Law and Public Administration

Degree

Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Type of study

Full-time study

Standard period of study

4 semesters with internship

Commencement of studies

Winter semester (1 Oct)

Credits (ECTS)

120

Language of instruction

German

Department / Central Institute

Department of Public Administration

Degree programme

While an increasing number of Management degree programmes with a focus on Public Administration are available, Law degree courses taught from such a perspective are comparatively rare.
Even though the demand for legal specialists in Public Administration issues rises in both Germany and Europe, the market for suitable candidates with the required skill set remains undersupplied.
Seeking to cater to this need, HWR Berlin became the first provider in Germany to offer an applied Master’s degree programme in Law and Public Administration.
The specialist orientation of this degree programme provides its graduates with very good employment prospects in a future-orientated profession with a range of opportunities for specialist and managerial work.
Applications are especially welcome from holders of a Bachelor’s degree in Administration and other administrative or law-related college or university degrees, as well as from holders of a Diplom-Verwaltungswirt qualification.
The Master’s degree aims to enable its holders to apply their legal training to the diverse tasks of public administration.
Graduates can aim for a professional career in higher administrative positions.

Professional field

This degree programme prepares its students for constitutive legal work in public administrations (irrespective of its legal form) in both clerical and management positions.

Degree structure

The degree programme is divided into four semesters, the third of which encompasses a twelve-week work placement in a public authority, a private organisation or company performing public sector administrative tasks, or with a law firm focused on Public Administration Law.

Course contents

Syllabus
First semester

The Preconditions and Instruments of the Application of the Law
Enforcement
The Hierarchy of Laws
Human Resources Management

Second semester

Administrative Costs Management
e-Government – Between Modernisation and Public Responsiveness
The Necessity of Abstract Administrative Decisions
The Necessity of Decisions Pertaining to Optimal Action and Organisation Forms

Third semester

The Legal Conduct of Public Administration
Team Work: Legal Decisions as a Complex Procedure

Fourth semester

Final Thesis Colloquium
Legally-Relevant Negotiations and Presentations, Court Actions, Mediation
Master thesis / oral examination

Admission requirements

University degree (min. 180 ECTS) in Legal or Administrative Science

Application procedure and deadlines

Applicants with a degree from an university abroad:

01.05.-15.07.
Students with a Non-German Bachelor degree apply at uni-assist e. V.

Accreditation

Programmakkreditiert durch den Akkreditierungsrat

Fees and grants

Tuition fees

None

Semesterfee

ca. € 300 per semester (incl. local transport semester ticket)

How to apply for this programme

Guidance for prospective students

Student Counselling Services

+49 30 30877-1919

Application and admission

Lukasz Zaremba
Master’s degree programmes Lichterberg Campus

+49 30 30877-2758
master-cl@hwr-berlin.de

Important dates and deadlines

01.04. - 03.08.

Vorlesungszeit

15.07. - 10.08.

1. Prüfungszeitraum

24.09. - 15.10.

2. Prüfungszeitraum

10.05. - 11.05.

Vorlesungsfreie Zeit

Further counselling services

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