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Admission Master of Law

Admission to UZH

The Student Administration Office or the Admissions Office is responsible for admission to the University of Zurich.

Please refer to the general admission requirements of the University of Zurich.

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General information on admission to the Faculty of Law UZH

Two Master study programs are offered at the Faculty of Law of the University of Zurich (RWF UZH): the Master of Law UZH Rechtswissenschaft (MLaw UZH Rechtswissenschaft) and the Master of Law UZH International and Comparative Law (MLaw UZH International and Comparative Law).

Special admission requirements apply to the Double Degree Master's Programs. All information can be found on this website.

 

For the admission to the Joint Degree Master Program with the University of Lausanne, the same admission requirements apply as for the MLaw UZH Rechtswissenschaft. All information about this program can be found on this website.

Bachelor of Law of Faculty of Law UZH

Graduates with a Bachelor of Law degree from RWF UZH are admitted to the Master's Programs at RWF UZH without any conditions or requirements.

Bachelor of Law from a Swiss university

Graduates with a Bachelor of Law degree from a Swiss university are admitted to the Master's Programs at RWF UZH without any conditions or requirements.

Bachelor of Law from the UniDistance Suisse

Graduates of a Bachelor of Law from the Distance Learning University of Brig are admitted to the MLaw Rechtswissenschaft with conditions amounting to 6 ECTS credits. The following requirements must be fulfilled by students with a Bachelor of Law from the UniDistance Suisse:

Module name                                                                                           ECTS Credits

Case study at advanced level in private law                                              3 ECTS Credits

Case study at advanced level in public law/criminal law                           3 ECTS Credits

 

Admission to the MLaw UZH International and Comparative Law is without conditions and requirements.

Bachelor in Law and Economics of the University of St. Gallen

Graduates of a Bachelor in Law and Economics of the University of St. Gallen are admitted as follows:

1. Graduates of BLE19 are admitted to the MLaw UZH Rechtswissenschaft with conditions amounting to 18 ECTS credits:

Module name                                                                               ECTS Credits

Case study at advanced level in private law                                  3 ECTS Credits

Private International Law                                                                6 ECTS Credits

Public International Law/European Law                                         9 ECTS credits

 

2. Graduates of BLE21 who have also completed the additional program of the University of St. Gallen "Law for Law & Economics" are admitted to the MLaw UZH Law without any conditions or requirements.

 

3. Graduates of BLE21 who have not completed the additional program of the University of St. Gallen "Law for Law & Economics" are admitted to the MLaw UZH Law with conditions amounting to 36 ECTS credits:

Module name                                                                               ECTS Credits

History of Law (BLaw)                                                                   6 ECTS Credits

Case study at advanced level in private law                                 3 ECTS Credits

International Law/European Law                                                   9 ECTS Credits

Public Law I                                                                                   18 ECTS Credits

 

Admission to the MLaw UZH International and Comparative Law is without conditions or requirements for all three groups of graduates.

Foreign Bachelor of Law

Graduates of a foreign Bachelor of Law or an equivalent degree program in law at a university are admitted to the MLaw UZH Law, but may be required to complete a maximum of 60 ECTS credits. An intra-faculty admission committee decides on the basis of a "sur dossier" examination whether and which requirements are to be imposed.

Admission to the MLaw UZH International and Comparative Law is without conditions and requirements.

Non-law Bachelor

Graduates with a Bachelor's degree in another field of study are not admitted to the Master's Programs. In the case of admission to the Bachelor of Law, achievements may be recognized. Information on the recognition of foreign achievements can be found here.

Bachelor in Business Law from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Students who have acquired a Bachelor in Business Law at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) will join the Bachelor’s degree program of the Faculty of Law at the University of Zurich. They cannot join the Master’s degree program directly. Assessments from the completed Bachelor in Business Law at the ZHAW may be credited to the Bachelor of Law UZH up to a maximum of 60 ECTS credits.

Students who have not yet completed the Bachelor in Business Law at the ZHAW will only be admitted to the Bachelor of Law UZH, provided they fulfill the general admission requirements of UZH. If you have any questions regarding admission, please contact the Student Administration Office at UZH.

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