Master of European Legal Studies

About MELS

In partnership with renowned universities and leading experts in the academic and professional world throughout Europe we organise specialised Master programmes.

This Master is an international study programme offered in partnership with the Université de Lorraine in France. Participants who successfully conclude the programme are awarded a French Master degree: Master en études européennes – spécialité Droit de l’union européenne.

The fully online programme spans two years and is based on a combination of teaching methodologies. First, students attend online lectures and tutorials using interactive education methods such as group work, case studies, simulation exercises and problem-solving learning. The lectures are recorded and available for later viewing as well. Second, a set of online learning tools such as video tutorials (asynchronous), webinars, assignments and online tests are offered on the learning management platform. Finally, students are invited to engage in guided distance learning. Attendance is compulsory in order to be able to sit the examinations.

The tuition takes place once a month during “academic weekend” with a total number of four academic weekends per semester. The lectures are foreseen to be delivered on Thursday evening, Friday afternoon and Saturday all day. The academic weekends are supplemented by complementary lectures and self-study, providing students with an excellent opportunity to broaden and deepen their knowledge of the law and how it works in practice.

By virtue of the ‘Campus’ – the MELS e-Learning platform – students regularly receive up-to-date learning material, including extracts of legislation, case law and references for recommended literature designed to structure and supplement their studies.