European Private Law LLM

Leipzig University

Germany, Leipzig

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Duration2 year(s)

Tuition Fee

EUR 244 / Semester

Next IntakeFebruary 5, 2022

European Private Law LLM

About

The programme is intended to provide German and foreign students who already hold a law degree with an advanced academic insight into the practice of European private law, in particular into the private legal systems of European states other than the state in which the student acquired their law degree, as well as into the harmonisation of European law, the conflict of laws and European procedural law.

The research-oriented and interdisciplinary masters programme in European Studies analyses the European unification process in the form of its deepening and enlargement. Europe is considered as a political, economic, social and cultural project from a historical perspective. Central themes of Leipzigs MA programme in European Studies are the historical moments and social arenas of processes of Europeanisation in their diversity and openness. The programme is not limited to a single interpretative approach. Instead, the aim is to enable students to make independent contributions to this scientific and political debate, which reaches into the future, and thereby increase their employability. The programme assumes that processes of Europeanisation: are not phenomena of recent decades, and their analysis thus demands adequate historical depth; can be reduced not only to economic processes and their social consequences, but also include the development of political-cultural patterns of consent or defence; cannot be analysed as processes of homogenisation alone, but must also be considered in terms of the differentiating effect from the perspective of European regions; and that any consideration of the effect of European contexts ultimately depends on the location and the perspective of the interpreter. Since the Middle Ages, Leipzig, a city of trade fairs, media and books, has been regarded as a hub for the transfer of science, business and culture linking Western and Eastern Europe. Leipzig University, too, has a long tradition of Europe-based research. Since 1990, the potential of Europe-based research, teaching and information services has been systematically developed using the foundations laid in the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, Leipzig can boast a concentration of corresponding expertise that is unique in Germany and Europe. In addition to research, the University has also carved a name for itself in the field of teaching European studies. There is close cooperation with the Collaborative Research Centre 1199 on Processes of Spatialization under the Global Conditionâ€, with Leipzig Universitys France Centre, and with various non-university research institutions that conduct social, cultural and spatial research on Europe: the Leibniz Institute for History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO), the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography (IfL) and the Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture Simon Dubnow (DI).

Disciplines

Law

Requirements

Entry Requirements

In order to be admitted to the programme, applicants must have passed the first State Examination in law or have obtained a law degree from a European Union or EEA state after a standard period of study of at least four years.
An applicant may also be admitted if they have obtained an equivalent law degree from another foreign law faculty after a standard period of study of at least four years, provided they submit reasoned expert opinions from two university lecturers entitled to teach independently at that faculty, which show that the applicants final grade is among the best 30% of the graduates of the same examination year and that they are completely suitable for studying in accordance with the study regulations. The examination board decides on the equivalence of such a law degree.
An applicant may also be admitted if they have obtained a law degree from a higher education institution in Germany or abroad after a standard period of study of at least three years, provided they submit reasoned expert opinions from two university lecturers entitled to teach independently at that faculty, which show that the applicants final grade is among the best 30% of the graduates of the same examination year and that they are completely suitable for studying in accordance with the study regulations, and if they have passed an aptitude test administered by the Faculty of Law. Details are set forth in the aptitude test regulations for this masters programme. Anyone who has successfully passed an equivalent examination of a law faculty within the area in which the German Basic Law applies is exempt from the aptitude test. The examination board decides on the equivalence of such an examination.
Language skills which are necessary to successfully complete the period of study abroad are not an admission requirement. This does not affect language skills required by the university at which the period of study abroad is completed. This also applies to completing the period of study abroad at Leipzig University.

English Requirements

IELTSMin 6
TOEFLMin 78

English Program Requirements

Completion of a six-semester BA programme in history or cultural studies, a six-semester BA programme in social sciences or a certificate recognised as equivalent by law or by the competent state authority; knowledge of German at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and knowledge of English at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and knowledge of another modern foreign language at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Fee Information

How to Apply

1. Checking your documents

If you wish to participate in the German course to prepare for studying, you will need to have what is known as a“direct”higher education entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung, HZB),i.e.one that is valid for German universities.

Please check in the databasewhether your school and university certificates entitle you to study in Germany.

Do you meet the requirements for the German course and does your previous education mean that you have a direct HZB? Then apply for the German course!
Do your documents contain an “indirect” HZB, i.e. one that is not valid for German universities? Please check the information about preparing for your studiesto find out how to apply to the Studienkolleg Sachsen.

2. Confirmation document

Refugees may only apply free of charge to the German course to prepare for studying if they have a document confirming that they have sought advice. This is called a Beratungsbestätigung. In order to apply, please emailus a scan of your residence title and indicate which degree programmeyou would like to study. Please note that we cannot accept any responsibility for personal documents you send to us by email. Alternatively, you can also send us a copy of your documents by post. We will then send you a personalised confirmation document, which you will need to upload when you apply.

3. Apply through uni-assist

Apply online atwww.my.uni-assist.de. A detailed guide is available in the download area of this page.
Then please send certified copies of your application documents (in the original language along with a German or English translation) by post directly to uni-assist:

Universitaet Leipzig
c/o uni-assist e.V.
D-11507 Berlin
- Secondary school certificate including individual grades
- University certificates including individual grades (only if you have already studied)
- German B1 certificate or confirmation that you are currently taking a B1language course
- Scan of the Beratungsbestätigung from our university’s International Centre (see above)
- Scan of your residence title

4. Admission and entrance test

Once uni-assist has successfully checked your documents, you will receive a letter of admission forthe German course from mid-August 2021. This will be sent to you via the AlmaWeb study portal. When you have been admitted, you can expect to be invited to an entrance test in September. The course starts in October 2021.

European Private Law LLM

Leipzig University

Germany, Leipzig

Go to Official Website