Education – Faculty of Law

Education – Faculty of Law

At the Faculty of Law, you can pursue a legal education through our five-year integrated master’s degree in law. We are the only institution for higher education in law where internship is a mandatory part of the study programme in law. 
  
We offer an LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Law of the Sea. This is a one-year master’s degree consisting of 90 ECTS credits with a specialisation in the law of the sea. We are the only institution in Norway that offers an LL.M. degree with this legal specialisation. 
  
The Faculty of Law also offers the master’s degree Joint Nordic Master’s Programme in Environmental Law. This is a two-year joint degree offered in collaboration with Uppsala University and the University of Eastern Finland. The first semester takes place in Uppsala, the second in Joensuu, and the third and fourth in Tromsø. 
   
We offer a doctoral programme in law. Admissions into the Doctor of Philosophy in Law programme require applicants to have either completed an integrated master's degree in law of 300 credits, or a master's of law degree of 120 credits in addition to a bachelor's of law degree of 180 credits. The faculty may approve other qualifications on a case-to-case basis, if there is equivalence. Our PhD positions are advertised via Jobbnorge.no and EURAXESS.  

Courses

Master (1½ – 5 years)


Ph.D.-studies


Further and continuing education