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.
Seit dem Wintersemester 2012/13 läuft ein Austauschprogramm der Universität Passau mit der Golden Gate University in San Francisco (Kalifornien, USA). Jährlich haben fünf Absolventen der Juristischen Fakultät der Universität Passau die Möglichkeit, ein LL.M-Studium an der Golden Gate University School of Law zu absolvieren. Dabei erhalten von der Universität Passau ausgewählte Studierende ein Stipendium in Höhe von 18.000 USD für das Studienjahr (24 Lehreinheiten).
Der erfolgreiche Abschluss berechtigt die Absolventen, den Titel "LL.M" (Master of Laws) zu führen.
Die Golden Gate University bietet fünf verschiedene Masterprogramme an:
LL.M in Environmental Law
LL.M in Intellectual Property Law
LL.M in International Legal Studies
LL.M in Taxation Law
LL.M in US Legal Studies
Das Studium kann wahlweise zum Frühlingssemester (Januar), zum Sommersemester (Ende Mai) oder zum Herbstsemester (August) aufgenommen werden. Die Bewerbungsfrist für die Vorauswahl an der Universität Passau für den Studienbeginn im Frühlingssemester endet am 1. September (des Vorjahres), für den Beginn im Sommersemester am 1. Februar und für den Beginn im Herbstsemester am 1. Mai. Fällt der 1. des Monats auf einen Sonntag, so gilt der darauffolgende Montag als Anmeldefrist. Die Studiendauer beträgt ein akademisches Jahr.
FAQ Bewerbung (German only)
Die Bewerbung ist zusammen mit den erforderlichen Unterlagen zu richten an:
Universität Passau
Juristische Fakultät
Lehrstuhl für Common Law
Prof. Dr. Jörg Fedtke
Innstraße 39
94032 Passau
E-Mail: joerg.fedtke@uni-passau.de
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.
