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Diploma Supplement – Name XXX EUROPA-KOLLEG HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG Master Programme European and European Legal Studies

Diploma Supplement This Diploma Supplement model was developed by the European Commission, Council of Europe and UNESCO/CEPES. The purpose of the supplement is to provide sufficient independent data to improve the international ‘transparency’ and fair academic and professional recognition of qualifications (diplomas, degrees, certificates etc.). It is designed to provide a description of the nature, level, context, content and status of the studies that were pursued and successfully completed by the individual named on the original qualification to which this supplement is appended. It should be free from any value judgements, equivalence statements or suggestions about recognition. Information in all eight sections should be provided. Where information is not provided; an explanation should give the reason why.

1. HOLDER OF THE QUALIFICATION 2.7 Type and Control of Institution ad- 1.1 Family Name ministering Studies XXX Academic institution at the University of 1.2 Given Name(s) Hamburg/State Institution XXX 2.8 Language(s) of Instruc- 1.3 Date, Place and Country of Birth tion/Examination DD Month YYYY, City (Country) English (and German) 1.4 Student ID Number or Code XX XX XXX 3. LEVEL OF THE QUALIFICATION 3.1 Level of Programme 2. QUALIFICATION Master programme 2.1 Name of the Qualification (full, abbre- Level 7 of the European Qualifications viated, in original language) Framework (EQF) (M.A.) 3.2 Official Length of Programme Master of (LL.M.) Two semesters 2.2 conferred (in original language) 3.3 Access Requirement(s) Master of Arts (M.A.) Admission to this Master Programme may Master of Laws (LL.M.) be granted to individuals who 2.3 Main field of study 3.3.1 have completed a degree with above One of the following options: average marks at a German or foreign A) The EU as a Political Actor institution of higher learning prefera- bly in the fields , economics or po- B) External Relations of the EU litical science encompassing 240 cred- C) Companies as Economic Actors its (CP) according to the European D) Law of the EU Credit Transfer and Accumulation Studies lead to the award of the academic System (ECTS); opting for the field of title ‘Master of Arts (M.A)’. specialisation D requires possession Studies predominantly dealing with issues of a . of law lead to the award of the academic If a first professionally qualifying de- title ‘Master of Laws (LL.M.)’ in case the gree has been completed which en- student possesses a first degree in law. compasses only 180 CP, the missing 2.4 Name of Institution awarding the 60 CP may be satisfied by additional Qualification (in original language) achievements above average in the Universität Hamburg field of the Master Programme, in the 2.5 Type and Control of Institution context of practical experience, addi- awarding the Qualification tional academic achievements, re- University/State Institution search activities, publications, etc.; 2.6 Name of Institution administering 3.3.2 possess the knowledge of the English Studies (in original language) language necessary for the studies Fakultät für Rechtswissenschaft der Univer- and examinations. sität Hamburg Under certain circumstances, i.e. if the stu- Fakultät Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissen- dents studied part of the programme in schaften der Universität Hamburg German, additionally who: Institute for European Integration der Stif- tung Europa-Kolleg Hamburg Diploma Supplement – Name XXX 3.3.3 possess the knowledge of the German concepts of the Unions from the view of language necessary for the studies political science. and the examinations. Modules in the Fields of Specialisation 4. CONTENTS AND RESULTS GAINED Module S 1 4.1 Mode of Study ‘European Full-time and Politics’ (A, D) 4.2 Programme Requirements This module deals with the constitutional 4.2.1 Three modules in the legal, economic foundations of the EU and of the process of and political foundations of the proc- European Integration in the form of the in- ess of European integration stitutional principles and provisions (inte- 4.2.2 Four modules in the field of speciali- gration and subsidiarity, the relationship sation between EU law and national law, democ- 4.2.3 Four weeks compulsory internship in racy, rule of law, transparency, institutions, programme-related fields (practice law-making and enforcement of EU law, module) legal protection) as well as of the human 4.2.4 Supervised preparation of (four rights protection in the multi-level system months) of the European constitutional area. 4.3 Programme Details Module S 2 For a list of attended lectures and grades as ‘The EU in the Process of Globalisation well as for topic of thesis please see Tran- and Global Competition’ (A, B) script of Records. Contents of this module are the description and analysis of the political and economic Basic modules framework that the EU employs when tak- Module G 1 ing the stage as a political actor. Moreover ‘The EU as a Legal Community’ (A, B, C, D) the (economic) political options for external This