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LLM Rechtswissenschaft für im Ausland graduierte Juristen at University of Würzburg

University of Würzburg, Germany

Programme overview

Magister legum (LL.M.) for lawyers who graduated abroad, giving knowledge of German private law, German public law and German criminal law. It is completed with a written master's thesis and an oral examination.

Faculty: Faculty of Law  |  Duration: 2 semesters  |  Intake: Winter or summer semester (winter semester recommended)  |  Study mode: full-time; postgraduate (Aufbaustudiengang)  |  Location: Würzburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Compulsory teaching: basic courses in private law (at least 4 hours per week), public law (at least 4 hours) and criminal law (at least 3 hours), one seminar and an elective, supervised by a professor of the faculty. Optional courses for international students include Legal German I and II and academic-writing preparation.

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Entry requirements

No admission restriction (no Numerus clausus); enrolment by the deadline, no application required. A Bachelor's degree or equivalent (for example Diplom, Staatsexamen) is required.

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 2 semesters

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