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European and European Lеgal Studiеs
(Starting: Winter Semester)
- Starting
- Winter Semester
- Mode of Admission:
- local admission restriction (local NC)
- Application:
- directly at university
More Info - Study Mode:
- On campus
- Registration Fee & Tuition Information:
- none
Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) preferably in law, economics or political science.
Required ECTS credits: 240.
Applicants who have earned their first degree qualifying for a professional career representing a total of 180 CP have to make up for the missing 60 CP by a good performance in additional or practical training programs in fields similar to those of the master program. Proof of this may be submitted in form of professional experience, further studies, research activities, publications, etс.
Language Requirements
The following certificates are recognized as proof of your language proficiency.
EnglishSpecification: With a minimum score of C in all parts.
Specification: With a minimum score of C in all parts.
Application & Admission
Application Deadlines
German Students 
Other EU Students 
Non-EU Students Non-EU StudentsThis deadline is relevant for all Masters programs at Universität Hamburg (except for English-taught international programs).
| Intake | Winter Semester |
| Application start | 01 May |
| Application deadline | 15 Junein 10 days |
| Application mode | Directly at university → More info |
| Application fee | none |
Application Procedure & Selection
Application Documents
The following documents and information shall be provided with your application for admission to the master's program. You will either be asked to upload the document in question or to enter the information directly into the online application form.
Please make sure that the file size for any document to be uploaded does not exceed 1.8 MB. The university only accepts files in the following formats: DOC, DOCX, PDF, JPEG. Documents that are neither in English or German have to come with an official translation into either one of these languages.
- Passport photograph: please provide a JPEG file.
- Curriculum vitae: please use the EUROPASS CV format.
- University diploma: an official document proving the graduation from an institution of higher education or most current grade breakdown and course information, indicating the number of earned Credit Points (CP) according to the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS).
- High school diploma: qualifying for admission to an institution of higher education or an equivalent document that entitles the applicant to be admitted to an institution of higher education, e.g. school graduation certificate or university entrance qualification.
- If applicable: proof for compensation of missing CP. These are above-average achievements (such as practical experience, studies in other institutions, research activities, publications) in fields related to the master's program. 60 CP can be compensated by one year of full-time practical experience.
- Proof of English language proficiency (see language requirements).
- Preference regarding the field of specialization: the university will ask you to indicate your first, second and third choice of field of specialization. Please make sure to take a closer look at the curricula of the elective fields:
- The EU as a political actor.
- External relations of the EU.
- Companies as economic actors.
- Law of the EU.
- Letter of motivation: using a maximum of 4,000 characters (including spaces) you will be asked to detail your motivation to take up studies in the master's program.
- Contact details of a professor to act as a referee in support of your application.
- Any other relevant documents, proving your qualifications and motivation for the master's prοgram.
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