Medical Law
    Duration1.5 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    EUR 1,166 / Year
    Next IntakeApril 1, 2023

    Medical Law

    About

    The Law / Intellectual Property / Medical Law degree programme is only suitable for applicants who understand complex German texts. Irrespective of this fact you will find the description of the programme below.

    The optional advanced Masters in Medical Law at Heinrich Heine University is geared both to graduates and to legal practitioners, in particular to lawyers and employees in public health departments, insurance companies, representative bodies and associations.

    Disciplines

    MedicineLaw and economics healthcare

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    The admission requirement for the advanced Masters in Medical Law is completion of the First State Exam in Law with a minimum final grade of satisfactory. Other German and foreign qualifications are recognised if they are comparable to the First State Exam in Law.

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 6
    • TOEFLMin 75

    English Program Requirements

    • Language certificate for English language (Level B2 / Common European Framework for Reference for Languages): We accept English tests covering all four academic skills (reading, listening, writing, and speaking):
      • IELTS (academic) minimum 6.0, including at least 6.0 in section “writing”
      • TOEFL iBt with 75 points minimum
      • We do not accept TOEIC
      The language certificate must not be older than two years and the original certificate must be sent directly from the testing center to the European Studies programme in Düsseldorf. (TOEFL-Code: 3423)
      No language test is required for native English speakers.

    Career

    Our medical law programme is unique in Germany in that is it geared exclusively to legal practitioners. The applied nature of the LL.M. Programme means that graduates acquire extensive professional knowledge and specific professional skills that allow them to meet the requirements for a legal practitioner in the field of medical law.

    Our medical law programme is unique in Germany in that is it geared exclusively to legal practitioners. The applied nature of the LL.M. Programme means that graduates acquire extensive professional knowledge and specific professional skills that allow them to meet the requirements for a legal practitioner in the field of medical law.

    Fee Information

    How to Apply

    Online Registration In order to check whether you fulfil the entry and admission conditions you have to register online During the registration you will be requested to enter your contact details and to upload documents proving your aptitude:

    • Application form (to download the application form click here)
    • Certificate of Bachelor study programme,
    • Transcript of records,
    • Proof of English proficiency (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, German “Abitur”, etc.),
    • Content of modules (courses) taken in Cell and Molecular Biology (4 CP) or in Biochemistry (4 CP) or in Biopsychology (4 CP) or in Physiology (4 CP) and/or anatomy/neuroanatomy, at least 2 credit points from practical experience should be available.

    Documents in languages other than English or German have to be certified translated by a sworn translator. Documents in languages other than German or English willnot be accepted. In case you have not completed your Bachelor programme yet, an interim certificate with at least 80% of examination and study achievements has be submitted instead. After saving, entered and uploaded information can be changed later on.

    Medical Law

    Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

    Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

    Germany

    Germany, Düsseldorf