EUROPEAN LEGAL STUDIES

MARIBOR Master's Study Programme

Mladinska ulica 92000 Maribor

Slovenia

T: +386 (0) 2 250 42 00F: +386 (0) 2 252 32 45

CONTACTDr. Cocou Marius Mensah

cocou.mensah@um.si

www.pf.um.si/en

Faculty of LawUniversity of Maribor

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Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia. It is a University city and was the European Capital of Culture in 2012. The city of Maribor is located by the Drava River in the embrace of green Pohorje forests and picturesque wine-making hills. It provides an incredibly rich source of learning and entertainment with all the attractions and amenities of a thriving contemporary city.

STUDY IN AN UNRIVALLED LOCATIONThe Faculty of Law is located in a very beautiful part of the city near the central park and student dormitories. Therefore, it provides a tranquil and invigorating learning environment.

WHY STUDY AT THE FACULTY OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR?

FIRST YEAR CURRICULUM

The Faculty of Law is a founding faculty of the University of Maribor, with 60 years of tradition in legal education and research.

Our lecturers are internationally renowned legal experts. They are specialised in various disciplines of EU law and many of them hold important positions in judiciary and other legal institutions.

The high employment rates of our graduates are a tribute to the strength of the quality of our study programmes.

The students benefit from individualised approach, work in small groups and are given the opportunity to closely collaborate with distinguished academics, legal professionals and visiting professors.

The Faculty of Law provides a wealth of research facilities empowered by educational technologies, academic services, well-equipped modern libraries and reading rooms with access to international legal databases.

It offers the opportunity to participate in the Erasmus programme, other cooperation programmes and networks encouraging the interchange of ideas between students, academic staff and the frequent visiting lecturers.

AIMS OF THE PROGRAMMEThe programme offers in-depth studies of the classic branches of European law and those aspects of European integration that influence its relations with the international community.

The programme deals with the multifaceted aspects of European integration linked with the political, social, economic, business, security, defence, energy, environmental and similar interests of the Member States and the Union as a whole. It will provide professional training that will superbly prepare the student to become a lawyer that will be empowered to perform the most demanding jobs in legal, economic and non-economic positions in the EU and in the international environment, which requires specific legal skills and additional professional qualifications.

BASIC FEATURESstudy programmes approved by SQAA lasts for 2 academic years 120 ECTS (30 ECTS per semester) Individual research work: 10 ECTS the master thesis: 20 ECTS Requirements14 subjects (9 compulsories and 12 electives), individual research work and master thesis. The courses are performed in English.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENROLMENT POSSIBILITIES

Eligible students are those who completed the 1st Bologna cycle study program either in the field of law or in economics, international relations, public administration and similar studies in the field of social or humanitarian sciences. (in the latter case, the students have to pass a probative exam organised by the Faculty)

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8 ECTS

8 ECTS

8 ECTS

8 ECTS

6 ECTS

8 ECTS

8 ECTS

European constitutional and administrative law (W)

European judicial protection (W)

Legal principles and economic policy of the EU internal market (W)

Elective course 1 (W)

Cross-border cooperation in civil matters in the EU (S)

EU labour law (S)

EU competition law (S)

Elective course 2 (S)

ELECTIVE COURSES

*W = Winter Semester *S = Summer Semester

6 ECTS

Intellectual property protection in the EU 6 ECTS

EU international economic relations 6 ECTS

Environmental protection in the EU 6 ECTS

Liberalization of infrastructure sectors, public services and competition 6 ECTS

EU capital market law and liability rules 6 ECTS

Energy law and EU policy 6 ECTS

Legal protection of public health in the EU 6 ECTS

European company law 6 ECTS

International economic treaties

Private European law

Legal aspects of the digital economy in the EU

Cybercrime and EU criminal law

6 ECTS

6 ECTS

6 ECTS

6 ECTS

SECOND YEAR CURRICULUM

8 ECTS

8 ECTS

10 ECTS

8 ECTS

6 ECTS

Citizenship and protection of fundamental rights in the EU (W)

EU foreign policy (W)

Arbitration law and alternative dispute resolution (W)Elective course 3 (W)

Individual research work (S)

Master thesis 20 ECTS

ENROLMENT The enrollment procedure

starts in February every year. The application must be

submitted online via the web portal eVŠ. For current deadlines and further

information, please visit https://portal.evs.gov.si/

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