Doctoral Programme in Law (Doctor Juris)
University of Münster
Degree
PhD
Language
German, English
Tuition
Free
Duration
Doctoral programme; no standard semester duration is published on the current official doctoral-study page.
Programme Overview
This doctoral route leads to the degree Dr. jur. at the Faculty of Law of the University of Münster. It requires an independent doctoral thesis and oral examination under faculty doctoral regulations.
Admission Requirements
- Minimum GPA
- For applicants with a foreign law degree, the current official English-language page requires completion of the master's programme in German Law with at least magna cum laude before admission to doctoral study.
- English requirements
- No separate English language requirement is published on the current official doctoral-study page.
- German requirements
- None
- Accepted bachelor fields
- Applicants with a foreign law degree equivalent to the German state examination may apply for doctoral study in Münster. The current official English-language page states that they must first demonstrate sufficient knowledge of German law by completing the one-year master's programme in German Law with a final grade of at least magna cum laude.
- APS Certificate
- No
- Thesis required
- Yes
Costs & Funding
- Tuition fee
- None
- Semester contribution
- No separate semester contribution is published on the current official doctoral-study page. If enrolled at the University of Münster, the current university semester-fee framework applies separately.
- Funding info
Tuition: None Semester contribution: No separate semester contribution is published on the current official doctoral-study page. If enrolled at the University of Münster, the current university semester-fee framework applies separately.
Career Outcomes
Graduates are prepared for academic research, high-level legal practice, and other advanced legal careers that benefit from doctoral qualification in law.
Specialisations
Typical job roles
Target industries
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Programme details
- Degree
- PhD
- Language
- German, English
- Duration
- Doctoral programme; no standard semester duration is published on the current official doctoral-study page.
- Mode
- full-time
- Deadline
- Rolling (annual)
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