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Leiden University MSc Law and Society
Leiden University

MSc Law and Society

1 Years

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EUR 2,530 / per year *

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* for Non-EU/EEA students €20,900 per year | for Second Dutch master’s programme: €16,300 per year

Introduction

Law and Society: Governance and Global Development (MSc) is a one-year master’s degree at the internationally renowned Leiden Law School of Leiden University. The program brings together students from law and social sciences to examine the dynamic relationship between legal norms and social reality. Its global orientation, interdisciplinary approach, and focus on social justice make this master’s program unique in its field.

Scope of Law and Society

Law and legal institutions play an important role in the organization of society. They can be used to address and regulate social problems ranging from migration and terrorism to corruption, and from pollution and climate change to social and gender equality. But laws and institutions, and how they operate in practice, can also preserve and deepen societal problems and lead to injustice.

In this program, you will focus on the different ways in which laws and legal institutions affect society and, vice versa, how society influences the formation and functioning of law. Combining various fields of law and diverse methods will give you the necessary knowledge and tools to critically understand the law’s role in addressing current social, political, and economic challenges.

International atmosphere

This program provides you with in-depth academic knowledge and equips you with the professional skills needed in your (global) career. To achieve this, students are taught in small, seminar-style classes. Our program attracts students from inside and outside the EU, which, combined with our diverse teaching staff makes for a truly international atmosphere.

Why Leiden University

Studying at Leiden Law School

Leiden Law School focuses on high-level academic teaching, with international staff and international students. Our teaching staff are experts in the field of law and society with broad professional experience. Moreover, students receive intensive mentoring throughout their studies and the program aims to connect students to prospective employers, consistently incorporating input from labor market representatives throughout the program. We offer a varied mix of teaching methods, including interactive lectures, individual and group assignments and presentations, plenary discussions, and debates. Besides the academic curriculum, the program organizes several social events that will build a community to last beyond the scope of the program

Studying at Leiden University

In 1575 we became the first university in the Netherlands. Since then our academic research and teaching have contributed directly towards a safer, healthier, more sustainable, more prosperous, and more just world. Here, researchers look beyond the boundaries of their discipline and work together with colleagues at home and abroad. In the annual rankings, Leiden University invariably scores in the top 100 of 25,000 universities worldwide. We have received no fewer than 19 Spinoza Prizes - the most prestigious research prize in the Netherlands.

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