- Degree
- LLM (MBL)
- Course location
- Berlin
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- All lectures, tutorials and examinations of the MBL-FU are conducted entirely in English.
Student mentoring is offered in English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Mode of study
- Less than 50% online
- Programme duration
- 2 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- The MBL-FU is one of the few postgraduate programmes in Germany that consistently makes use of blended learning: On Fridays, Saturdays, and sometimes on Thursdays, students attend lectures, tutorials and research seminars in the classroom. The rest of the week, students do assignments and project work via the university’s E-learning platform. Both segments are integral and compulsory components of the curriculum.
- Application deadline
- All applicants: 15 March for the following winter semester
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- 4,750 EUR
- Additional information on tuition fees
- Tuition fees are paid in two instalments. The first payment is to be made upon enrolment in August. The second payment is due in February.
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- The MBL-FU is a postgraduate Master's programme in law (LLM). It lasts for one academic year. You will obtain in-depth, specialised knowledge on cutting-edge questions of international and European competition and regulatory law.
Our lecturers are high-ranking legal and economic academics as well as practitioners from all around the world – from officials of the European Commission and national authorities to attorneys from international law firms and multinational companies. Their classes cover a wide range of topics, from foundational theoretical and economic questions to all aspects of European and international competition law, and also including intellectual property and other crucial issues driving important sectors of today’s (digital) economy.
Freie Universität Berlin (FU) is one of eleven “Universities of Excellence” in Germany. Its network of libraries holds approximately eight million media units, thereby providing you with the necessary resources for any academic endeavour. FU is one of the largest universities in Germany: 33,500 students are enrolled in over 170 degree programmes. Its 16 departments and central institutes are spread out through the university campus. The university has over 100 partnerships with scholarly institutions around the world, and 15 percent of its student body come from abroad.