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Master of European Law – (LL.M.)
The College of Europe
European Legal Studies
| Application Deadline: | January 15 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 21,000 - | ||
| Location: | Bruges / Belgium / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 66 | ||
| Languages: | English French | ||
Location of The College of Europe
Besides the law programme, students also take part in the European General Studies Programme.
The College organises an intensive Introductory Course for those students whose prior background in European law might not be sufficient to follow this highly specialised programme.
Why study European law at the College of Europe?
- Possibility offered to a limited number of students to choose the option "European Law and Economic Analysis" (ELEA) under certain conditions.
- The subject - European law is a multifaceted, rapidly developing, ever more significant and fascinating area of the law. A solid and profound knowledge thereof is profitable, if not essential, for all lawyers nowadays.
- The programme - The programme provides an in-depth education in European law. It establishes a balance between the economic and the constitutional aspects of European law, and emphasizes both the increasing complexity of EU law and the context in which it is evolving. The law programme is particularly demanding and requires extensive individual preparation in advance of each class. Students must learn to identify the particular, often complicated, features of a case, the structure of these features, the principles that can be drawn from the judgment or decision, to discuss the merits of such a judgment or decision and to compare it with others. Developing such skills is necessary for a lawyer who wants to specialize in EU law.
- The Faculty - A mix of excellent scholars and eminent practitioners from different countries and legal traditions offer a truly European legal education. Also the students are carefully selected and have different legal backgrounds from all over Europe and beyond.
- Bilinguism - Studying and working both in English and French.
- The Diploma - The LLM awarded by the College of Europe has an outstanding reputation. It is valued inter alia by international law firms and European institutions. It offers excellent job opportunities at national, European and international level.
Contents
Possibility offered to a limited number of students to choose the option "European Law and Economic Analysis" (ELEA) under certain conditions.
The programme is composed of:
- 5 obligatory courses;
- 3 specialised seminars;
- 2 interdisciplinary courses (one "general", one "special");
- Optional compact seminars
The core curriculum is composed of five compulsory courses. In the first term, all students attend the compulsory course on the Law of Internal Market and choose between the compulsory course on Institutions de l'UE and Droit constitutionnel de l'UEDroit de la concurrence, secteur public. Moreover, each student follows a compulsory course on Judicial Remedies and on Competition Law which are simultaneously taught in French and English.
The External Relations of the EU and Droit de la concurrence, secteur public. Moreover, each student follows a compulsory course on Judicial Remedies and on Competition Law which are simultaneously taught in French and English.
Each student attends three seminars and will have to present an original Master´s paper relating to one of the seminars chosen.
Students will have the possibility to attend some specialized compact seminars throughout the academic year.
Students fro mthe law department participate in the `European General Studies Programme´ (EG) by choosing two courses.
The programme grants a total of 66 ECTS.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
All applicants to the College of Europe must hold a relevant university degree. Admission to the College of Europe requires either a Bologna Master's degree, or a pre-Bologna equivalent degree, or a final university degree and at least 240 ECTS credits acquired in the course of one's university studies. Holders of a three-year Bachelor degree (180 ECTS) are also eligible provided they demonstrate strong qualification in relation to the academic programme for which they apply.
Equivalence will be determined on the basis of objective criteria.
In addition to the general admission requirements of the College of Europe, students admitted to the Department of European Legal Studies in Bruges must hold a university degree in law. Admission to the College of Europe requires either a Bologna Master's degree, or a pre-Bologna equivalent degree, or a final university degree and at least 240 ECTS credits acquired in the course of one's university studies. Equivalence will be determined on the basis of objective criteria.
Language requirements
The two working languages of the College are English and French.
Students entering the European Legal Studies Programme should have a minimum level of Council of Europe scale B2 for both French and English.
All applicants should evaluate their language skills in the online application and supply internationally recognised certificates. Students without such certificates will have to sit College tests.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
Funding details
Please note that the College of Europe does, in principle, not grant scholarships. However, the number of scholarships in the CEECs being quite limited, except for Polish and Slovenian applicants, the College of Europe has decided to finance a certain number of (partial) scholarships itself. We encourage students from these potential countries to submit their application.
The College of Europe offers scholarships to university graduates from the European Neighbourhood Policy countries wishing to study at the College of Europe and to university graduates in history wishing to follow the postgraduate programme in European interdisciplinary studies at the Natolin (Warsaw) campus.
Approximately 70% of the studens are granted scholarships by their government or by public or private institutions.
And please add as a last sentence: "More information about scholarships and other financial support is available on our Website. (www.coleurope.eu/scholarships)
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