall be allocated according to the university’s own selection procedure, if there are more applicants fulfilling the admission requirements than there are places available. The exact admission requirements can be found in the admission regulations:

Application Deadlines

First-year students from Germany and the EU

1 June – 15 July of the year for the winter semester
1 December – 15 January of the year for the summer semester

First-year students from non-EU countries (VPD from uni-assist is required)

15 April – 31 May of the year for the winter semester
15 October – 30 November of the previous year for the summer semester

Students resuming their studies and transfer students from Germany and the EU (application in a higher semester)

1 June – 15 July of the year for the winter semester
1 December – 15 January of the year for the summer semester

Students resuming their studies and transfer students from non-EU countries (application in a higher semester)

15 April – 31 May of the year for the winter semester
15 October – 30 November of the previous year for the summer semester

Are you interested in this degree programme? We recommend that you contact the Law Faculty''s Erasmus office for more information before applying.

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