LL.M Programmes in Germany for Foreign Law Students

(Studying Law in Germany: Index)

Universities with LL.M Programmes

List of German Law Schools on the WWW

Conditions

• a completed law degree in your home country
• sufficient knowledge of the German language
• apply usually before 15 January or 15 July
• no study fees usually in Germany

Proof of the level of language ability is usually required, through taking a test (such as DHS, PNdS or a Goethe Institute diploma). The LL.M programmes last for up to one and a half years (i.e. 2 or 3 semesters) and deal with German and/or European Law. In general programmes, the candidates themselves can choose the focus of the course themselves, but some programmes have specific course provisions. A programme can begin in the winter semester (October) or the summer semester (April). In Germany the summer semester runs from mid-April to mid-June, applications required by 15 January normally. The winter semester runs from mid-October to mid-February, with applications required by 15 July. And, no course fees is the norm in Germany.

A collection of the regulations applicable to masters programmes in the various universities is available in Saarbrücken.

The brochure of the Deutsche Akademische Austausch Dienst (DAAD) entitled "Aufbaustudiengänge an Hochschulen in Deutschland" offers details more specific to the individual universities, with relevant addresses, dates and course contents. You can contact the DAAD at: