Passau is aiming to offer its graduates an increasing number of opportunities to complement their German legal education with an LL.M from leading law schools in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Special relationships currently exist with Tulane in New Orleans, Golden Gate University in San Francisco and Dundee Law School in Scotland. Negotiations are under way with Penn State in State College/Pennsylvania, Ohio State in Columbus/Ohio and Monash University Faculty of Law in Melbourne/Australia. Interested students are strongly advised to reach out to the Chair of Common Law well ahead of the relevant application deadlines to discuss career paths, academic programs, and funding opportunities with Professor Fedtke and his team. The Chair also organizes regular information sessions about graduate programs across the common law world and facilitates contacts with alumni who have studied at affiliated institutions in previous years.
Tulane University Law School (TLS) in New Orleans, Louisiana, is setting aside at least three LL.M scholarships for applicants with a qualifying law degree (1. Staatsexamen) from the University of Passau. The offer is available for the 2025-2026 academic year. The first day of classes is in August 2025.
Applications must be received by May 1, 2025 either to Tulane Law School directly or through the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). Tulane will grant scholarships of no less than $20,000 each to applicants admitted from Passau. This reduces the regular tuition fee by nearly 50%. Top applicants have qualified for higher scholarships in recent years.
The influential U.S. News Ranking lists TLS as a Tier 1 law school in the United States. It is particularly well known for comparative and international law, maritime law and environmental law. Other key strengths include sports law and alternative dispute resolution.
Interested students should contact Professor Dr. Jörg Fedtke (either via his secretary Ms. Elke Albert in JUR 312, or by email to joerg.fedtke@uni-passau.de). Professor Fedtke is happy to answer questions concerning the LL.M at Tulane, life in New Orleans, or the application process. He can also put you in touch with graduates from Passau who have recently studied at Tulane or are currently enrolled in the LL.M.
You can have your Extended Essay credited by Dundee University and complete your Dundee University LLM in 9 months, if you enrol for the September intake.
You can also enrol in January and take your LLM over 12 months, and keep the summer free.
Under the agreement you would pay 2/3 of Dundee's prevailing Home/EU fee, which is currently £5,950.
