The double degree Master’s program jointly undertaken with the partner faculty offers students an opportunity to expand and further their knowledge of the Swiss legal system, of the legal system of the country of the partner faculty and of international law. It consists of the Master's degree program at the Faculty of Law and the study program at a partner faculty. At the Faculty of Law UZH students can choose between two study programs, each comprising 90 ECTS credits. A fixed total of 30 ECTS credits earned in coursework completed as part of the study program at the partner faculty will be transferred. Thus, modules amounting to 60 ECTS credits have to be completed at the Faculty of Law UZH. For full-time students, the double degree program lasts four semesters. The study program Law provides the students with legal knowledge, the skills to analyze the legal system and the ability to reflect on the basic principles and content of legal normativity and jurisprudence. The students can choose a large part of the modules to be completed from the entire Master's program of the Faculty of Law. Thus offering students considerable freedom to pursue their individual interests and to set individual emphases. The program prepares and qualifies the students for work in science and research and equips them with the necessary skills to practice in the legal professions.
To participate in a double degree program, students must be matriculated either at the University of Zurich or at the relevant partner university as their home university. Students who successfully complete the application procedure at the Faculty of Law may participate in a double degree Master’s program. To gain admission, students must also be admitted at the partner faculty. The relevant conditions for admission to the partner faculties can be found in the Information brochure Double Degree Master’s Programs (http://www.ius.uzh.ch/de/studies/master/double-degree/outgoings.html).