Schedule of courses

The LLB International and European Law is a three year long, full-time programme (180 ECTS). The language of instruction and examination in the programme is English. The academic year in Groningen runs from the first week of September to the end of August and is divided into two semesters of two blocks each. Each lecture block is followed by periods of examinations.

Programme structure
Below you will find the structure of our LLB programme International and European, with all courses representing 5 or 10 ECTS.

Year 1

The first year of study is the same for all students. You will be participating in the following courses:

Block 1		Block 2		Block 3		Block 4
Law and Legal Skills: the Dutch example	10	Criminal Law	10	Introduction to Int. and European Law	10	Comparative Constitutional Law	10
Introduction to Legal English and Research Skills	5	Legal History	5	Contract and Tort Law	5	Introduction to Technology Law	5
Total semester 1			30	Total semester 2			30

You should also join the Workshop Starting your Academic Career, in which older-year Law students help you get started in our LLB.

The Faculty also offers support in getting started in student life more in general through the Buddy Network Law.

Please note that all students must receive a positive Binding Study Advice to successfully move forward in the programme after the first year.

Track-choice in year 2

At the end of year 1, you will choose one of the two available tracks in the programme:

International and European Law
Technology Law

and you will complete year 2 and 3 of that particular track. The tracks are partially the same and partially different in the courses offered.

International and European Law track

The track International and European Law is specifically designed for students who wish to pursue a professional career in an international legal environment; it gives you an academic training in law without merely taking a national legal system as a starting point by offering you a general understanding of what 'law' is and how it functions. The focus is therefore mainly on teaching public international law and European Union law.

Year 2

Block 1		Block 2		Block 3		Block 4
Law of the European Union	10	Public Int. Law	10	Administrative Law and Market Regulation	10	Private Int. Business Law	5
Property Law	5	Law, Power, and Politics	5			Markets and Regulation	5
				Research Seminar			10
Total semester 1			30	Total semester 2			30

Year 3

Block 1 & 2		Block 3		Block 4
Exchange semester abroad	30	Commercial Dispute Resolution	5	European Judicial Protection	5
		Competition Law in the Digital Market	5	The Contemporary Value(s) of International Law	5
		Research Colloquium			10
Total semester 1	30	Total semester 2			30

Technology Law track

The Technology Law track, together with the general legal knowledge in international and European law, covers a wide range of technology related legal topics. The track is designed in light of the understanding that technology operates across jurisdictions and, as a result, regulatory responses have to occur at the interface between domestic, regional and international law.

Year 2

Block 1		Block 2		Block 3		Block 4
Law of the European Union	10	Data Protection and Human Rights	10	IT in the context of law	5	Private Int. Business Law	5
Property Law	5	E-Thics	5	Regulating Cybercrime	5	Law and Economics of Innovation	5
				Research Seminar			10
Total semester 1			30	Total semester 2			30

Year 3

Block 1 & 2		Block 3		Block 4
Exchange semester abroad	30	Commercial Dispute Resolution	5	European and International IP Law	5
		Competition Law in the Digital Market	5	Telecommunications Law	5
		Research Colloquium			10
Total semester 1	30	Total semester 2			30

More than one track

It is possible to follow both tracks or to add extra courses of the other track to your programme.

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