General description

The degree program provides the students with legal knowledge, the skills to analyze the legal system and the ability to reflect on the basic principles and content of legal normativity and jurisprudence. It illustrates the scientific and social importance of law and the responsibility that lawyers bear. The Master’s degree program focuses on providing students with an in-depth legal education and the skills to work independently on scientific and practical tasks.
The study program Law builds on, supplements and deepens the knowledge acquired in the bachelor's degree. It offers students considerable freedom to pursue their individual interests. The program prepares and qualifies them for work in science and research and equips them with the necessary skills to practice in
the legal professions.

Admission requirements

To be admitted to the Master’s program, candidates must have completed a Bachelor of Law from a Swiss university. Students with a foreign Bachelor of Law or an equivalent degree may be admitted to the Master’s study program subject to restrictions worth a maximum of 60 ECTS credits.
Any student who has been definitively excluded from studies at the Faculty of Law, University of Zurich, or from any other Swiss faculty of law, will no longer be
admitted to a program of study in law. Further information is available from the academic advisory service.

Branch of studies

Law

Career possibilities

The Master of Law UZH program Rechtswissenschaft opens up a wide range of professions. The programme prepares students for work in the corporate, judicial and
administrative legal profession. Beyond these fields, graduates from this program may hold leading positions in business, culture and politics.

ECTS credits

90 ECTS Credits
90 ECTS credits have to be earned in the degree program Master of Law.

Degree

Master of Law UZH

Part-time studies

Part-time study is possible for students who are employed or who have care-giving obligations. The duration of the programme is correspondingly longer. Further information is available from the academic advisory service.

Major/minor subject combinations

The degree program does not provide a minor subject. Provided that law modules worth at least 30 ECTS credits have been completed at Bachelor’s level, law can be studied as a minor subject as part of a program at another faculty. Details can be found in the program descriptions for the relevant faculty.

Examination and assessment regulations

Each module is concluded with a student assessment.
Performance is graded on a scale from 1 to 6, with 6 denoting the highest and 1 the lowest grade. Half grades are permitted. A grade below 4 indicates insufficient performance. Performance can also be graded on a „pass“ or „fail“ basis.