Research Master in Law23-03-2017

Annemarie Balvert & Madalena Narciso& Leontien van der Knaap

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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 particular legal field;• … collaborate with professors in ongoing research;• … acquire excellent research and writing skills;• … work in small groups; • … expose yourself to different legal cultures.

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Program’s Assets

• Small-scale: 24 students (maximum)

• Opportunity to follow your own interest: elective courses

• Strong link with faculty: part of the Faculty ‘family’

• 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, City of The Hague, Province Noord-Brabant • International organisations – Eurojust• Law firms – Houthoff Buruma, Nauta Dutilh,, 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, curious and autonomous• 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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More information• Meet the coordinator or

director of studies

• Meet current Research Master students

Website: tilburguniversity.edu/master/remalaw

Final questions ?