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This programme is mainly taught in Dutch.
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In order to obtain the degree of Master of Law the student
- should be enrolled for the programme in question under a diploma contract or under an exam contract to obtain a diploma
- should have taken all the exams that the programme encompasses
- should previously have registered for the programme with the examination board.
- should have acquired at least 120 ECTS-credits
The programme consists of 120 ECTS-credits.
In a model academic year, the student takes between 54 and 66 ECTS-credits.
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Direct: diploma Bachelor of Law
With Conditions: Professional bachelor business management, option law practise after succeeding in the bridging programma of law.
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The masterprogramme of law has 6 objectives:
- to broaden and deepen the basic knowledge that has been acquired in the bachelor programme, about most legal disciplines.
- to prompt students to reflect about the law from a broader social, social-economical, historical and philosophical context.
- in relation to objective 2 to instill in the students the attitude to constantly question the tension between law and ethics.
- to make students aware of the international and in particular the European context in which the law functions, which should enable them to see that their own legal system in its connection to the context of time and place.
- to sharpen the student’s legal reasoning and problem solving skills so that he/she is able to deal with the law autonomously and creatively.
- to strengthen and pratice the scientific attitude and skills so that the graduate is able to independently perform scientific work.
All 6 objectives are valued equally.
The graduated master of law should, on top of the competences that a bachelor of law should possess, have the following competences:
1. Scientific competences
- The Master of Law has thorough knowledge of the foundations, structures, methodology and systematics of Belgian, European and international law. He/she has thorough and scientific knowledge of one or more domains of law.
- The master has a certain knowledge of and insight in other legal systems and is familiar with the methods of comparative law.
- The master demonstrates a scientific attitude, which enables him/her to approach the legal rules and the practical application critically and to carry out a critical study of specialised publications and evaluate their significance.
- The master has the skill to handle and apply the acquired scientific research methods and techniques independently and creatively
2. Professional competences with academic thinking level
- The Master of Law is able to present a scientifically well-founded legal argument and is able to defend his/her own propositions in a discussion, using scientifically well-founded arguments, both written and orally. He/she is able to write a clear report and present it orally, adapted to a given forum.
- The master has sufficient knowledge of French, English and German in general and of their legal language in particular. He/she is able to analyze and evaluate legal texts and legal sources in Dutch as well as in the aforementioned foreign languages.
- The master is able to work with law, in an autonomous and creative way, is able to recognize and tackle problems and to choose, develop, implement and evaluate a solution. In the context of the master project which puts the future Master of Law in contact with the professional legal field, he/she has the competence to check the acquired theoretical knowledge against the legal practice and to critically reflect on it. This introduction to the legal pratice can contribute to a well-considered choice of profession.
- The master is able to mediate and negotiate and has interpersonal skills such as leading meetings or projects.
3. Social and Reflective competences
- The Master of Law should have the same social and reflective competences as the Bachelor of Law.
- The Master of Law is expected to be able to place his/her own legal system in a broad comparative perspective and to see its connection to the context in time and place.
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Further studies with direct access
Master of Tax Law, Business Law, Transport and Maritime Management, Company Law, Environmental Law, European Law, Intellectual Property Rights, International and European Law, Notarial Studies, Social Law, European Business
Postgraduate in Fiscal Studies
Teacher training
Further studies with conditional access
Master of International Relations and Diplomacy, Theatre Studies, Criminology, European Social Security, Laws in Energy and Environmental Law, Taxation, Bioethics, Comparative and International Politics, European Politics and Policies, Journalism, Linguistics and Literature, Management and Policy of Health Care, Multilingual Communication, Tourism,Translation
European Master in Human Rights and Democratisation
Erasmus Mundus: Master of Bioethics
Postgraduate Studies in Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology
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A student’s final result is a weighted average of the exam results the student has obtained for all the programme components of his/her training programme. In calculating the final result, the credits corresponding to the various programme components are used for weighting the results obtained for those components.
The final result is expressed as an integer out of 100.
A student whose final result is less than 50 out of 100 can never be declared successful.
A student is successful for the training programme if he/she has obtained credits for all the programme components in his/her training programme.
For more information see the Education and Examination regulation.
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