The University of Mannheim is located in a baroque palace / Foto: Andreas Bayerl
Admission requirements | Mannheim track | Mannheim/ |
University entrance qualification | Higher Education Entrance Qualification that enables you to access a university in Germany or another country | |
Degree | Four-year law degree (at least 240 ECTS credits or equivalent – work experience can be credited towards the required 240 ECTS credits if a notarized employer's reference is submitted) from a foreign university or a degree in a related discipline (e.g., business, economics, social and political sciences) if at least 20 ECTS credits or equivalent were obtained in law classes (or similar classes which prove the ability to study law) | |
Transcript of Records | Transcripts of previous and current studies | |
Proof of language proficiency | – TOEFL iBT with a minimum score of 90; or – IELTS with a minimum score of 6.5; or – an equivalent English language test; or – a higher education entrance qualification acquired in an English-speaking country after at least one year of school there; or – the successful completion of a program of study taught in English with a duration of at least one year | – TOEFL iBT with a total score of 94 (27 in Writing, 23 in Speaking, 20 in Reading and Listening); or – IELTS with an overall band score of at least 7.0 (7.0 in Writing and Speaking, 6.5 in Reading and Listening); or – the successful completion of a program of study taught in English with a duration of at least one year |
Students may choose whether they want to complete the entire program in Mannheim (Mannheim track) or at both partner universities (Mannheim/
Before you start with your application for a master's degree course, please make sure to read the Master's Guide carefully or contact us for personal requests via e-mail or in person. Detailed information regarding application and selection criteria can be found in the M.C.B.L. selection statutes.
Please submit certified documents which show that you are eligible (see the table above). Furthermore, you need to submit a letter of motivation (max. two pages) and your curriculum vitae (max. three pages). If the required documents are in a language other than German or English, please include a translation done by a certified translator. The following services are permitted to notarize/
The application process is divided into two stages. First, you have to apply online!
Second, after completing the online application, you have to print the application form and send it to us by regular mail along with the relevant certified documents. We can only consider your application if all required documents reach us by the deadline. Hence, it is NOT sufficient to only apply online before the application deadline ends.
We are looking forward to receiving your application!
1. Tuition fee: EUR 8,500 (for the entire program, including Adelaide semester)
2. Semester fee: approx. EUR 174.90 per semester (regardless of which track applicants choose), which include a contribution to the Studierendenwerk (EUR 95.40), a contribution to the general student committee (AStA) (EUR 9.50), and an administration fee according to section 12 of the Act on Fees in Higher Education of the Land of Baden-Württemberg (LHGebG) (EUR 70.00)
3. Additional costs: student health insurance (about EUR 100.00 per month in Germany and AUD 350.00 for your entire stay in Australia) as well as visa application (Australian visa) of about EUR 400.00
Upon written request, which is to be submitted together with the application for the M.C.B.L. program, particularly qualified applicants and applicants who cannot pay the tuition fees due to financial hardship can be completely or partially exempted from paying the fees. In case you would like to apply for a fee waiver due to financial hardship, please make sure to submit any relevant documents which can prove your financial situation, e.g. your personal income, income of your parents.
The admissions committee decides on a case-by-case basis whether fee waivers are granted (in general, a fee waiver of 25% will be granted if qualifications are met). Because the decision is made by the admissions committee after submission of all applications, we cannot provide a definite answer regarding your eligibility for a fee waiver beforehand. For more information, please contact the M.C.B.L. program manager via e-mail at mcbl(at)uni-mannheim.de.
Upon written request, which is to be submitted together with the application for the M.C.B.L. program, tuition fees can be paid in installments.
The University of Mannheim offers several scholarships. Apart from this, there are even more ways of financing your studies.
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