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Tuition
€2,500/yr sourced
Duration
18 months
Intake
Winter semester
English
E.G. IELTS Academic: 5.5
About this programme
Digitalisation has created many new legal questions that go far beyond the regular curriculum. The “Digitalisation & Law” Master's programme at JMU aims at addressing these legal problems in a specialised programme. It is designed for professionals seeking a specialisation in the field of digitalisation and IT law. A previous IT background is not required; the necessary technical knowledge will be imparted in the courses. All courses are taught in English and will be held by renowned professors and specialised lawyers in the historic city of Würzburg. The first semester consists of six compulsory courses: Introduction to Informatics, Introduction to German IT Law, Machine Ethics, Fundamental Rights and Data Protection, Cybercrime I, and Procedure Law. In the second semester, the students can choose six of the following courses: Company Law and Digitalisation, Legal Tech, Competition Law in the Digital Age, IP Law, Cybercrime II, Robot Law / AI Law, E-commerce / Consumer Protection, Public Law in the Digital Age and Labour Law and Digitalisation. The third semester is reserved for the Master's thesis and the oral examination. After a successful completion of the programme, the University of Würzburg awards graduates with the academic degree of "Master of Laws" (LLM). For practising lawyers in Germany, the University of Würzburg can award graduates with a certificate for the theoretical part of the specialist lawyer in IT Law (Fachanwalt IT-Recht, § 14k FAO).
The LLM is structured as a 90-ECTS Master’s programme. The first two semesters each count for 30 ECTS, and the Master’s semester also counts for 30 ECTS, with 25 ECTS awarded for the Master’s thesis and 5 ECTS for the oral examination. Although the LLM is described as a full-time programme, it can be studied alongside a job. Lectures are held on weekday evenings and as block courses on Friday evenings and Saturdays.
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Winter semester
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Entry requirements
English
E.G. IELTS Academic: 5.5
Prerequisites
Qualified practical work experience of at least one year and Bachelor’s degree in liberal arts or science with at least 210 ECTS credits at the University of Würzburg, a First State Examination in Law or a degree in a comparable course of study at another domestic or foreign higher education institution (e.g. university, university of applied sciences or university of cooperative education) or an equal domestic or foreign qualification or Bachelor’s degree in liberal arts or science with at least 180 ECTS credits at the University of Würzburg or at another domestic or foreign higher education institution or an equal domestic or foreign qualification and practical work of at least 30 ECTS credits, proven by qualified practical work experience of at least one year and accepted by the Audit Committee of the programme If the degree is not a law degree, proof of competences in one or several of the following areas with at least 15 ECTS credits is required: basic knowledge in the field of civil law basic knowledge in the field of criminal law basic knowledge in the field of public law
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The main intake is Winter semester. Most universities admit on a rolling basis — we confirm the exact deadline for your profile, free.
Qualified practical work experience of at least one year and Bachelor’s degree in liberal arts or science with at least 210 ECTS credits at the University of Würzburg, a First State Examination in Law or a degree in a comparable course of study at another domestic or foreign higher education institution (e.g. university, university of applied sciences or university of cooperative education) or an equal domestic or foreign qualification or Bachelor’s degree in liberal arts or science with at least 180 ECTS credits at the University of Würzburg or at another domestic or foreign higher education institution or an equal domestic or foreign qualification and practical work of at least 30 ECTS credits, proven by qualified practical work experience of at least one year and accepted by the Audit Committee of the programme If the degree is not a law degree, proof of competences in one or several of the following areas with at least 15 ECTS credits is required: basic knowledge in the field of civil law basic knowledge in the field of criminal law basic knowledge in the field of public law English: E.G. IELTS Academic: 5.5.
The programme runs about 18 months full-time.
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