International Private Law and European Uniform Lawinternational course, full time, International degree
Master of Laws
Master
Degree2 semesters
Standard period of study (amount)
Mainz
Location
March 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)
March 2025 (EU), March 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- European Law
- International Law
Target group
The course is aimed at graduates of a Law degree who wish to gain competence in handling legal cases with international involvement. The Master's programme is particularly concerned with private international law and procedural law as well as European harmonized private law.
Annotation
Commencement of studies in the winter semester recommended. The international double degree (Master II at the Université de Bourgogne) will only awarded with a completed Bachelor's degree in "German and French Law". If the Bachelor degree certificate is not available by the application deadline, but at least 135 credit points can be demonstrated: Submit a certificate of study and examinations and the average grade achieved so far. (This certificate must be issued by the relevant higher education institution, original or officially authenticated copy). After enrolment, the diploma must be submitted. If the degree was obtained abroad: officially authenticated copy of a certificate of recognition (responsible: Student Service - Admission International).
Area of study
Partner institution: Université de Bourgogne in French Republic (International degree: Master II)
Admission requirements
Evidence of a Bachelor's degree in Law or an equivalent degree from a university in Germany or abroad. The Bachelor's degree course must be worth 240 credit points (CP), of which at least 30 CP were completed in courses conducted in French with at least 10 CP in content related to Private International Law and European Private Economic Law. Students are required to have sufficient English language proficiency. Applicants who obtained neither their higher education entrance qualification at a German-speaking institution nor a degree in a course conducted in German are required to provide evidence of German proficiency at the level of the “German Language Test for Admission to Higher Education for Foreign Students” (DSH).
Lecture period
- 14.04.2025 - 19.07.2025
- 27.10.2025 - 14.02.2026
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2025)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
For Master´s degree programmes with an aptitude test, the application deadline already ends on 15:11. Please also note the earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (www.uni-mainz.de/incoming). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.05 of the respective year. Please also note the even earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
Further languages
French
