Information for International Applicants

Applications by international students are very welcome! We offer a well-established four-semester program on German and European economic law with about 80 % law topics and about 20 % economic topics, starting each October. The majority of courses are in German, but there are also courses held in English. The two seminar papers and the final master thesis can be written in English (subject to conformation by the supervisor). There is no fee. For further information see here (in German). For scholarships see the website of the DAAD. Come and study law with us on our central castle campus in Siegen!

International applicants to our master program need to submit the following documents:

• A cover letter/letter of motivation in which you should outline your motivation for applying to our master program.

• A curriculum vitae

• Documentation of the required knowledge of English (level B2) and German (DSH II or equivalent)

• A German or English copy of your bachelor diploma*

• A transcript of records that shows at least 60 credit points in law classes

• The completed application form of the International Office which can be downloaded here

• APS certificate (for applicants from the PR of China, Mongolia and Vietnam)

Please upload all of the above mentioned documents to Unisono under the tab "Admission". Further information on the application and enrollment can be found here.

The application deadline for the next winter semester is 31. July. In case of any questions please contact the Academic Advisor via academicadvisor@recht.uni-siegen.de.

* For your application, please note: Only complete applications, which have been submitted within the application period will be accepted. You must complete all the fields on the application form truthfully and you must sign the original application. You must provide certified copies of all the certificates. If the original certificate or document is not issued in either German or English, you must also provide a certified translation of the document in German or English.