International Law and Sustainability

This English-language master's combines international law with sustainability studies and examines how legal systems can contribute to sustainable and just transformation. Students spend the first year at Leuphana and complete the second year at a partner university in a pathway focused on a specific sustainability field.

Minimum GPA

No fixed minimum GPA is published on the current official programme or admissions pages.

English requirements

For English-language master's programmes at Leuphana, the current official admissions page accepts TOEFL iBT 85, TOEIC 785, TOEIC Listening and Reading 785, IELTS 5.5, Cambridge C1 Advanced, 30 ECTS taught and examined in English, a completed English degree, or specified school-based proof.

Accepted bachelor fields

The official programme page states that the programme is aimed at graduates of law. It requires an LL.B., First State Examination in law, or another equivalent law degree.

APS Certificate

Yes

Thesis required

Yes

Tuition fee

No tuition fee is published for the first year at Leuphana. The current official programme page states that second-year partner-university tuition varies by pathway, for example about 17,600 GBP at Glasgow, about 100,000 ZAR at the University of the Western Cape, about 2,000 EUR at Milan (tbc), or about 10,000 USD at the University of the West Indies.

Semester contribution

Approx. 450 EUR in the first year at Leuphana according to the current official programme page; the current central Leuphana fee page publishes 452.94 EUR for Summer Semester 2026.

ECTS credits

120 CP

Funding info

Tuition: No tuition fee is published for the first year at Leuphana. The current official programme page states that second-year partner-university tuition varies by pathway, for example about 17,600 GBP at Glasgow, about 100,000 ZAR at the University of the Western Cape, about 2,000 EUR at Milan (tbc), or about 10,000 USD at the University of the West Indies. Semester contribution: Approx. 450 EUR in the first year at Leuphana according to the current official programme page; the current central Leuphana fee page publishes 452.94 EUR for Summer Semester 2026.

Graduates are prepared for legal and policy careers at the intersection of international law and sustainability, including work in international institutions, law firms, NGOs, public bodies, and corporate sustainability or ESG contexts.