University of Regensburg LLM German and Comparative Law

What is LLM German and Comparative Law at the University of Regensburg?

LLM German and Comparative Law is a one-year, 60-ECTS research degree for lawyers who qualified outside Germany. Its full-route funding plan is EUR 12,395 (INR 13.17 lakh). The English track covers German law, comparative legal research and a 50-70-page thesis, while retaining German-language entry conditions.

The official programme page confirms the published course identity and structure. Its admission process tests prior academic preparation and language evidence against a specific route, while the funding figure above is only a planning baseline. It doesn’t cover every personal, travel, housing or mobility expense.

How much does LLM German and Comparative Law cost for an Indian student?

The full-route planning total is EUR 12,395, approximately INR 13.17 lakh. It includes zero tuition, current semester contributions, the applicable visa-finance evidence and the national visa fee; that finance evidence remains the student's own living money, not another charge. Insurance, housing deposits, travel and programme-specific mobility remain outside this calculation.

Published-charge plan for 2 semesters

Visa-finance evidence remains the student's money for living costs; it is not an extra fee and is not counted again as a separate living-cost line. Official sources currently conflict on the monthly figure, so use the live consular checklist at filing. Converted at EUR 1 = INR 106.2490, the European Central Bank reference rate dated 22 October 2026. Bank and remittance rates will differ.

“Blocked bank account (‘Sperrkonto’) in Germany with sufficient funds to cover the first year of studies”German Missions in India, study-visa funding guidance

The German Missions in India study-visa guidance publishes EUR 11,904 for the first year and a maximum monthly release of EUR 992. Its national-visa page publishes the EUR 75 adult fee. The conversions use the ECB reference rate of EUR 1 = INR 106.2490 on 22 October 2026.

University guidance publishes no tuition for ordinary master’s programmes and a winter 2026/27 contribution of EUR 208. Future rates can change.

Living-cost guidance recommends at least EUR 1,000 monthly; the immigration floor is not a household budget.

INR uses the ECB reference rate dated 22 October 2026; mobility costs are excluded.

Can an Indian applicant enter LLM German and Comparative Law?

Eligibility is cumulative: the qualifying degree, converted grade, subject preparation and language evidence must each satisfy the published rule. Indian applicants also need APS document verification. APS doesn't decide admission, and dMAT can't be treated as required while its affected-field list remains unpublished.

Requirements in checking order

The programme regulation makes the conditions cumulative: a non-German law degree based on eight semesters or 240 ECTS, a converted grade of 2.50 or better, English C1, German A1 or 120 teaching hours, and a 5,000-character project outline. A strong motivation statement can’t substitute for a missing degree, credit threshold, subject foundation or language certificate.

For an Indian degree, the University’s international master’s workflow makes APS a mandatory application document. APS India says it verifies records rather than deciding admission, and its dMAT field list remains unpublished.

Foreign grades are converted by the University, so an Indian percentage isn’t treated as a German grade without formal assessment. Certified awards, transcripts, grading information, language evidence and translations must support the application route described for the intake.

Where applicants get caught

1. This is a compressed research LL

   This is a compressed research LL.M., not German bar qualification. The 240-ECTS/eight-semester threshold excludes many three-year law graduates, and the file requires a feasible thesis direction.

2. Foreign grades are converted by the University; an Indian…

   Foreign grades are converted by the University; an Indian percentage is not itself a German grade.

3. APS verifies documents but does not decide eligibility or admission

   APS verifies documents but does not decide eligibility or admission.

How should an Indian student apply for LLM German and Comparative Law?

The governing regulation sets 1 June 2027 as the Winter 2027/28 deadline, although the live faculty page still displays the closed 2026 cycle. The application is one PDF emailed to the LL.M. coordinator. Faculty admission comes first; the Registrar's Campusportal and enrolment instructions follow after the offer.

Email one complete PDF to the Faculty's LL.M. coordinator by 1 June; after faculty admission, follow the Registrar's Campusportal and enrolment instructions.

The allowances are Nbyula planning estimates, not processing times published by University of Regensburg.

The faculty application page publishes the 1 June deadline and one-PDF route. The file contains the project outline, detailed CV, qualifying law award or eligible 210-ECTS interim record, English and German evidence, school certificate, passport, APS and any required certified translations.

