LL.M Criminal Law

LL.M Criminal Law Study Program offers students a broad overview of both criminal and procedural criminal law in the context of criminality as a social behavior choice, Prevention of recidivism in criminal law as well as Psychology in Education, Criminology and Investigative Psychology. Each student can choose modules focusing also on Tax evasion and tax crime or Corruption in the current society. Students can gain knowledge of transnational and international crime.

This study program can be combined with specializations e.g. in the fields of Intellectual Property Law, International Law and the like.

The study is designed for lawyers, notaries, trainees, lawyers, law students, lawyers and employees who are working with the law on a daily basis.

Advantages:

• the possibility of a parallel study together with another study program,
• specialization in a certain field of law,
• the possibility of shortening the study,
• choice of the form of study.

Forms of the study:

• Full-time form
• Online form
• Consultation form
• Individual form

Study process:

In each study programme there are 3 core (compulsory) modules. The student chooses 6 mandatory modules, with the option to specialize in his study focus by replacing three of them with 3 mandatory modules from another study programme.

The study is not based on the semester system.

The study ends with working out the final thesis, with a positive rating from the supervisor and the opponent.

Entry requirements:  

• Completion of either a Bachelor´s degree from a university or high school studies (+ at least 3-5 years of working experience) or equivalent to the level of an academic bachelor’s degree.
• Students must complete a Bachelor´s degree in Legal Studies before applying to LL.M study programmes.

In addition to the general entry requirements, you must meet the specific entry requirements as detailed by each programme. For example, many Master’s degree programmes require that your Bachelor’s degree has a particular major, or you may need to have completed certain subject credits within your Bachelor’s degree.

The length of the study is 9 – 18 months.

For more information about general admission procedure click here