Law for foreign students who have completed foreign law scientific university studies (LL.M.)
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Degree: Master of Laws
Course Length: 2 semesters
Start: winter and summer semester
Requirements: Degree in Law abroad with at least 8 semesters or corresponding to 240 ECTS and good knowledge of German (at enrollment must be at least DSH 2 or test DaF level 4 are available)
application deadline: April 15 for the following winter semester, October 15 of last year for the following summer semester
Summary
the master's degree program "law for foreign students completed foreign jurisprudential university "is aimed at graduates of at least four years of legal academic education abroad, which are both introduced to German law as well as to develop the ability to work according to the usual in Germany Methods quite scientifically and - with the master thesis - a . treat deepened jurisdiction exemplarily
the program comprises 60 credits (ECTS credits, abbreviated: C), which are distributed as follows:
the Core studies 33 C,
on the professionalization (key skills such as alternative dispute resolution, evidence and interrogation teaching, negotiation management and communication skills) 6 C
on the master's thesis 21 C
details are provided in the accompanying the study regulations module catalog.
the prerequisite for admission to the Master's thesis is the existence of mandatory and elective module examinations amounting to at least 24 C, which are divided as follows:
6 C by the compulsory module "German legal language and legal methods of work "
at least 15 C through basic and advanced modules. It must come from the four jurisdictions Civil Law, Public Law, Criminal Law, Grundlagenfächer least
finish off occupies two different priorities and the corresponding modules.
The course concludes with a 5-month Master's thesis. The master thesis is written in German. At the request of the drafting in another language may be permitted in agreement with the supervisor or the supervisor if thereto there is a particular interest in the subject.
It is strongly advised before applying for participation in the LL.M. program a supervisor (Göttingen law professor / in) to strive for the Master's thesis! The Faculty accepts otherwise no guarantee that a Master's thesis in the desired subject area may be written. Especially in business law are carried out much less care placement for the applications.