LLM in Law and Governance

Faculty of Law and Political Sciences

Name of  qualification and level Duration of studies Necessary no. credits for degree Tuition fee Application fee Supervisor Programme mentor
LLM in Law and Governance 2 semesters – Part time programme 60 credits 3,000 EUR / semester 100 EUR / application

Dr Péter Smuk
CV

Csizmarik Eszter
csizmarik@sze.hu

Law. Governance. Leadership. Széchenyi István University is the first to offer LLM program in Law and Governance in Europe. The program offers a unique experience and knowledge in the field of leadership, decision-making and governance. Participants will gain theoretical and practical knowledge in public law pertaining to governance; models of government; legislatives studies; international and supranational aspects of governance; case law of national and international courts; public management, NGOs and media-governance.

The primary aim is to enable legal experts to participate efficiently in different levels of legislation, decision-making processes, in both the public and private sector. The program provides additional insight into governmental decision-making and will also include communication activities, networking and cultural events in various Central European cities – to enhance leadership skills in a domestic or international environment.  Each opportunity is designed to prepare students for careers at the intersection of law and public management.


Structure of studies

The total number of credits needed to complete the programme is 60 credits. The programme is divided into five modules: Public Law Module (12 credits); Law and Government Module (12 credits); Law and Legislation (Parliaments) Module (8 credits); International and Supranational Governance Module (8 credits); Communication and Skills Module (12 credits); Thesis course (8 credits). 1 credit equals one ECTS credit, and 1 credit is defined as 25 student working hours


Language requirements

One of the following must be presented to show English-language proficiency: (a) TOEFL IBT test score of 66, or PBT score 513, (b) Cambridge First Certificate "B", (c) IELTS score of 5.5, (d) any official certificate equal to the above mentioned


Academic requirements

An authorized copy of a Master degree in Law from any higher education institution already completed that is relevant to your application


Details

Compulsory courses: 

 

Neptun code of course

Name of course

lessons / semester

seminars / week

assessment type 

credit points

semester

 

Public Law Module

12 credit points should be obtained from this group of courses.

1

DKLS_APTA033

Comparative Constitutional Law

12

0

f

4

1

2

DKLS_APTA034

Democracy, Elections, Representation

12

0

f

4

1

3

DKLS_APTA035

Constitutional Courts Compared

12

0

f

4

2

4

DKLS_APTA036

ECHR case law

12

0

f

4

2

 

Law and Government Module

12 credit points should be obtained from this group of courses.

5

DKLS_APTA037

Comparative Government

12

0

f

4

1

6

DKLS_APTA038

Corporate Governance

12

0

f

4

1

7

DKLS_APTA039

Public management & Public Finances

12

0

f

4

2

8

DKLS_APTA040

IT in governance (E-government, big data)

12

0

f

4

2

 

Law and Legislation (Parliaments) Module

8 credit points should be obtained from this group of courses.

9

DKLS_APTA041

Quality of Legislation

12

0

f

4

1

10

DKLS_APTA042

Legislative Studies – Parliaments Compared

12

0

f

4

1

11

DKLS_APTA043

Lobbying

12

0

f

4

2

 

International and Supranational Governance Module

8 credit points should be obtained from this group of courses.

12

DKLS_APTA044

International Organisations and Decision Making

12

0

f

4

1

13

DKLS_APTA045

EU Policies. EU Decision Making. Comitology.

12

0

f

4

2

14

DKLS_APTA046

Geopolitics

12

0

f

4

2

 

Law and Communication and Skills Module

12 credit points should be obtained from this group of courses.

15

DKLS_APTA047

Media Law and Governance

12

0

f

4

1

16

DKLS_APTA048

Civil Society and Governance

12

0

f

4

2

17

DKLS_APTA049

Public Speaking

12

0

f

4

1

18

DKLS_APTA050

Protocol

12

0

f

4

2

19

DKLS_APTA051

Project (consultation)

0

0

f

8

2

 

Hungarian Language (compulsory)

Nr.

Neptun code of course

Name of course

lessons / week

seminars / week

assessment type *

credit points

1

KGNB_NOKA036

Hungarian Language & Culture 1

0

3

a

0

2

KGNB_NOKA037

Hungarian Language & Culture 2

0

3

a

0

* type of assessment
f - evaluation based on student’s performance and work during the semester
v - evaluation based on student’s exam grade in a 5-grade system: excellent (5) – good (4) – satisfactory (3) – passed (2) – fail (1)


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