The Master of Law UZH International and Comparative Law comprises 90 ECTS Credits.

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The Master of Law UZH International and Comparative Law serves to deepen students' knowledge in various areas of international and comparative law. It offers students the opportunity to continue their studies in English and to supplement their legal skills with a view to an international working environment.

The study program International and Comparative Law consists of two variations. Students with a Bachelor of Law degree from a Swiss university complete core elective modules worth 48 ECTS credits, elective law modules worth 30 ECTS credits as well as the compulsory module Master's thesis worth 12 ECTS credits. Students with a Bachelor of Law degree from a foreign university, on the other hand, complete the additional compulsory module „Introduction to Swiss Law“, subsequently reducing the scope of the elective law modules to 24 ECTS credits.
Compulsory modules are mandatory for all students. Core elective modules are selected from a predefined list. Elective law modules are selected from the entire range of English-language modules offered at Master‘s level at
RWF UZH.

The study program International and Comparative Law consists of two variations. Students with a Bachelor of Law degree from a Swiss university complete core elective modules worth 48 ECTS credits, elective law modules worth 30 ECTS credits as well as the compulsory module Master's thesis worth 12 ECTS credits. Students with a Bachelor of Law degree from a foreign university, on the other hand, complete the additional compulsory module „Introduction to Swiss Law“, subsequently reducing the scope of the elective law modules to 24 ECTS credits.

While the new Framework Ordinance has been approved by the Faculty Council, the approval process has not yet been completed and the new Program Regulations have not yet been adopted. Thus, changes in the further course of the reform process cannot be ruled out.

Specifically, students must complete the following modules:

Overview of the study program International and Comparative Law

*For students with a Bachelor of Law degree from a Swiss university the module Introduction to Swiss Law is considered fulfilled upon commencement of the study program. Instead, they complete another (English-language) module of the faculty according to choice in the amount of 6 ECTS credits.  

Master of Law UZH