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Magister Legum (LL.M.) at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany

Programme overview

One-year postgraduate programme for students with a foreign law degree who want an additional qualification in German and European law, deepening knowledge in a legal area of their choice, confirmed by an examination and the Magister degree.

Faculty: Fachbereich 01 - Law  |  Department: Law  |  Duration: 1 year (2 semesters)  |  Study mode: one-year postgraduate study; German-taught  |  Location: Gießen, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

A coherent study year (two semesters) at the Faculty of Law with 12 semester hours per semester including at least one course in German private, public or criminal law, five proofs of performance, a Magister thesis on a self-chosen topic and an oral colloquium on the thesis.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry requires a successfully completed foreign university law degree comparable and equivalent to the German law degree and sufficient knowledge of German.

Duration: 1 year (2 semesters)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/studium/bewerbung

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