Master's in German Law (LLM) Justus Liebig University Giessen

Courses are offered in German and/or English.

Accompanying courses in English and German during the semester are available.

The course will include all areas of German law, depending on the choices made by the student.

15 July for the winter semester

15 January for the summer semester

• Students must attend 12 hours of weekly classes per semester
• Five certificates must be obtained
• Preparation of a Master's thesis
• Oral colloquium

The course of study is aimed exclusively at lawyers who have graduated abroad, and therefore, it is internationally oriented in its structure. Depending on their preference from the curriculum, students can focus on international law and attend courses in European law, international law and comparative law. The faculty offers a wide range in its own focus area of “European law and international law”, including the offer of international moot courts and excursions.

No tuition fees

402 EUR (winter semester 2025/26, varies slightly with each semester)

The current semester contribution can be found here: https://www.uni-giessen.de/en/org/admin/departments/b/5/studoffice/sc.

Approximately 900 EUR

LLB or equivalent

Applicants must provide a proof of German language proficiency for enrolment:
DSH-2 or TestDaF 4

A lower language level is sufficient at the time of application, so applicants can still be admitted provided they pass the DSH before the beginning of the semester.

Further information can be found at:
http://www.uni-giessen.de/cms/internationales/studierenjlu/sprachkenntnisse/zulassung.

15 July for the winter semester

15 January for the summer semester

Financial aid for international students at JLU in the closing phase of their degree:
Partial scholarship are possible for three to six months: 300 to 450 EUR per month (funding phase starting April or May every year). A Presidential Commission will decide on the awarding of the scholarships based on academic achievements, indigence, social or intercultural commitment, recommendations from academic staff and compliance with formal requirements. More information: https://www.uni-giessen.de/en/international-pages/study/grants/closingphase?set_language=en

Students may apply for a room in a shared flat or a single room in the halls of residence or search for private accommodation. More information via www.uni-giessen.de/acc

Career Service and special opportunities for international students: www.uni-giessen.de/en/faculties/research-centers/zfbk/career_services/

Institutionalised course-related support for students (course advising) at the Faculty of Law

Founded in 1607, Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU), Germany, is a comprehensive university with a longstanding tradition which attracts around 26,000 students. JLU offers the full range of traditional and modern subjects with top-level teaching and research ‒ extending from classical natural sciences, law and economics, social and educational sciences, linguistics and cultural studies to a unique selection of life science subjects such as human and veterinary medicine, agricultural, environmental and nutritional sciences and food chemistry. The leading personae who carried out research and taught at JLU include a number of Nobel Prize winners, such as Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901) and Wangari Maathai (Nobel Peace Prize in 2004). Since 2006, research at JLU has received continuous funding from the Excellence Initiative schemes and the Excellence Strategy of the German Federal Republic and Federal States.

With around 94,000 inhabitants, Giessen has one of the highest student densities throughout Germany. Four higher education institutions with altogether 40,000 students provide a unique college-town atmosphere. The city offers plenty of leisure options for students, such as canoeing on the Lahn river, walks and picnics in its multiple green areas, cinemas with student concession tickets, the municipal theatre with a programme consisting of plays, opera and ballet as well as swimming pools and sports facilities, and a variety of pubs, restaurants and night life venues. The great thing about Giessen is that it's an easy place to navigate and, when the mood takes you, to escape into the picturesque surrounding countryside or the metropolis of Frankfurt am Main, which is about 60 kilometres away.