Transnational and European Private Law — University of Amsterdam

About this programme

Many important private law questions no longer stop at national and disciplinary borders. Lawyers, national and EU institutions, international corporations, NGOs and academia are confronted with rules of European and international origin. Do you look beyond the letter of the law? With this LLM you challenge yourself to become the best private lawyer you can be.

What the whole degree costs

Not just tuition. Everything, for the full 1 year. Living in Amsterdam · EU vs non-EU, select your country of origin.

Tuition, 1 yearEU: €2,530/yr statutory · non-EU: €2,530/yr€2,530–2,530
Student room, 12 monthsrooms from €650/mo · typically €925/mo, Amsterdam€11,100
Living, 12 months€975/mo: food, transport, phone, books€11,700
Visa & insurancenon-EU students only: +€45/mo insurance + €228 permit+€768
Total, all-inliving in Amsterdam, EU vs non-EU. Choose above.€25,330–26,098

Rent source: uva.nl

Scholarships you can apply for: Holland Scholarship · Erasmus Mundus (EU-wide) · university merit schemes (e.g. Amsterdam Merit)

Where it stands

Computed from SparkPath's verified records · 2 axes across the field, in-country.

City rent · 1-bed apt

+37% vs middle

89th percentile city rent

1-bed apartment (outside centre) · Amsterdam

Ranking

#62Top 3%

top 10% of the field by rank

THE · 2,000 universities ranked

Each bar is a slice of the field; taller means more programmes there. Blue is this programme; the thin line marks the middle of the field.

Can I get in?

The published requirements, checked against the official programme page. Open the section that applies to you.

Academic requirements2 on record

EnglishIELTS 7 minverified

Your degreeA Bachelor's degree in academic higher education in one of the following degree programmes: A Bachelor's degree in law from a research university (Dutch: WO). A Bachelor's degree in the law track of PPLE (Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics) from the University of Amsterdam. A Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts & Sciences from any University College in the Netherlands, including at least 45 ECTS of law courses. A Bachelor's degree comparable to a Dutch Bachelor's degree in European Studies or International Relations, including at least 45 ECTS of law courses. A Bachelor's degree from a research university (Dutch: WO) in another discipline, provided that at least 60 ECTS of law courses were obtained. A Bachelor's degree from a research university followed by the Pre-Master's programme. A Bachelor's degree in Law from a university of applied sciences followed by the Dutch-language Pre-Master's programme.verified

Where you'd live

Median room rents by student area in Amsterdam. Sources: CBS / local city statistics.

rooms from €650/mo · typically €925/mo · Amsterdam

Everyday living around €975/mo (food, transport, phone, books).

Housing is scarce; start looking the day you're admitted, not the day you land.

What you'll study

Course list drawn from the programme page; a snapshot, not the complete syllabus.

Advanced Private Law in ContextEuropean Contract LawTransnational and European Private Law in PracticeResearch Training Seminar: Transnational and European Private Law

The university

University of Amsterdam at a glance · Amsterdam, NL

TypePublic research university, state-funded and state-recognised