Study Programme

The academic year consists of three compulsory courses, one specialisation course in either EU competition law or EU regulatory law and a number of elective modules (Capita Selecta) designed for this LLM. A master thesis concludes this programme.

You can also download the Master's programme Law and Economics year schedule as a PDF file for easy reference. Please note that the names of the courses may change next year.

Educational and examination methods

Below you can see an overview of the educational and examination methods in this programme.          

Extra opportunities

Utrecht University offers several honours programmes for students looking for an extra challenge. Honours education is followed on top of your regular Master's programme and goes beyond the regular curriculum.

Read more about the honours programmes

Academic Calender

The programme is divided into two semesters, running from September until January and from February till June. A semester is divided into two blocks. A short break is taken over Christmas, and a graduation ceremony is held in August. Consult our Academic Calendar, where you can find more information about the Master's schedule per period, course registration periods and holidays.