module offers a systematic and com- as well as internal action will be discussed plete overview of the law of the European with which the EU is equipped to success- Union as is derived from institutional and fully hold its own ground in the process of substantive legal principles and provisions globalisation and global competition, and to of the founding treaties as well as other improve its citizens’ prosperity. This discus- written and unwritten primary law of the sion considers both the views of political EU, the legal acts of the bodies of the Union science and economics. and other acts of secondary law as well as Module S 3 the jurisprudence of the courts, in particular ‘European Governance’ (A) that of the ECJ. This module deals with the principles and Module G 2 specific forms, instruments and contents of ‘The EU as an Economic Community’ ruling in the multi-level system of the EU, (A, B, C, D) which is commonly referred to as ‘European Contents of this module are the economic Governance”. European Governance is char- advantages of the cross-border division of acterised by the work-sharing interaction labour. Two showcases of European integra- between European, national and sub- tion, namely the internal market and the national law- and decision-making proc- economic and monetary union, are analysed esses and levels, of sovereign law-making in how far they prove advantageous and and private self-regulation and framework which economical political implications they and detailed provision of rules. An illustra- have. tion as regards the contents of the charac- Module G 3 teristics of European Governance including ‘The EU as a Political Community’ their constitutional foundations (democ- (A, B, C, D) racy, subsidiarity, transparency) is provided This module introduces students to the his- by the analysis of selected internal policies torical foundations, the history of ideas and of the EU. the stages of the process of European inte- Module S 4 gration starting with the period of time after ‘External Relations and Enlargement the Second World War until today. Apart Policy of the EU’ (A) from this the module deals with the struc- This module deals with the relations of the ture, the institutional set-up and theory- EU to European and non-European third base interpretations as well as analytical countries and economic areas as regards trade and association, also taking into ac- Diploma Supplement – Name XXX count EU enlargement and neighbourhood tance of taxation for the location of business policy and their interdependences. firms, for the legal form chosen for organis- Module S 5 ing the business firms and for the structur- ‘Public and Political ing of its transactions. Also, the tension be- External Relations of the EU’ (B) tween national fiscal sovereignty on the one The fundamentals of public international hand and the Internal Market on the other law and the law governing internationals will be analysed. organisations as framework for and instru- Module S 10 ments for the external relations of the EU ‘Legal and Economic Aspects of Cross- are examined in this module. Also the basics border Capital Markets and Business of the Common Foreign and Security Pol- Activities’ (C) icy/Security and Defence Policy This module deals with various ways of (CFSP/CSDP) are subject of discussion. business financing and managerial activities Module S 6 in the European and international context. ‘External Relations, Development and The economic significance of capital mar- Enlargement Policy of the EU’ (B) kets for business financing and the regula- In this module the relations of the EU with tory framework of European and interna- European and non-European third countries tional capital markets will be discussed as and economic areas regarding the matters well as the economic objectives and legal of trade, association, development and aspects of cross-border business activities. enlargement and neighbourhood policy as Module S 11 well as their respective interdependencies ‘European and International Company are analysed. Law & Legal and Economic Aspects of Module S 7 Labour Relations’ (C, D) ‘The Role of the EU in the World Trade This module deals with the structuring of Order’ (B) undertakings from the perspective of part- This module deals with the organisation and nership and company law. It includes a functioning of the legal framework of inter- comparative survey of the three most rep- national economic relations (GATT and resentative partnership and company law WTO) as well as their economic reasoning. systems in Europe (, and Moreover, the legal and economic ramifica- England) as well as the extensive legislative tions of a further development of the world activities of the European Union in the area trade order are considered, in particular as of company law harmonisation and the regards role of the EU in this development. creation of supranational forms of compa- Module S 8 nies. It also covers the position of the em- ‘Legal and Economic Aspects of Competi- ployee in the Internal Market, especially tion Law and Policy and the Protection of those labour law and social policy rules that Rights’ (C) are relevant both for the position of the em- This module is devoted to