LL.M. Programs – Overview
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LL.M. programs – overview Emory University School of Law Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy - Tufts University Country USA USA City Atlanta, Georgia Medford, Massachusetts 1) General Studies, 2) Transactional Law, 3) Public Law & Regulation, 4) Child Law & Name of the LL.M.- Policy, 5) Vulnerability and the Human Condition, 6) Human Right Law, 7) Law and LL.M. in International Law Program(s) Religion, 8) Joint LL.M. with Central European University Number of months Full-time: 8 months; part-time: Up to 24 months 1 academic year full-time (full-time, part-time) Start of studies August or January September of each year Tuition fees 2012-13 academic year: $45,900 tuition plus $514 in student fees 2013–14 academic year: $45,245 Reductions Fletcher Scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit and need to both U.S. Financing, Limited scholarships are available; all applications are reviewed for possible citizens/permanent residents and non-U.S. citizens. Financial need is determined scholarships scholarships during the admissions process. through an evaluation of an applicant’s resources, which includes income and asset information. Merit is assessed through the application for admission. A law degree is required to apply for the program. Applicants are selected on the First Law Degree from home country that qualifies student to practice Law. Minimum basis of law school and undergraduate grades, legal and other professional Requirements TOEFL score of 100 on the Internet-based test. Emory Law also accepts scores from experience, exam scores, TOEFL scores (where applicable), recommendations, and the IELTS examination; the minimum expected is 7.0. a writing sample. Fluency in English is required. Submit LL.M. application through www.lsac.org, using Document Assembly and We encourage applicants to use our online application form found at the Fletcher Admission process Credential Assembly Service, pay $80 application fee. web site www.fletcher.tufts.edu/llm/admissions Website www.law.emory.edu/ www.fletcher.tufts.edu/llm Hofstra University School of Law IE Law School Country USA Spain City Hempstead, New York Madrid Name of the LL.M.- American Legal Studies 1) International LL.M., 2) Executive LL.M. Program(s) Number of months International LL.M.: Full-time 10 months (2 semesters) full-time and 20 months (4 semesters) part-time (full-time, part-time) Executive LL.M.: online program with face-to-face-periods International LL.M.: October Start of studies August of each year (fall semester) Executive LL.M.: September International LL.M.: €29.200 Tuition fees Annually: $47,660 (full-time) and $23,911 (part-time) Executive LL.M.: €36.900 Reductions Scholarships available: www.ie.edu/scholarships Financing, Merit based scholarships are available. www.financialaid.ie.edu scholarships A complete LL.M. application will contain: application, two letters of recommendation, $75 application fee, personal statement, resume, and official law school transcripts. Foreign-educated applicants must also send their official law school transcripts with International LL.M.: Law degree, TOEFL ibt 100 or equivalent English certificate Requirements certified English translations. Certified translations services may be arranged through Executive LL.M.: 3 years of professional experience, Bachelor’s degree World Educational Services or American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. If your academic legal training was in a language other than English you must also submit your TOEFL, IELTS or ILEC scores. International LL.M.: Admissions test (IE GAT, or LSAT, or GRE), application form and Hofstra Law School's Admissions Committee considers all application material Admission process personal interview. submitted when making a decision. Executive LL.M.: Application form and personal interview. Website law.hofstra.edu/admissions/llmprogram/index.html www.ie.edu/law LL.M. programs – overview II Maastricht University Law School Northwestern Law Country The Netherlands USA City Maastricht Chicago, Illinois Programmes (in English, duration 1 year): 1) European Law School, Name of the LL.M.- 2) Forensics, Criminology and Law, 3) Globalisation and Law, 4) International and 1) General LL.M., 2) LL.M. in International Human Rights, 3) LL.M./Kellogg and 4) Program(s) European Tax Law, 5) International Laws (duration 2 years), 6) Advanced master: Accelerated LL.M. (ALL.M) Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management We do not offer part-time programmes. Master’s students can, however, opt to General LL.M. and LL.M. in International Human Rights: Full-time, 9 months. Number of months distribute their programme over the course of two years instead of one year. You still LL.M./Kellogg: Full-time, one year. (full-time, part-time) pay the full tuition fee for each additional year, and all lessons are given during the Accelerated LL.M.: Full-time, 16 weeks in the spring/summer but can be split up over day, as opposed to a regular full-time study programme. two summers. September and February, with the exception of the program International Laws and General and LL.M. in IHR start in