Master of Laws in German Law for Foreign Graduates

The LLM German Law for foreign graduates is a research-oriented degree programme that equips students with expertise in the German legal system. Unlike many other subjects, laws are specific to the societies that brought them forth, and therefore vary significantly from country to country. Currently there is a steadily growing need for legal practitioners with in-depth knowledge of the German legal system. Building on a previous law degree earned abroad, this degree programme gives students essential skills and specific expertise in German law, while placing particular emphasis on research.   The Scientific Methods module enables students to leverage their methodological and systematic competencies developed over the course of the programme when conducting independent research – skills they will apply when writing their Master’s thesis, which forms part of the programme. Features The Faculty of Law of the University of Passau has an excellent reputation in Germany and regularly achieves top results in various university rankings. A multicultural environment exists owing to the international orientation of the university and the Faculty of Law in particular. German Courses Passau offers German language courses specially designed for law students, which are open to students enrolled this LLM programme. Students attend classes together with German law students. Previous coursework completed at other German universities may be counted towards the degree at the discretion of the Board of Examiners.   The degree programme consists of three modules: 1) Foundation module This consists of the foundation courses in Civil Law and Constitutional Law (both courses include a lecture and a tutorial). You will choose one of these two foundation courses, each of which is taught for a period of two semesters (Foundation Courses 1 and 2). 2) Scientific Methods module Taking place in the winter semester, this module consists of a Master's student seminar, in which you will write a seminar paper and give a presentation. 3) Elective module You will choose three of the following five elective courses: Civil Law, Public Law, Criminal Law, International Aspects of German Law and Principles of Law. Two courses are held in the winter semester and one in the summer semester. Instead of the two winter semester courses, you may study the foundation course (Civil Law 1 or Constitutional Law 1) not already completed in the foundation module.