German law for lawyers holding a foreign degree

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Magister Legum/Magistra Legum

Magister
Degree

2 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

Mainz

Location

March 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

March 2025 (EU), March 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Jurisprudence, Legal

Focus

International Law, Labour Law, Banking Law, European Law, Media Law, Tax Law, Cultural Law

Target group

Lawyers who graduated abroad wishing to familiarise themselves with the basic principles of German law, the German legal system and methods

Annotation

Application by 1.3. for the summer semester, until 1.9. for the winter semester Please allow at least two months before applying for the separate recognition procedure for your foreign final certificate (responsible: Student Service - Admission International).

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

A degree from an international higher education institution similar or equivalent to a German university degree in Law and sufficient command of German.

Lecture period

  • 14.04.2025 - 19.07.2025
  • 27.10.2025 - 14.02.2026

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2025)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025

    For Master´s degree programmes with an aptitude test, the application deadline already ends on 15:11. Please also note the earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (www.uni-mainz.de/incoming). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

Winter semester (2025/2026)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025

    Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.05 of the respective year. Please also note the even earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.04.2025 - 01.09.2025

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German