Applicants with Dutch degrees

The Admissions Board has assessed that the exit level of the UG LLB programme International and European Law is equivalent to the entry level of most UG LLM programmes, with the exception of the research master Legal Research and the LLM Technology Law and Innovation. As a result, if you have graduated or are about to graduate from the UG LLB programme International and European Law, you do not have to submit any extra documents for admission. An email to LLM rug.nl to confirm your Studielink application for the LLM programme(s) of your choice will suffice.

LLM Technology Law and Innovation

All students of the Technology Law track of the UG LLB programme International and European Law meet the entry requirements for the LLM Technology Law and Innovation. As a result, if you have graduated or are about to graduate from the Technology Law track of the UG LLB programme International and European Law, you do not have to submit any extra documents for admission. An email to LLM rug.nl to confirm your Studielink application for the LLM TLI will suffice.

If you have participated in the regular LLB track, you can be admitted to the Technology Law and Innovation LLM if you can provide proof of successful completion of courses in the area of data protection, intellectual property law, and IT in the context of law. If this situation applies to you, please send the course descriptions and transcript of studies to LLM rug.nl.

Research master Legal Research

The research master Legal Research is a two-year master programme with a different application process and is executed by the Groningen Graduate School of Law (GGSL). Please check this GGSL page for more information. The deadline of application is 1 April. For more information, please contact GGSL rug.nl.

The Admissions Board has assessed that the exit level of the UG LLB programme 'Rechtsgeleerdheid, afstudeerrichting Internationaal en Europees Recht' is equivalent to the entry level of most UG LLM programmes, with the exception of the research master Legal Research and the LLM Technology Law and Innovation. As a result, if you have graduated or are about to graduate from the UG LLB programme 'Rechtsgeleerdheid, afstudeerrichting Internationaal en Europees Recht', you do not have to submit any extra documents for admission. An email to LLM rug.nl to confirm your Studielink application for the LLM programme(s) of your choice will suffice.

LLM Technology Law and Innovation

If you have participated in the 'Rechtsgeleerdheid, afstudeerrichting Internationaal en Europees Recht', you can be admitted to the Technology Law and Innovation LLM if you can provide proof of successful completion of courses in the area of data protection, intellectual property law, and IT in the context of law. If this situation applies to you, please send the course descriptions and transcript of studies to LLM rug.nl.

Research master Legal Research

The research master Legal Research is a two-year master programme with a different application process and is executed by the Groningen Graduate School of Law (GGSL). Please check this GGSL page for more information. The deadline of application is 1 April. For more information, please contact GGSL rug.nl.

The Admissions Board has assessed that the exit level of the UG LLB programme 'Rechtsgeleerdheid, afstudeerrichting IT-recht' is equivalent to the entry level of the English-taught LLM programme Technology Law and Innovation. As a result, if you have graduated or are about to graduate from the UG LLB programme 'Rechtsgeleerdheid, afstudeerrichting IT-recht', you only have to submit an English proficiency test for admission. An email to LLM rug.nl to confirm your Studielink application for the LLM programme(s) of your choice will suffice, provided it includes the English proficiency test.

Admission to other English-taught UG LLM programmes

For admission to the other English-taught LLM programmes, please check the next item 'UG degree 'Rechtsgeleerdheid', other specialisations', as this information is applicable to you as an 'IT-recht'-graduate for all other UG English-taught LLM programmes.

English proficiency

Since your programme was taught in Dutch, you will have to provide the Admissions Board with proof of a sufficient level of English proficiency. Please carefully check admission requirement 2 on this page.

If you have successfully completed the UG course 'Legal English', you can be exempt from this admission requirement. Please inform the Faculty accordingly (LLM rug.nl).

Since the English-taught LLM programmes of our Faculty are all selective master programmes, you will have to meet the admission requirements and selection criteria of the English-taught LLM programmes in full. After applying to the LLM of your choice in Studielink, you need to apply for admission to the LLM programme(s) of your choice by using this application form.

English proficiency

Since your programme was taught in Dutch, you will have to provide the Admissions Board with proof of a sufficient level of English proficiency. Please carefully check admission requirement 2 on this page.

If you have successfully completed the UG course 'Legal English', you can be exempt from this admission requirement. Please inform the Faculty accordingly (LLM rug.nl).

If you have a law degree from a Dutch research university, you need to apply for admission to the LLM programme(s) of your choice by using this application form after your application to the LLM in Studielink. You need to meet the admission requirements and selection criteria as laid out on this page. If your law degree was fully taught in English, you can request an exemption from the English proficiency test.

If you have a law degree from a Dutch university of applied science, you are not admissible as such to our LLM programmes. You can join one of our pre-LLM programmes. These pre-LLM programmes are designed to help you bridge the gap between university of applied science and research university-teaching. You can find the application information for our pre-LLM programmes here.

If you have an International Relations and International Organisation degree from the UG, you are not admissible as such to our LLM programmes. If you are interested in making a switch to law, you can either consider our LLB programme International and European Law, or you can join one of our pre-LLM programmes. These pre-LLM programmes are designed to help you work on the deficiencies in the field of law of your LLM. You can find the application information for the LLB programme on this page and the application information for our pre-LLM programmes here.

If your degree was fully taught in English, you can request an exemption from the English proficiency test.

If you have a Liberal Arts and Sciences degree from the UG, you are not admissible as such to our LLM programmes. If you are interested in making a switch to law, you can either consider our LLB programme International and European Law, or you can join one of our pre-LLM programmes. These pre-LLM programmes are designed to help you work on the deficiencies in the field of law of your LLM. You can find the application information for the LLB programme on this page and the application information for our pre-LLM programmes here.

Since your degree was fully taught in English, you can request an exemption from the English proficiency test.

Direct admission through special track in UCG-degree

The University College Groningen and the Admissions Board for the English-taught LLM programmes have agreed that students who participate in a specific track in the Liberal Arts and Sciences degree would have a sufficient background in Law to be admitted to the UG English-taught LLM programmes directly. This special track consists of the following:

1. 1. Successfully completing the following UCG/Liberal Arts and Sciences courses:
   a. Criminal Law (5 ECTS)
   b. European Law (5 ECTS)
   c. Fundamentals of Law (5 ECTS)
   d. International Law (5 ECTS)
   e. Introduction to Argumentation and Legal Reasoning (5 ECTS)
   f. Policy and Principles of Private Law (5 ECTS)
   g. The age of human rights (5 ECTS)

2. Participation in the course Law and Legal Skills: the Dutch example, which is offered by the Faculty of Law.*

3. Extra courses at the Faculty of Law.* Please check the table below for the courses needed for which LLM programme:

* Please contact your UCG study adviser for the entry requirements for these courses. The UCG study adviser can be reached through academicadvisor.ucg rug.nl.

If you have a non-law degree from a Dutch research university, you are not admissible as such to our LLM programmes. If you are interested in making a switch to law, you can either consider our LLB programme International and European Law, or you can join one of our pre-LLM programmes. These pre-LLM programmes are designed to help you work on the deficiencies in the field of law of your LLM. You can find the application information for the LLB programme on this page and the application information for our pre-LLM programmes here.