August/September. Start of studies the advanced master's program Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge LL.M./Kellogg starts in June. Management. Accelerated LL.M. starts in May. Maastricht University has a lower (€1,771) and a higher tuition fee (€12,000). Which tuition rate you pay depends on several factors, such as nationality, residence and Tuition for the 2012-2013 academic year: General LL.M., LL.M. IHR and ALL.M.: Tuition fees whether this is your first or second study program To find out which rate applies to $54,562 per year; LL.M./Kellogg: $74,048 you, you can use our online tuition fees guide: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/tuitionfeesguide. Reductions The Dutch Government and Maastricht University make grants available for Fellowships for the General LL.M. range from $5,000 to $15,000. Fellowships for the Financing, international students wishing to study in the Netherlands. You will find more LL.M. IHR range from $10,000 to full-tuition + stipend. No felloswship assistance is scholarships information about the conditions and the application procedure on: available for the LL.M./Kellogg or ALL.M. programs. www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/scholarships, www.nuffic.nl, www.grantfinder.nl Applicants to the Degree Programs for International Students must hold a first degree A bachelor’s degree is the minimum requirement for all programs (international in law from a university or college whose law degree requirements are comparable to students should have an equivalent diploma). Additional requirements for the Northwestern's. Although there are no rigid standards for class ranking or grade-point individual programs vary; some include an entrance examination and/or language average, accepted applicants generally have ranked at or near the top of their law Requirements assessment. You will find the exact admissions requirements for the program of your school classes or have otherwise demonstrated exceptional academic promise. choice on the previous pages or on www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/mastersadmissions. A completed application to the Degree Programs for International Students consists of the following: • The Application for Admission form that must include the signed certification statement at the end (or electronic signature, if applying electronically). • A nonrefundable $100 application fee. • Essay Questions (may be electronically attached). Applications for admission to a program at Maastricht University should be submitted • One letter of recommendation from a member of the applicant's law faculty or from a Admission process via www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/mastersadmissions previous or current employer. • An official copy of the applicant's LLM Credential Assembly Service (LLM CAS) report which includes official transcripts from all institutions of higher education attended, the transcript authentication and evaluation of transcripts, a valid TOEFL score report and a letter of recommendation. • Curriculum vitae/résumé written in English. • Evaluative interview (encouraged but not required). Website www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/law www.law.northwestern.edu LL.M. programs – overview III Pepperdine University School of Law - Straus Institute for Dispute Notre Dame Law School Resolution Country USA (LL.M program in UK) USA City London Malibu, California Name of the LL.M.- LL.M. in International and Comparative Law LL.M. in Dispute Resolution Program(s) Number of months 7 months - full time 10 months full-time or additionally available on a part-time basis (full-time, part-time) Start of studies 2 September 2013 - 14 March 2014 Fall, Spring or Summer Tuition for EU Citizen: $12,650 Tuition fees $1,650 / unit, 28 unit program Library fee: $855 Reductions Financing, None Straus Institute Fellowship Program (average award is $8,000) scholarships Personal Statement, Resume/CV, Evaluation of Transcripts through LSAC Requirements EU Citizen, a law degree from home jurisdiction, proficiency in English (llm.lsac.org), three letters of recommendation, TOEFL/IELTS exam and $50 application fee Apply through Notre Dame Law School Admissions Office, Main Campus Apply by February 15 to start Summer (May) or Fall (August), and August 15 to start Admission process [email protected] in the Spring (January) LL.M. in London: http://law.nd.edu/international/study-in-london/ll-m-in-international- Website and-comparative-law/, www.law.nd.edu law.pepperdine.edu/straus/ Queen Mary, University of London School of Law Tulane University Law School Country UK (+France) USA City London (+Paris) New Orleans, Louisiana General LLM with 19 special focus areas (London based): LLM Banking and Finance Law; Commercial and Corporate Law; Comparative and International Dispute Resolution; Competition Law; Computer and Communications Law; Economic Regulation; European Law; Environmental Law; Human Rights Law; LLM in Insurance Law; Intellectual Property Law; International Business Law; Law and Development; Law and Economics (taught jointly by CCLS and School of Name of the LL.M.- Economics and Finance); Legal Theory and History; Media Law; Medical Law; Public 1) LL.M.