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The Master of Law UZH serves to deepen various areas of law. This Master's program offers freedom of design and allows for specialization as well as in-depth legal expertise.
In the Master of Law UZH study program, five compulsory modules amounting to 30 ECTS credits must be completed. 12 ECTS credits must be obtained with modules from the Core Elective Pool Common Subjects. 36 ECTS credits are taken with Elective Pool modules, whereby 6 ECTS credits can be acquired outside the faculty. In addition, a Master's Thesis of 12 ECTS credits must be written.
The Master of Law UZH comprises 90 ECTS credits.
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Please refer to the general admission requirements of the University of Zurich.
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Two Master study programs are offered at the Faculty of Law of the University of Zurich (RWF UZH): the Master of Law UZH Rechtswissenschaft (MLaw UZH Rechtswissenschaft) and the Master of Law UZH International and Comparative Law (MLaw UZH International and Comparative Law).
Special admission requirements apply to the Double Degree Master's Programs. All information can be found on the Double Degree page.
For the admission to the Joint Degree Master Program with the University of Lausanne, the same admission requirements apply as for the MLaw UZH Rechtswissenschaft. All information about this program can be found on the Joint Degree page.
Graduates with a Bachelor of Law degree from RWF UZH are admitted to the Master's Programs at RWF UZH without any conditions or requirements.
Graduates with a Bachelor of Law degree from a Swiss university are admitted to the Master's Programs at RWF UZH without any conditions or requirements.
Graduates of a Bachelor of Law from the Distance Learning University of Brig are admitted to the MLaw Rechtswissenschaft with conditions amounting to 6 ECTS credits. The following requirements must be fulfilled by students with a Bachelor of Law from the UniDistance Suisse:
| Modul name | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|
| Case study at advanced level in private law | 3 ECTS Credits |
| Case study at advanced level in public law/criminal law | 3 ECTS Credits |
Admission to the MLaw UZH International and Comparative Law is without conditions and requirements.
Graduates of a Bachelor in Law and Economics of the University of St. Gallen are admitted as follows:
1. Graduates of BLE19 are admitted to the MLaw UZH Rechtswissenschaft with conditions amounting to 18 ECTS credits:
| Modul name | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|
| Case study at advanced level in private law | 3 ECTS Credits |
| Private International Law | 6 ECTS Credits |
| Public International Law/European Law |
9 ECTS Credits |
2. Graduates of BLE21 who have also completed the additional program of the University of St. Gallen "Law for Law & Economics" are admitted to the MLaw UZH Law without any conditions or requirements.
3. Graduates of BLE21 who have not completed the additional program of the University of St. Gallen "Law for Law & Economics" are admitted to the MLaw UZH Law with conditions amounting to 36 ECTS credits:
| Modul name | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|
| History of Law (BLaw) | 6 ECTS Credits |
| Case study at advanced level in private law | 3 ECTS Credits |
| International Law/European Law | 9 ECTS Credits |
| Public Law I | 18 ECTS Credits |
Admission to the MLaw UZH International and Comparative Law is without conditions or requirements for all three groups of graduates.
Graduates of a foreign Bachelor of Law or an equivalent degree program in law at a university are admitted to the MLaw UZH Law, but may be required to complete a maximum of 60 ECTS credits. An intra-faculty admission committee decides on the basis of a "sur dossier" examination whether and which requirements are to be imposed.
Admission to the MLaw UZH International and Comparative Law is without conditions and requirements.
Graduates with a Bachelor's degree in another field of study are not admitted to the Master's Programs. In the case of admission to the Bachelor of Law, achievements may be recognized. All information is found on the recognition of foreign achievements page.
Students who have acquired a Bachelor in Business Law at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) will join the Bachelor’s degree program of the Faculty of Law at the University of Zurich. They cannot join the Master’s degree program directly. Assessments from the completed Bachelor in Business Law at the ZHAW may be credited to the Bachelor of Law UZH up to a maximum of 60 ECTS credits.
Students who have not yet completed the Bachelor in Business Law at the ZHAW will only be admitted to the Bachelor of Law UZH, provided they fulfill the general admission requirements of UZH. If you have any questions regarding admission, please contact the Student Administration Office at UZH.
Students who have completed the Bachelor of Science in Applied Law at the ZHAW are not admitted to the Master's degree programs. In the case of admission to the Bachelor of Law, credits earned may be recognized. All information can be found under Recognition of prior studies.
Students who have completed the Bachelor of Science FH in Business Law at Kalaidos Law School are not admitted to the Master's degree programs. In the event of admission to the Bachelor of Law, any credits earned may be recognize. All information can be found under Recognition of prior studies.
Students who have completed the Bachelor of Arts FH in Law at Kalaidos Law School are not admitted to the Master's degree programs. In the event of admission to the Bachelor of Law, any work completed may be recognized. All information can be found under Recognition of prior studies.
| Module | ECTS | Module type |
Completion cycle | Performance record and evaluation type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Procedure Law |
12 |
Compulsory |
offered in fall semester, one-semester module | written exam, 3h, graded |
| Commercial and Business Law II | 6 | Compulsory | offered in fall semester, one-semester module | written exam, 2h, graded |
|
Review and Advanced Course Criminal Law / Criminal Procedure Law |
6 |
Compulsory | offered in fall and spring semester, two-semester module | written exam, 2h, graded |
|
Tax Law I |
3 |
Compulsory | offered every semester, one-semester module | written exam, 2h, graded |
|
Case study in Public Law |
3 |
Compulsory | offered every semester, one-semester module |
written paper, graded |
|
Core Elective Modules Foundations of Law |
12 |
Core Elective |
by announcement | by announcement |
|
Elective Modules |
36 |
Various | depending on module | by announcement |
|
Master Thesis |
12 |
Compulsory |
no fixed semester allocation |
written paper, graded |
|
Total |
90 |
The compulsory modules can be repeated twice.
There is a combined maximum limit of eight failed attempts for the core elective modules and the elective modules. Until the maximum number of failed attempts is reached, the individual core elective and elective modules can be repeated as often as students wish, provided that the modules are offered again, and can be substituted within the respective pool. Failed attempts at modules not offered by the Faculty of Law are not included in the maximum number of failed attempts.
Master of Law UZH
