Master's Degree Programme in International Business Law and
Public International Law
General description
The Master’s Programme in International Business Law and Public International Law is a research-oriented Master’s Programme, aiming to prepare a select group of participants for a high-level legal career. It aims to develop the students’ analytical skills and powers of synthesis in addition to increasing their knowledge and understanding of their chosen disciplines, and does so by offering a wide variety of courses and seminars, in addition to a serious thesis requirement in order to complete the programme. Students select either International Business Law or Public International Law for their specialization.
Students admitted to the programme will complete the degree of Master of International and Comparative Law (kansainvälisen ja vertailevan oikeustieteen maisteri in Finnish), as provided for under the amendment to the appendix to the Government Decree on University Degrees (No 794/2004). Completion of this degree does not qualify the graduate for positions in the administrative sector of the Ministry of Justice to practice law, which requires a Finnish Master of Laws degree (i.e oikeustieteen maisteri in Finnish). The degree does provide general eligibility for postgraduate studies in the Faculty of Law.
Students admitted to the Master’s degree programme can also complete a regular Finnish Master of Laws degree required for positions in the administrative sector of the Ministry of Justice to practice law, provided they have completed a Finnish Bachelor of Laws degree or passed an EEA aptitude test for the Bachelor of Laws level.