International Human Rights and Humanitarian Lawinternational course, part time, full time

Degree
Master of Laws
Master
Standard period of study (amount)
3 semesters
Location
Frankfurt (Oder)
Deadlines
February 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)
February 2025 (EU)
February 2025 (Non-EU)
Please enquire

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study
  • International Law
  • Jurisprudence, Legal
Focus

International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights

Target group

The Master's programme is open to graduates with sufficient background in Law who seek to establish or develop a career in field of human rights or in related fields whether on the governmental or private level, both internationally, regionally or nationally, including non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and in the military, defence and policing sectors.

Annotation

internships in international and national organisations

Admission modus

Local admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

University degree in Law or equivalent, knowledge of English (IELTS 6.0)

Lecture period
  • 13.10.2025 - 06.02.2026
  • 13.04.2026 - 24.07.2026

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2025)
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.12.2024 - 15.02.2025

    With a foreign school leaving certificate / higher education entrance qualification Application via uni-assist e.V. (Applications for Master programmes via viaCampus). Please note that the application deadlines for the individual courses of study may vary. Please check the relevant web pages of the degree courses!

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.12.2024 - 15.02.2025

    With a foreign school leaving certificate / higher education entrance qualification Application via uni-assist e.V. (Applications for Master programmes via viaCampus). Please note that the application deadlines for the individual courses of study may vary. Please check the relevant web pages of the degree courses!

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.12.2024 - 15.02.2025

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Until 15.01.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

    The application and enrolment deadlines for university changes are identical to the application and enrolment deadlines for degree programmes.

Winter semester (2025/2026)
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025

    The application deadline for the winter semester class is 1 August 2022, at 11:59 p.m. CET for non-visa holders and 15 August 2020, at 11:59 p.m. CET for visa holders. With a foreign school leaving certificate / higher education entrance qualification Application via uni-assist e.V. (Applications for Master programmes via viaCampus). Please note that the application deadlines for the individual courses of study may vary. Please check the relevant web pages of the degree courses!

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025

    The application deadline for the Winter Semester class is September 1, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. With a foreign school leaving certificate / higher education entrance qualification Application via uni-assist e.V. (Applications for Master programmes on viaCampus). Please note that the application deadlines for the individual courses of study may vary. Please check the corresponding websites of the degree programmes!

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025

    The application deadline for the winter semester 2022/23 class is 1 September 2022, at 11:59 p.m. CET for non-visa holders and 15 August 2022, at 11:59 p.m. CET for visa holders.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Until 15.07.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

    The application and enrolment deadlines for university changes are identical to the application and enrolment deadlines for degree programmes.

Tuition fees

For more information, please refer to the university's website to find out more about the current amount of the semester contribution (https://www.europa-uni.de/de/studium/informationen/semesterbeitrag.html) There are also additional tuition fees for postgraduate courses at (https://study.europa-uni.de/de/jura/angebot/master/master_ihl/fees/index.html)

Languages of instruction

Main language

English

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