Program Description - Master of Law

BECOME A MASTER OF LAW WITH OUR MASTER'S PROGRAMME

The Faculty of Law and Business Studies at the Catholic Institute of Ljubljana offers a Master's degree programme in Law. The programme lasts two years (four semesters) and comprises 120 ECTS credits. The programme is offered as a full-time and part-time programme.

In order to be promoted to a second year, students must complete the study requirements of 45 ECTS from the previous year. Exceptionally, a student who has not achieved the required number of ECTS may also be enrolled in the upper year for justifiable reasons, such as maternity, poor social conditions, top athletes, etc. Students may repeat a year once during their studies. The student may repeat the course only if he/she has fulfilled at least half of the requirements of the previous year, i.e. 30 KT. He/she shall normally complete his/her studies within the time limit laid down in the study programme. For justifiable reasons, studies may be extended by one year. However, a student may be promoted to a higher year and complete his/her studies earlier than foreseen in the study programme.

The degree awarded on successful completion of the programme is Master of Law. The Master of Law programme provides an excellent starting point for a professional career or further study at a doctoral level in the EU.

The programme is structured according to the rules of the Bologna process and is internationally comparable with study programmes at Master's level in Slovenia and in the EU countries.

The Law programme at our Faculty is taught by outstanding professors and lecturers whose in-depth knowledge and pedagogical approach enable students to acquire the highest quality knowledge in the field of law.

The highlights and competences of the study programme at our Faculty, which students complete with a Master of Law degree, are:
- promoting ethical decision-making,
- strengthening public speaking skills,
- fostering independent and team work,
- a wide range of elective subjects,
- participation in international exchanges (ERASMUS+ and CEEPUS),
- a specialised library in the fields of business, philosophy, ethics, law, economics, and finance

The Master's degree in Law at the Faculty of Law and Business Studies offers the possibility to continue your studies at the doctoral level in domestic and international programmes within the framework of Bologna education, as the entire study programme is implemented within the framework of the European Bologna Process.

In addition to the opportunity to continue their studies on international programmes under the Bologna Process, we also offer our students the opportunity to continue their studies at postgraduate level in the network of Catholic Universities around the world, which provides outstanding opportunities for study and knowledge acquisition and international networking at the highest level. The Faculty of Law and Business Studies, which forms the basis for the establishment of the Slovenian Catholic University within the Catholic Institute in Ljubljana, offers its undergraduate and especially postgraduate students exceptional opportunities to further their studies abroad. In this way, the Master of Law degree, which students obtain at the end of their studies at the Faculty of Law and Business Studies, is underpinned by the exceptional knowledge that students gain from our lecturers, international exchanges, and international cooperation, both within the framework of the European Bologna Process and within the global network of Catholic universities, of which the Slovenian Catholic University will also become a part. In this way, the students will be able to benefit from the excellent knowledge that they acquire from our lecturers, international exchanges, and international cooperation, both within the framework of the European Bologna process and within the framework of the global network of Catholic universities, of which the Slovenian Catholic University will become a part. The Master of Law is therefore a title that opens many doors for our graduates all over the world, because studying at the Faculty of Law and Business at the Catholic Institute of Ljubljana is a guarantee of excellent acquired knowledge and an exceptionally wide range of international experience and connections. In this way, our graduates can easily enter the labour market and start their career paths. In addition, the Master of Law degree also allows you to continue your postgraduate studies with a PhD at our Faculty, which we run in collaboration with the Doctorate School of the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, which represents an exceptional opportunity to achieve an international doctorate with in-depth knowledge and with the mentorship of two mentors, one from each faculty. A student who has obtained a Master of Law degree from our Faculty of Law and Business Studies thus has an exceptional opportunity to continue his or her doctoral studies and to build on the already broad and rich knowledge acquired during his or her studies at our Faculty.

If you are looking for a study programme where you will gain the broadest possible knowledge and experience in the field of law, with the possibility of international exchanges and international networking, and with an emphasis on ethical decision-making, public speaking, teamwork, and independent work, then the Faculty of Law and Business Studies at the Catholic Institute of Ljubljana is undoubtedly the right choice for your studies. With a Master of Law degree and the wealth of knowledge you will gain at our Faculty, you will be able to enter the world of business with confidence and successfully start building your business career.

Entry requirements (MAG and UNI)

Before you decide to enrol, please find out about the entry requirements. We suggest you read the content of the call for applications:
- Bachelor's Degree-Business Studies
- Master's Degree-Life Sciences
- Master's Degree-Law