Stockholm, Sweden
DEGREE TYPE
Master degree
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
01 Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
SEK 99,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for international students | 15 April for students living in Sweden
** tuition fees for non-EU/EEA students. Tuition fees do not include living expenses, such as accommodation, food, course literature, etc.
Key Summary
Introduction
The principles of good administration in Sweden and the EU
This one-year Master’s degree in European Legal Studies provides in-depth knowledge of the EU legal order, how it is applied in Swedish administration, and its importance for policy fields, with a focus on principles of good administration.
An excellent basis for qualified legal work, nationally or internationally
Are you interested in analyzing the relationship between EU law and Swedish law? Or in concepts such as institutional and procedural autonomy, and substantive and procedural principles? This Master’s program provides an excellent basis for qualified legal work through its focus on the ongoing Europeanisation of administrative law and the principles of good administration.
You will assess the value of relevant legal information, such as legal texts, case law, preparatory works, and doctrine, within Swedish and European law. You will also examine how EU law has impacted national administrative law and its application, particularly in European policy fields such as environmental law, consumer protection, and competition law. The program emphasizes analytical reasoning and structure, based upon actual cases and the application of legal methodology. You will learn to present your opinions in written reports or in discussions, as well as to present complex questions related to the Europeanisation of Public Law in a popular scientific manner.
Curriculum
The principles of good administration in the EU and Sweden
The first semester of this program is divided into two courses. The first course covers the definition of the principles of good administration as developed within EU law and the application of these principles by European institutions and public officers. The other course provides in-depth knowledge and understanding of the EU and the principles of good administration in various policy fields, highlighting the way in which EU law and its application in these fields has impacted national law and its application.
The second semester is dedicated to a 30-credit Master’s dissertation, which deals with a specific European legal act and its influence on the Swedish legal order, with a focus on the principles of good administration.
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Course design
The program includes lectures, guest lectures, seminars, and study visits, and has compulsory written and oral assignments, including seminar reports and case descriptions must be done. Some of these assignments or on an individual basis, while others are done as a group. For the dissertation, there are individual and group supervisory seminars, and you will participate in the peer review of your own and others’ work.
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Career Opportunities
Qualified legal work in Sweden or abroad
This Master’s degree provides a solid basis for qualified legal work within the public and private sectors. EU law is of growing importance for the Swedish legal system, particularly Swedish administrative law, and there is a demand for greater knowledge and skills in this field.
Admissions
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
Södertörn University Tuition Fee waiver
The tuition fee waiver scholarship is aimed at students from countries outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland. The Swedish government distributes funding to higher education institutions, which in turn award scholarships to individual students. The tuition fee waiver is intended for Master level program studies at Södertörn University.