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LLM Good Governance - Rechtsgestaltung at University of Rostock

University of Rostock, Germany

Programme overview

One-year Master of Laws in Good Governance - Rechtsgestaltung (legal design), training students in legislation and private legal drafting such as contract design, especially for international and transnational legal relations.

Faculty: Juristische Fakultät  |  Duration: 2 semesters (1 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester (October)  |  Location: Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

What you will study

Two semesters, 60 credit points. In the winter semester students choose two of four elective seminars (legal design in public law, in private and company law, in European and international law, and argumentation theory); the Master's thesis is written in the summer semester.

Career pathways

Options include higher administrative service, policy advice, foundations and associations, business, law firms, consultancies and international organisations, or continuing with a doctorate.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first degree qualifying for a profession (usually a Bachelor). No numerus clausus (admission free of restriction). Legal Bachelor degree with at least 240 credit points or the First Legal Examination or an equivalent; at least 36 credit points in public/administrative law, 36 in private/civil/company law, 15 in criminal law and nine in a foundation subject (such as legal history, legal philosophy or law and economics). International applicants: German C1 (CEFR).

Intake: Winter semester (October)

Duration: 2 semesters (1 years)

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