About the Programme
Overview
The UWI-Leuphana Double LLM Degree specialising in international economic law is a minimum 12-month degree programme, starting with two semesters at the University of the West Indies, followed by a semester and research paper at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg in Germany.
The programme allows students to specialise in several advanced areas of law while at UWI, from a Caribbean perspective, followed by advanced courses in international economic law at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg in Germany.
Degrees awarded: Two Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees, one from the Leuphana University of Lüneburg and one from the University of the West Indies
- Application period: April 1 - June 1
- Start date: Every winter term, September
- Extent: 120 CP according to ECTS
- Duration: 3 semesters
- Language: English
- Location: Lüneburg and Bridgetown or St Augustine or Mona
- Contribution: 720 EUR* at Leuphana University of Lüneburg (per year)
- Tuition: $10.000 USD* University of the West Indies (per year)
*subject to change
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UWI Semesters I-II (September-April) Cave Hill, Mona or St Augustine
During the first two Semesters of the Double Degree, the UWI student may register in any of the UWI LLM specialties. Depending upon the courses completed, a student will be eligible to receive either the general UWI LLM (unspecialised) or one of the four specialized sub-categories of The UWI LLM programme:
- The UWI LLM;
- The UWI LLM (Corporate and Commercial Law);
- The UWI LLM (Public Law);
- The UWI LLM (Legislative Drafting);
- The UWI LLM (Intellectual Property Law).
For course and programme descriptions of the UWI LLM please click on the following link to access the most recent version of our LLM Graduate Guide.
Leuphana Second Semester (April-August) Lüneburg
After completing assessments for Semester II of the UWI LLM, the Double degree student will travel to Leuphana University of Lüneburg in Germany in April where he or she will complete the Second Semester of the Leuphana programme, taking the following courses:
- International Economic Law (10 ECTS)
- European Economic Law (10 ECTS)
- European Private Law (10 ECTS)
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Final Period at Leuphana (June-August)
For the final period at Leuphana the student will complete a Master’s Dissertation (equivalent to 20 ECTS).
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What Will I Study?
The blend of compulsory modules at Leuphana and electives at UWI constitutes a unique feature of the programme enabling students to acquire:
- in-depth knowledge in the various fields of International Economic Law
- basic command of the functions of international markets and relations
- the ability to analyse the opportunities and limits of global relationships and international regulations concerning international economic aspects
- ideal preparation for the application of economic issues within the global framework
- other areas of advanced, specialised legal knowledge
- the experience of living and studying in another legal and socio-economic culture.
Career Opportunities
Students will be prepared specifically for specialised areas of legal practice, management positions in multinational companies, as well as advisory positions in both the public and private sector.
This will be achieved by means of a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the International Economic Law and its embedding in national law, in combination with a focus on other core areas of Law and the acquisition of interdisciplinary skills, particularly in language and intercultural competences.
The different opportunities for specialisation provided in the UWI component of the Double Degree allow emphasis on various legal fields for legal practice or careers in research, teaching and administration.