competition law ployee in an enterprise and for the treat- and policy, the tensions between on the one ment of employees by their employer. hand the exclusive rights companies are Module S 12 granted as regards copyrights, investments ‘Legal and Economic Aspects of Competi- in the reputation of an enterprise and legal tion Law and Policy’ (D) protection of innovations, in particular in- This module is devoted to the regulatory ventions, and the system of undistorted framework for cross-border business activi- competition within the Internal Market on ties in the relevant markets. The theoretical the other hand. Apart from the legal founda- and political aspects of the European ‘sys- tions of Intellectual Property Rights their tem of undistorted competition” as one of economic justification is considered. the foundations of the Internal Market will Module S 9 be analysed. Also, the different forms of ‘Legal and Economic Aspects of Business restraints on competition and the legal pro- Organisation’ (C) hibitions thereof will be dealt with. This module deals with the structuring of Module S 13 undertakings from the perspective of busi- ‘External Relations Law of the EU’ (D) ness administration and institutional eco- This module covers the foundations, in- nomics. It further covers the aspects struments and regulations of the EU’s for- relevant for business firms and activities. eign relations with special emphasis on the The basics of corporate and turnover taxa- economic external relations with third tion will be discussed, as well as the impor- states and other economic actors and areas Diploma Supplement – Name XXX including contractual pre-accession strate- 7. CERTIFICATION gies in the context of the enlargement policy 7.1 Date of the EU. DD Month YYYY 4.4 Grading Scheme and, if available, 7.2 Signature Grade Distribution Guidance Grading scheme of examinations The grading scheme comprises five levels (with numerical equivalents). 1 = very good An excellent performance Director of Studies 2 = good 7.3 Capacity A performance exceeding by Director of Studies far average requirements 7.4 Official Stamp or Seal 3 = satisfactory A performance which satis- fies average requirements 4 = sufficient A performance which, de- spite its shortcomings, still meets the requirements 5 = insufficient A performance which, due to its severe shortcomings does not meet the requirements For the purpose of ensuring a differentiated assessment of grades, intermediate values 8. NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION may be formed by raising or lowering the SYSTEM1 mark by 0.3 points. Marks of 0.7, 4.3, 4.7 and 8.1 Types of Institutions and Institu- 5.3 are not permissible. tional Control Grading scheme of successful graduation Higher education (HE) studies in Germany With a mean are offered at three types of Higher Educa- of up to 1.50 very good tion Institutions (HEI).2 from 1.51 to 2.50 good  Universitäten (Universities, U) in- from 2.51 to 3.50 satisfactory cluding various specialised institu- from 3.51 to 4.00 sufficient tions, offer the whole range of aca- 4.5 Overall Classification of the Qualifi- demic disciplines. In the German cation (in original language) tradition universities focus in par- ‘grade in letters’ (numerical value up to ticular on basic research so that ad- the second decimal place) vanced stages of study have mainly theoretical orientation and re- 5. FUNCTION OF THE QUALIFICATION search-oriented components. 5.1 Access to further Study  Fachhochschulen (Universities of Access to doctoral studies possible, if the Applices Sciences, UAS) concentrate student also fulfils those access require- their study programmes in engi- ments imposed by the institution adminis- neering and other technical disci- tering the adequate studies, cf. Sec. 8.5.. plines, business-related studies, so- 5.2 Professional Status (if applicable) cial work, and design areas. The Qualification as a specialist in European common mission of applied research Studies or in European Legal Studies. and development implies a distinct application-oriented focus and pro- 6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION fessional character of studies, which Sources of further Information include integrated and supervised On the institution and the programme: work assignments in industry, en- www.europa-kolleg-hamburg.de terprises or other relevant institu- For sources of national information on the tions. education system please refer to Sec. 8.  