Master of Laws
Master
Degree
3 semesters
Standard period of study (amount)
Lüneburg
Location
August 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)
August 2025 (EU), August 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Jurisprudence, Legal
- Nature Conservation, Environmental Protection
Focus
Energy Law, Resource Conservation Law, Environmental Law, Ecology, Economics, Technology
Target group
The Sustainability Law - Energy, Resources, Environment LLM is aimed at academics of all age groups who would like to add value to their professional position by means of a targeted qualification in Environmental Law. The Master's degree is suited to both lawyers as well as employees in companies or authorities in which knowledge of environmental, energy and resource protection law is required for success against the competition. The course also represents an attractive opportunity for applicants who are in the phase after the First or Second State Examination to specifically gain further education in Sustainability Law parallel to judicial service training.
Annotation
Some lectures in English
Admission requirements
1) A successfully completed degree in Law (at least 1st Staatsexamen), Economic Law, Economic or Environmental Sciences, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering or a closely related course of study, if equivalent qualifications in the area of Law can be proven within this. 2) Proof of at least one year of professional experience, generally after the first professionally qualifying academic degree was obtained. 3) Proof of basic command of English due to a final grade of at least 3.0 in higher education entrance qualification. On request, the following can be recognised: (a) an English-speaking telephone interview, (b) a 3-month documented stay abroad in an English-speaking country or (c) an English-speaking publication in a recognised scientific medium.
Lecture period
- 03.04.2023 - 07.07.2023
- 16.10.2023 - 02.02.2024
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2022/2023)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
15.08.2025
Applications can be submitted at any time until 15 August each year.
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
15.08.2025
Applications can be submitted at any time until 15 August each year.
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
15.08.2025
Applications can be submitted at any time until 15 August each year.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Bachelor programmes: 15.07. Master's programmes: 01.06 Master’s programmes teaching qualification: 15.08. Higher semester in the Bachelor: 15 July and 15 January Higher semester in the Master's programme: June 1 and 15 January Higher semester in the Master's teaching qualification: 15 August and 15 January part-time study programmes: individual deadlines and dates (winter semester & summer semester)
Tuition fee
The career-integrated Sustainability Law LLM is subject to a total of EUR 9,960 tuition fees plus semester contributions.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German