Maastricht University, Faculty of Law
LLB in European Law SchoolMaastricht, Netherlands
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 2,601 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* please note that due to high popularity, the European Law School has transitioned to a numerus fixus programme. This means that there is a fixed number of spots for students, which helps us maintain the quality of education
** institutional fees top; low EUR 13,000 per year; high - EUR 18,300 per year | statutory fees: EUR 2.601 per year
Key Summary
Introduction
The European Law School bachelor brings together students from around the world to learn about legal issues through a comparative and European perspective, examining them beyond the solutions of a single legal system. In this programme, you will compare and evaluate the choices made by lawmakers' in various legal systems, and exame how international law, EU law, and national legal systems interact. Additionally, you will explore how societal factors impact laws, delving into global issues like sustainability, migration, security, and technology.
Rather than adopting a national legal mindset, you will collaborate with your peers to gain a nuanced understanding of the law in a national, Europeanand international context. This global, collaborative environment is essential to our distinctive learning approach, enabling our students to develop into European jurists who can contribute a unique legal perspective to address complex problems in an ever-changing world.
Problem-Based Learning
In our problem-based learning (PBL) method, you will work in small-scale tutorial groups of up to 15 students under the guidance of an experienced tutor. Our tutorials are structured around in-depth discussions in which you and your peers actively exchange ideas, debate and explore solutions to core legal problems during each tutorial. This process fosters the development of self-discipline, argumentation and communication skills.
A future-proof bachelor programme
A European Law School degree provides you with a unique qualification in Europe. It demonstrates in-depth knowledge of the main fields of the law, major legal traditions (civil and common law), and expertise in EU law. Graduates excel in diverse, multilingual, and multicultural settings, showcasing flexibility across national borders.
Admissions
Curriculum
The European Law School bachelor aims to educate you to be European jurist in a globalising world. You will learn the distinct way of analytical and critical thinking that is unique to the legal discipline, by adopting a European and comparative perspective. Please consult our website for a detailed overview of the courses we offer.
Rankings
UM faculty of Law maintains a high position in 2023 THE subject ranking
The faculty consolidates its already strong position in the 2023 ranking by maintaining its 23rd position. Looking at all law faculties within the European Union, we are very proud to see that we also kept third place in this prestigious ranking.
Covering 11 subject areas, Times Higher Education’s (THE) annual World Subject Rankings provides an overview of the best places in the world to study a chosen discipline. The rankings table for LAW uses the same range of 13 performance indicators as the overall World University Rankings combined with scores provided under the following five categories: Teaching, Research, Citations, International outlook, and Industry income.
THE is a leading provider of higher education data for the world's research-led institutions and helps students around the world make the right study choice.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
There is a high demand for professionals with a European Law School degree, in particular due to their unique comparative and European legal perspective. Our graduates choose to specialize in a range of specific areas and as such work all over the world in diverse professional settings in the public and private sector. Our graduates work as legal professionals at the national, European or international level. For instance, they work as:
- legal policy advisors, legal consultants or corporate compliance officers
- legal project managers or In-house counselors
- civil servants or government officials at the national level or in European or international institutions and organizations
- researcher or teacher
Some of our graduates decide to move outside of the legal field and work in an area like political science, economics or international relations. Advancing your career in this direction can give you access to professional settings like:
- policy influencer, diplomat or International relations specialist
- consultant or commercial professional at a private sector company
A European Law School degree provides you with a unique qualification in Europe. It demonstrates in-depth knowledge of the main fields of the law, major legal traditions (civil and common law), and expertise in EU law. Graduates excel in diverse, multilingual, and multicultural settings, showcasing flexibility across national borders. As is the case with any law school, we strongly recommend you think about your career prospects before applying.