Kunst- and Musikhochschulen (Uni- versities of Art/Music) offer studies for artistic careers in fine arts, per- forming arts and music; in such Diploma Supplement – Name XXX fields as directing, production, writ- 8.4 Organisation of Studies ing in theatre, film, and other media; The following programmes apply to all and in a variety of design areas, ar- three types of institutions. Bachelor’s and chitecture, media and communica- Master’s courses may be studied consecu- tion. tively, at various HEI, at different types of  HEI are either state or state- HEI and with phases of professional work recognised institutions. In their op- between the first and the second qualifica- erations, including the organisation tion. The organisation of the study pro- of studies and the designation and grammes makes use of modular compo- award of degrees, they are both sub- nents and of the European Credit Transfer ject to higher education legislation. and Accumulation System (ECTS) with 30 8.2 Types of Programmes and Degrees credits corresponding to one semester. awarded 8.4.1. Bachelor Studies in all three types of institutions have Bachelor degree study programmes lay the traditionally been offered in integrated academic foundations, provide methodo- ‘long’ (one-tier) programmes leading to logical skills and lead to qualifications re- - or Magister Artium degrees or com- lated to the professional field. The Bachelor pleted by a Staatsprüfung (State Examina- degree is awarded after 3 or 4 years. ton). The Bachelor degree programme includes a Within the framework of the Bologna- thesis requirement. Study courses leading to Process one-tier study programmes are the Bachelor degree must be accredited successively replaced by a two-tier study according to the Law establishing a Founda- system. Since 1998, a scheme of first- and tion for the Accreditation of Study Pro- second-level degree programmes (Bachelor grammes in Germany.6 and Master) was introduced to be offered First degree programmes (Bachelor) lead to parallel or instead of integrated ‘long’ pro- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science grammes. These programmes are designed (B.Sc.), Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), to provide enlarged variety and flexibility to (LL.B.), Bachelor of Fine students in planning and pursuing educa- Arts (B.F.A.), Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) or tional objectives, they also enhance interna- Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.). tional compatibility of studies. 8.4.2. Master The German Qualification Framework for Master is the second degree after another 1 Higher Education Degrees3 describes the or 2 years. Master study programmes may degrees of the German Higher Education be differentiated by the profile types ‘prac- System. It contains the classification of the tice-oriented’ and ‘research-oriented’. HEI qualification levels as well as the resulting define the profile. qualifications and competencies of the The Master degree study programme in- graduates. cludes a thesis requirement. Study pro- For details cf. Sec. 8.4.1, 8.4.2, and 8.4.3 re- grammes leading to the Master degree must spectively. Table 1 provides a synoptic be accredited according to the Law estab- summary. lishing a Foundation for the Accreditation of 8.3 Approval/Accreditation of Pro- Study Programmes in Germany.7 grammes and Degrees Second degree programmes (Master) lead To ensure quality and comparability of to Master of Arts (M.A.), qualifications, the organisation of studies (M.Sc.), Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), and general degree requirements have to Master of Laws (LL.M.), Master of Fine Arts conform to principles and regulations estab- (M.F.A.), Master of Music (M.Mus.) or Master lished by the Standing Conference of the of Education (M.Ed.). Master study pro- Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs grammes which are designed for continuing of the Länder in the Federal Republic of education may carry other designations (e.g. Germany (KMK).4 In 1999, a system of ac- MBA). creditation for programmes of study has become operational under the control of an Accreditation Council at national level. All new programmes have to be accredited un- der this scheme; after a successful accredi- tation they receive the quality-label of the Accreditation Council.5

Diploma Supplement – Name XXX

Table 1: Institutions, Programmes and Degrees in German Higher Education

8.4.3. Integrated ‘Long’ Programmes (One- tium) or 3 to 6.5 years (Staatsprüfung). Tier): Diplom degrees, Magister Ar- The Diplom degree is awarded in engi- tium, Staatsprüfung neering disciplines, the natural sciences An integrated study programme is either as well as economics and business. In the mono-disciplinary (Diplom degrees, most humanities, the corresponding degree is programmes completed by a Staatsprüfung) usually the Magister Artium (M.A.) in the or comprises a combination of either two social sciences, the practice varies as a major or one major and two minor fields matter of institutional traditions. Studies (Magister Artium). The first stage (1.5 to 2 preparing for the legal, medical and years) focuses on broad orientations and pharmaceutical professions are com- foundations of the field(s) of study. An In- pleted by a Staatsprüfung. This applies termediate Examination (Diplom- also to studies preparing for teaching Vorprüfung for Diplom degrees, Zwischen- professions of some Länder. prüfung or credit requirements for the Mag- The three qualifications (Diplom, Magis- ister Artium) is prerequisite to enter the ter Artium and Staatsprüfung) are aca- second stage of advanced studies and spe- demically equivalent. They qualify to ap- cialisations. Degree requirements include ply for admission to doctoral studies. submission of a thesis (up to 6 months dura- Further prerequisites for admission may tion) and comprehensive final written and be defined by the HEI, cf. Sec. 8.5. oral