Overview

Students complete the international, one-year (three-trimester) programme at a minimum of two of ten cooperating institutions, one of which is Universität Hamburg. Further institutions are universities in Rotterdam, Haifa, Ghent, Aix-en-Provence, Rom, Barcelona, Warschau, Arizona and Mumbai.

This Law and Economics (EMLE) LLM course from the EMLE consortium imparts an understanding of the economic consequences of various legal norms and requires students to take courses in the areas of comparative law and economics, economic analysis of contract law, and competition in law and economics, among other fields. Graduates receive a joint degree and/or multiple degrees from the universities at which they spend at least one trimester, meaning they conclude the program with two or three degree certificates accordingly.

Students can choose to follow one of three different tracks in the EMLE programme: the ‘Economic Analysis of Markets, Corporations & Regulators track’ (MCR), the ‘Economic Analysis of Public & International Law track’ (Public), and the ‘Economic Analysis of Innovation and Intellectual Property track’ (IP).

Career Opportunities

This interdisciplinary and international program qualifies graduates to work in public organizations or multinational law firms as well as to work as corporate consultants.

Accreditation

Since May 2019, as one of the very first joint degree programmes, the EMLE Programme is accredited according to the European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes. The EMLE Consortium, applied through the Dutch NVAO. More info is available on the EMLE website https://emle.org/about-emle-2/#1595852906910-5ffc89c9-788a

Programme Structure

Students can choose to follow one of three different tracks in the EMLE programme: the ‘Economic Analysis of Markets, Corporations & Regulators track’ (MCR), the ‘Economic Analysis of Public & International Law track’ (Public), and the ‘Economic Analysis of Innovation and Intellectual Property track’ (IP). While in the first term the courses are the same across all tracks and universities, specialization starts in the second term with two specialized courses per track and three courses that will be the same across the different tracks and university partners. The third term finalizes the chosen specialization with two courses that are unique to the chosen track and university, and the final thesis written under supervision of a professor from the third term University.

Courses contain:

Economics
Law and Economics
Comparative Law
Public Law
Private Law
Regulation
Innovation
International Law
Plus specialised courses per track

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Hamburg, Germany

Disciplines

Economics Master of Laws (LLM) View 109 other Masters in Economics in Germany

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants to the program must fulfill the following requirements: More detailed info is available on the EMLE website: https://emle.org/application-2/

They must have a bachelor's or master's degree in law or economics (degrees in related disciplines with a significant focus on law or economics are also acceptable). We select for students with at least 240 ECTS (four-years) of prior higher education. This could have been obtained by a three-year bachelor programme and a first master’s degree, or by a four-year bachelor programme. More information on the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), can be found on the EMLE website: https://emle.org/application-2/.

If English is not their native language, applicants must submit proof that they are proficient in English (such as test scores or certificates from standard English language exams).

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

8000 EUR / year

≈ 8000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

5000 EUR / year

≈ 5000 EUR / year

Living costs

Hamburg

Germany

897 - 1417 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

The highest ranked students will be offered an Erasmus+: Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM) Scholarship by the European Commission. EMJM scholarship holders will receive a monthly contribution of maximal 1400 Euro to cover all costs related to travel, visa, installment and subsistence costs for the duration that students will be on the programme (depending on the date of return to the home country). Please note that monthly contributions will not be paid if scholarshipholders do not adhere to the basic mobility rules of the programme. Besides payments from the European Commission, the EMLE consortium will provide all EMLE students with insurance coverage over the whole period of the EMLE academic year.

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