All courses are held in German.
15 September for the following winter semester
15 March for the following summer semester
This is a three-semester, postgraduate course at the Faculty of Law of Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster. It aims to familiarise students with the German legal tradition and to give them a basic working knowledge of German law through the study of its principles and their application.
The standard length of the course is three semesters. Within this period, students must successfully complete six modules with a total of 90 ECTS credits.
At the beginning of their studies, students choose an area of law (civil law, criminal law, or public law) as the focus of their studies. The chosen area of law will be reflected in the lectures of the module II, III and IV. The choice will also influence the topic of the Master's thesis and the final oral examination.
During the programme of study, students will be overseen by a tutor, who may be any professor or qualified research assistant at the Faculty of Law.
Module I (Foundation Module/Basismodul): 16 ECTS credits
Modules II, III and IV (Extension Modules/Erweiterungsmodule): 32 ECTS credits
Students choose one of the following areas of law:
Students attend:
Civil law:
Public law:
Criminal Law:
Module V (Profile Module/Profilmodul): 12 ECTS credits
Students choose one of the following specialisations:
Students attend:
Module VI (Completion Module/Abschlussmodul): 30 ECTS credits
Students must pay a semester contribution fee of 316.98 EUR per semester. This includes a "semester ticket" covering public transportation in the greater Münster area as well as the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
You can find more information here:
https://www.uni-muenster.de/studieninteressierte/en/einschreibung/semesterbeitrag.shtml
We recommend that students budget at least 900 EUR per month to cover personal expenses (accommodation, living expenses, health insurance).
The University of Münster offers its best-performing students a so-called ProTalent scholarship. ProTalent is based on the Deutschlandstipendium programme initiated by the German government in 2011. WWU Münster has participated in this programme from the very beginning and has been awarding scholarships under the name ProTalent to particularly outstanding and socially committed students ever since then. The scholarship programme opens up new perspectives for the scholarship holders, creates scope for in-depth study courses and motivates further top performance. It also facilitates a scholarship culture in which sponsors and recipients are in very close contact and exchange. Scholarship holders receive 300 EUR per month.
Admission requirements for the Master of German Law are:
1. Successful completion of a course of study in law at a foreign university
2. Sufficient command of the German language (see below)
Applicants must provide proof of their German skills at level C1: TestDaF 4x4 or DSH-2.
15 September for the following winter semester
15 March for the following summer semester
As in all popular university cities in Germany, accommodation is in high demand and is not easy to find in Münster – but it’s not impossible either!
Please contact the International Office (Bachelor's and Master's students) or the WWU Graduate Centre (doctoral candidates) for advice. Please also note that the University of Münster (like most German public universities) does not have its own student halls of residence.
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