Research Master in Law10-11-2016

Edwin Alblas& Marianne Scholing

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Name Research Master in Law

School Tilburg Law School

Language English

Start September

Duration (full time) Two year program

Degree LL.M.

Admission requirements

LL.B or LL.M or MA (Liberal Arts & Sciences+ excellent academic record, including selection procedure

Why the Research Master in Law?

You want to … • … know more about (legal) research;• … specialize in a specific legal field;• … collaborate with professors in ongoing research;• … acquire excellent research and writing skills;• … work in small groups; • … expose yourself to different legal cultures (Tilburg Law

School, University of Leuven, international students);• … work in the legal field and also be able to understand

research reports from other disciplines.

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Program’s Assets

• Small-scale: 24 students (maximum)• 8 Belgium students from Leuven• 8 Dutch students• 8 International students from all over the world

• Opportunity to follow your own interest: elective courses • Great means to develop yourself• Strong link with faculty: part of the ‘family’, Joint Research

Training• Intellectually challenging and intensive• Student oriented attitude• Study room: meeting point, computing, copying and printing

facilities

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The program - Year 1Semester 1

• Methods of legal research• Empirical legal research methods • Law & Economics• Domain courses 1 & 2

Semester 2• Interdisciplinary study of law • Individual research training• Comparative law• Joint research training I• Domain course 3

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The program – Year 2

Semester 3• Principles of Law• Methods of Regulation• Joint Research training II• Domain courses 4 & 5

Semester 4• Judicial Lawmaking• Thesis

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Cooperation with Leuven UniversityWeekly Friday lectures with students and professors from Leuven

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(Extra) curricular activities

• Methods introduction weekend in September• Interdisciplinary week in February

• Tilburg Law Review• Conferences• Internships

Career prospects

Alumni at: • Universities – St. Andrews, Stockholm, Florence, Utrecht,

Amsterdam, Tilburg• Government bodies – Ministry of the Interior, IND, Raad

van State, EC • International organisations – Eurojust• Law firms – Houthoff Buruma, Nauta Dutilh, Boels Zanders

Advocaten, local firms (Breda) and foreign firms (Bogotá)

Key for Ph.D. research

50% of graduates did or are doing a Ph.D.

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The Ideal Research Master Student …

• is active and curious• takes initiative• is ambitious • works hard• is open-minded• is resilient

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FAQ

1. My GPA is not a 10. Can I still be admitted?

2. My GPA is very high. I’ll be admitted, right?

3. I am interested in international law (or criminal law, tax law et cetera). Is there room to explore this topic?

4. I am interested in several areas of the law. Is it possible to compose a program that allows me exploring several topics?

5. I consider to continue my career as a barrister (civiel effect), is that possible?

6. What if I do not or will not become a Ph.D. researcher?

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Graduation Day

Admission requirements

• University Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law or Liberal Arts & Sciences, major in Law.

• Good academic record• Good motivation for research• Excellent English language skills: IELTS (minimum score 6.5

overall), TOEFL (minimum score of 90), Cambridge Proficiency Examination (CPE, score A, B or C) or Cambridge Advanced English (CAE, score A, B or C) for international students.

• Admission after selection interviews

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Application: Required Documents

• Application for admission: https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/masters-programmes/go to LAW and choose the Research Master in Law

• Curriculum Vitae • Two reference letters from senior researchers or professors

(to be sent directly to the office by the author of the letters themselves)

• One recent paper, article, thesis etc. in English• Snapshot (research interest)• Letter of motivation in English including the reasons why you

want to do the Research Master in Law (incorporate ideas on an interesting research topic)

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Application: Required Documents

• Photocopy of your university-level degree• Photocopy of your passport• Transcript of your academic records• See website for application:

tilburguniversity.edu/education/masters-programmes/remalaw/

• More information: Leontien van der Knaap or Marianne ScholingCoordinator Research Master in LawTilburg Graduate Law SchoolOffice: M 630 or M 2.. Phone: +31 13 466 8901E-mail: m.scholing@tilburguniversity.edu

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More information

• Introduction meeting with coordinator or director of studies (Leontien van der Knaap)

• Meeting with current students

Website: tilburguniversity.edu/master/remalaw

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