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About us Faculty of Law Study Guide Faculty of Law English-taught pre-LLM Year 1

Orientation LLMs

Prepare for the next step in your legal career. As a pre-LLM student, you have already explored which LLM you are interested in. Your pre-LLM is tailored toward a specific LLM offered by the UG Faculty of Law. The LLMs are designed to ensure a smooth transition to the labour market or further academic development.


You can find more information about the LLM you have chosen here.

The LLM programmes in Groningen

Prepare for the next step in your legal career. As a pre-LLM student, you have already explored which LLM you are interested in. Your pre-LLM is tailored toward a specific LLM offered by the UG Faculty of Law. The LLMs are designed to ensure a smooth transition to the labour market or further academic development.


You can find more information about the LLM you have chosen here.

Admission to an LLM

The pre-LLM prepares you for advanced legal studies in a particular field of law. The LLM programmes at the University of Groningen are designed to deepen your expertise in specific areas of law. To qualify for admission, you must complete your pre-LLM programme in full. Once you have completed your pre-LLM, which is visible in your approved list of courses, and you apply in Studielink, you are all set to start your LLM.

Steps to join our LLMs

To be admitted to your chosen LLM programme as a pre-LLM student, you need to:

Start date

  • 1 September

Next steps

Information event

If you wish to know more about the LLM you are entering next year, please join us at the Master Open Day!

The Master Open Day is offered in November and March each year.

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