Master in International and Comparative Law - University of Lapland
The programme consists of general studies which gives students wide perspective on Public International Law and Comparative Law. During the Specialization studies the student will go in depth in either to the Arctic Law and Governance or the Transcultural Business Law. Applicants must choose one or the other in their application. In the last module, the students will develop their skills in research and academic writing. Development of Expertise module can be completed as distance learning.
Location: Rovaniemi, Finland
Single Diploma
Language: English
Number of Places/Students per year: not specified
Duration: 2 years
Price/Fee: no tuition free
Scholarships: None
Accommodation: The local student housing foundation Domus Arctica (DAS) arranges accommodation for international students. International degree students are able to apply for accommodation continuously. Please note that for international degree students there are no guaranteed accommodation. It is very important to apply housing as soon as possible, since the applicants are placed in order of arrival of the applications.
More information here.
Application Process:
Deadline: December,1st – January, 29 at 15.00 (Finnish time). - for studies starting in September 2016
The applicant must have completed a lower university degree equivalent to a Finnish Bachelor’s degree in a University. Most of the credits in the degree should be from legal studies
The electronic application form is available at the national Studyinfo portal (www.studyinfo.fi ). The application is filled in and submitted online. The required enclosures must be sent to University Admissions Finland by the end of the application period.
Documents:
• An officially certified copy of the Bachelor’s degree certificate in the original language;
• An official English, Swedish or Finnish translation of the degree certificate OR an officially certified copy of the Diploma Supplement in English(concerns graduates from universities within the EU);
• An officially certified copy of the transcript of records of the Bachelor’s degree in the original language and its translation;
• Language certificate (equivalent to B2 level of English)
• Motivation letter stating why the applicant is applying for this programme
Program Structure:
• General studies 30 ECTS
• Specialization studies 30 ECTS
• Development of Expertise 30 ECTS
• Elective studies or Bridging studies 30 ECTS (no Master`s Thesis or internship)
Compulsory courses:
1. OLAW0515 European Law
2. OLAW1301 Public International Law
3. OLAW1101 Private International Law and Comparative Law
4. OLAW0901 Introduction to the Legal Informatics
5. YMEN1804 Scientific Information Retrieval
6. TUKO1111 Academic Writing
More information here.
Career prospects
The two year MICLaw programme offers you modern expertise and education where you will be in the forefront of legal research in these fields. The MICLaw master’s degree will open a diversity of career paths in legal field, such as: entrepreneurship; management; NGO's; Research.
LLM Contact
admission(at)ulapland.fi