A four-month preparation window is prudent for APS, certified records, translations and language evidence. The published deadline remains the final submission point, and missing documents aren’t cured by starting the university stage or visa stage later.

After admission, German Missions in India controls the study-visa procedure. Programme admission, university enrolment, APS verification and the visa are separate decisions, so success at one stage doesn’t guarantee the next.

What outcomes does the University publish for LLM German and Comparative Law?

Regensburg positions the LL.M. for doctoral research, international organisations, European institutions, NGOs, think tanks and internationally oriented firms or companies. Its assessed evidence is comparative legal analysis and an 18-ECTS thesis. The degree doesn't replace Germany's state-examination route, and no programme placement or starting-salary cohort is published.

Published direction and evidence limits

Curriculum and occupational comparisons show direction, not a job guarantee. Work and residence rights are conditional.

The official course description connects the named career directions to assessed academic work. A graduate can point to the programme’s research, applied and final-project evidence, but that portfolio still has to compete in the labour market; the course itself doesn’t supply an employer commitment.

Federal student-work guidance currently permits eligible international students to work 140 full or 280 half days annually, or under the lecture-period hourly route. Those rights are conditional and don’t show how many programme students find work.

Federal graduate guidance describes up to 18 months to seek qualified employment after a German degree. That residence route isn’t a salary forecast, employer commitment or substitute for language, vacancy and regulated-profession requirements.

Who is LLM German and Comparative Law for, and who should look elsewhere?

The strongest fit is an internationally trained lawyer with 240 ECTS, a comparative-law question and the required German. A lower-volume three-year law degree is outside the published entry rule. Someone seeking German bar qualification is also a poor fit because this LL.M. doesn't replace the state examinations.

The best match is internationally trained lawyers with 240 ECTS, a defined comparative-law question and enough German to meet the entry condition. The published structure rewards that preparation through specialist assessed work, so transcript evidence matters more than a broad statement of interest.

A borderline applicant has a related degree but one uncertain subject, credit or language component. Written clarification from the responsible programme office can resolve that narrow ambiguity before paid documentation work, but it can’t waive a condition fixed in the admission regulation.

The degree doesn’t confer German Volljurist or Rechtsanwalt status. Applicants with a three-year law degree below 240 ECTS, or those seeking bar preparation rather than comparative research, don’t match the published academic or professional purpose.

What will you study in LLM German and Comparative Law?

The curriculum has three compulsory 20-ECTS modules. German law and jurisprudence combines an introduction, a comparative exercise and law electives; comparative and foreign law combines legal history, a seminar and foreign-system study; the final module combines German legal-research standards with an 18-ECTS thesis.

Published module structure

The official module catalogue is reproduced below as a complete module menu. Alternatives, routes and specialisations stay separate because their credits aren’t all accumulated by one student; the applicable combination depends on the chosen pathway and the governing regulation.

The first two modules require substantial independent writing: the German-law module uses a comparative term paper and presentation, while the legal-history module uses a seminar paper and other assessments. The final thesis runs for twelve weeks, spans 50-70 pages and may be written in German or English.

This design matters for planning because the assessed sequence determines prerequisites, workload and the evidence available at graduation. The table preserves published credit values and choice conditions; it doesn’t convert optional modules into compulsory study or promise that every elective runs in every term.

Should you shortlist LLM German and Comparative Law?

Regensburg's <a href="https://www.uni-regensburg.de/en/studies/prospective-students/study-programs/german-and-comparative-law-llm/german-and-comparative-law-llm" rel="noopener">official profile</a> supports a shortlist only when the applicant already meets the stated academic and language conditions. The programme's value comes from its specific research and applied assessments, not the institution's name alone. It isn't sensible when a compulsory qualification or intended professional outcome remains unresolved.

Students build evidence through the published coursework, applied component and final research. Those outputs can support later job or doctoral applications, but Regensburg doesn't publish a placement rate, salary cohort or guaranteed employer list. The result should be judged as academic preparation, not as an employment promise.

The shortlist fails if any published degree, language or subject threshold is missing. Mobility, professional recognition and excluded expenses also belong in the decision before application spending begins.

Decision checks complete cost · entry rule · deadline route · outcome evidence

Sources

These sources support the programme, admission, cost and immigration information used on this page.

Sources checked on October 23, 2026. The next intake covered here is Winter 2027/28.