examinations. Similar regulations apply  Integrated studies at Fachhochschulen to studies leading to a Staatsprüfung. The (FH), i.e. Universities of Applied Sciences, level of qualification is equivalent to the last 4 years and lead to a Diplom (FH) de- Master level. gree. While the FH/UAS are non-  Integrated studies at Universitäten last 4 granting institutions, qualified to 5 years (Diplom degree, Magister Ar- graduates may apply for admission to Diploma Supplement – Name XXX doctoral studies at doctorate-granting Art/Music may be based on other or require institutions, cf. Sec. 8.5. additional evidence demonstrating individ-  Studies at Kunst- and Musikhochschulen ual aptitude. (Universities of Art/Music) are more di- HEI may in certain cases apply additional verse in their organisation, depending on admission procedures. the field and individual objectives. In ad- 8.8 National Sources of Information dition to Diplom/Magister degrees, the  Kultusministerkonferenz (KMK) integrated study programme awards in- [Standing Conference of Ministers of clude Certificates and certified examina- Education and Cultural Affairs of the tions for specialised areas and profes- Länder in the Federal Republic of sional purposes. Germany]; Lennéstraße 6, D-53113 8.5 Doctorate Bonn; f. +49[0]228-501-229; t. Universities as well as specialised institu- +49[0]228-501-0 tions of university standing and some Uni-  Central Office for Foreign Education versities of Art/Music are doctorate- (ZaB) as German NARIC; granting institutions. Formal prerequisite www.kmk.org; E-Mail: [email protected] for admission to doctoral work is a qualified  ‘Documentation and Educational In- Master (U and UAS), a , a formation Service’ as German EU- Diplom, a Staatsprüfung, or a foreign equiva- RYDICE-Unit, providing the national lent. Particularly qualified holders of a dossier on the education system Bachelor or a Diplom (FH) degree may also (www.kmk.org/dokumentation/zus be admitted to doctoral studies without ammenarbeit-auf-europaeischer- acquisition of a further degree by means of a ebene.imeurydice- procedure to determine their aptitude. The informationsnetz.html; E-Mail: eu- universities respectively the doctorate- [email protected]) granting institutions regulate entry to a doc-  Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK) torate as well as the structure of the proce- [German Rectors’ Conference]; Ahr- dure to determine aptitude. Admission fur- straße 39, D-53175 Bonn; f. ther requires the acceptance of the Disserta- +49[0]228-887-110; t. +49[0]228- tion research project by a professor as a 887-0; www.hrk.de; E-Mail: supervisor. [email protected] 8.6 Grading Scheme  ‘Higher Education Compass’ of the The grading scheme in Germany usually German Rectors’ Conference fea- comprises five levels (with numerical tures comprehensive information on equivalents; intermediate grades may be institutions, programmes of study, given): etc. (www.higher-education- ‘sehr gut’ 1 ‘very good’ compass-de) ‘gut’ 2 ‘good’ ‘befriedigend’ 3 ‘satisfactory’ 1 The information covers only aspects directly rele- ‘ausreichend’ 4 ‘sufficient’ vant to purposes of the Diploma Supplement. All in- ‘nicht ausreichend’ 5 ‘insufficient’ formation as of 1 July 2010. 2 Berufsakademien are not considered Higher Educa- ‘fail’ tion Institutions, they only exist in some of the Länder. The minimum passing grade is ‘ausreichend’ They offer educational programmes in close coopera- = 4 = ‘sufficient’. tion with private companies. Students receive a for- Verbal designations of grades may vary in mal degree and carry out an apprenticeship at the some cases and for doctoral degrees. In ad- company. Some Berufsakademien offer Bachelor courses which are recognised as an if dition institutions partly already use an they are accredited by a German accreditation agency. ECTS grading scheme. 3 German Qualification Framework for Higher Educa- 8.7 Access to Higher Education tion Degrees (Resolution of the Standing Conference The General Higher Education Entrance of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany of Qualification (Allgemeine Hochschulreife, 21.04.2005). Abitur) after 12 to 13 years of schooling 4 Common structural guidelines of the Länder for the allows for admission to all higher educa- accreditation of Bachelor’s and Master’s study courses tional studies. Specialised variants (Fachge- (Resolution of the Standing Conference of the Minis- bundene Hochschulreife) allow for admission ters of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany of 04.02.2010). to particular disciplines. Access to UAS is 5 “Law establishing a Foundation ‘Foundation for the also possible with a Fachhochschulreife, Accreditation of Study Programmes in Germany’”, which can usually be acquired after 12 years entered into force as from 26.02.2005, GV. NRW. of schooling. Admission to Universities of 2005, No. 5, p. 45 in connection with the Declaration Diploma Supplement – Name XXX of the Länder to the Foundation ‘Foundation for the Accreditation of Study Programmes in Germany’ (Resolution of the Standing Conference of the Minis- ters of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany of 16.12.2004). 6 See note No. 5. 7 See note No. 5.