There is the option to apply for a partial reduction of the tuition from 7,200 € to 6,000 € according to the following criteria: Excellence, and/or Financial need/poverty. This application has to be justified separately. The candidate can justify the application on the basis of one or both criteria (further documents may be requested by thе bοard).
Bachelor's degree in law or in another field of study relevant for legal theory (e.g. arts, humanities, cultural, social, political, or economic studies).
Minimum standard period of study: 6 semesters.
Required ECTS crеdits: 180.
Work Experience
Must also prove a min. of 1 year of professional and/or research experience outside the basic degree program followed prior to the start of the legal theory mastеr.
Language Requirements
The following certificates are recognized as proof of your language proficiency.
English
CEFR English
min C1
TOEFL iBT
min 100 Specification: With the following minimum section requirements: Reading: 20, Listening: 20 Speaking: 20, Writing: 20.
IELTS
min 7
Does the university recognize "other equivalent language certificates"? yes
Additional information:
The proof should be no older than two years. If the applicant’s preceding degree is in a study course that was taught exclusively in English, or if the applicant is a native English speaker, such shall also count as sufficient proof of language skills.
Application & Admission
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Application Procedure & Selection
Mode of Admission:
no admission restriction, but ability test
Application:
directly at university
Application Documents
What to include with your application:
CV.
Evidence of English language proficiency for non-native English speakers (see language requirements).
Academic transcripts including final grades (all transcripts or translations thereof must be in either German, English or French).
A copy of your passport.
A statement of interest (with special regard to legal theory).
At least one letter of recommendation (with special regard to your legal theory background).
Post to:
Prof. Dr. Lorenz Schulz, M.A.
Study Director / Academic Head
LL.M. in Legal Theory / European Academy of Legal Theory
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 4
60323 Frankfurt am Main
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