German law for lawyers holding a foreign degreefull time

  • Magister Legum

    Magister
    Degree

  • 2 semesters

    Standard period of study (amount)

  • Gießen

    Location

  • September 2024 (Germans and inhabitants)

    August 2024 (EU), August 2024 (Non-EU)
    Please enquire

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Jurisprudence, Legal

Target group

For students with international degrees in law, the faculty offers a 1-year postgraduate Magister Legum (LL.M.) course. This course is open to students wishing to obtain additional qualifications in German and European Law in Giessen, after completion of their studies of law abroad. It offers an opportunity for gaining in-depth knowledge and skills in the legal sector of their choice, confirmed by an examination and documented by the award of a Magister degree. More information: http://www.recht.uni-giessen.de/wps/fb01/home/Marauhn/magisterlegum/

Admission modus

open admission

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

Requirements and conditions are specified in the Magister Statutes of the department from 19 March 1999. Key requirements are: Successful completed international Law degree in a course comparable and equivalent to a German Law degree course\; Adequate command of German\;

Lecture period
  • 15.04.2024 - 19.07.2024
  • 14.10.2024 - 14.02.2025

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2024)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

    Information: www.uni-giessen.de/studium/bewerbung For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see http://www.uni-giessen.de/studium/bewerbung/ergaenzung_aufbau

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

    Information: www.uni-giessen.de/studium/bewerbung

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

    Information: www.uni-giessen.de/studium/bewerbung For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see http://www.uni-giessen.de/studium/bewerbung/ergaenzung_aufbau

Winter semester (2024/2025)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.06.2024 - 01.09.2024 (Universitywide deadline)

    For advanced education masters, different deadlines will apply, see http://www.uni-giessen.de/cms/studium/bewerbung/ergaenzung_aufbau

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.06.2024 - 15.08.2024 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.06.2024 - 15.08.2024 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.06.2024 - 01.09.2024 (Universitywide deadline)

    in accordance with the letter of acceptance

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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