Schedule of courses

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The LLM Global Criminal Law is a one year long, full-time programme (60 ECTS). The language of instruction and examination in the programme is English. The academic year in Groningen runs from the first week of September to the end of August and is divided into two semesters of two blocks each. Each lecture block is followed by periods of examinations.

Programme structure
Below you will find the structure of our LLM programme Global Criminal Law, with most courses representing 6 ECTS.

Block 1		Block 2		Block 3		Block 4
Comparative Criminal Law	6	International Crimes and Gross Human Rights Violations	6	Organised and Financial Crime	6	International Criminal Tribunals and Courts	6
Criminal Procedure and Human Rights	6	Cybercrime and Cyber Security	6	Law in Practice			6
Seminar Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters			6	Master's thesis			12
Total semester 1			30	Total semester 2			30

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