European Law
& Governance School

LLB in European Law

Undergraduate Program

Partial scholarships. 50% of tuition fees.

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Starts on

October 2025

Duration

3 years

Program Fees

€9900

Participant profile

This degree is ideal for students that:

  • seek positions in EU institutions and bodies,
  • desire to be lawyers in large legal firms operating at an EU level, are from outside of the EU but must interact with the EU,
  • desire to be legal advisors working at cross-border levels within the EU,
  • aim to be national public administrators that work on an EU level
  • aspiring to engage in legal research

The legal track of the ELGS Undergraduate studies aims to shape the European lawyer of the new era, focusing on the European perspective of the legal profession, while highlighting the common legal traditions of European states and the principles that underpin the discipline on a global scale.

Key benefits

  • enables students to better understand the current context, framework and long-term objectives of the EU in its mission for the full integration of Member States
  • enables students a great degree of flexibility, mobility and personalization of their studies.
  • students can further on specialize in a national law of their choice either by following the Master 1,2 path of the ELGS or by studying abroad at the many partner universities and institutions throughout Europe and the world.
  • students will need to serve as interns in return for course credits, thus gaining invaluable on-the-job experience and building a professional network to support them after graduation.
  • students will be able to understand the origins of EU legal integration, its systems and framework, where the challenges lie, and where more work needs to be done.

Academic Requirements

Are invited to apply:

Language requirements

All courses of the program will be taught in the English language, with the exception of specialized optional modules. As a result, students originating from non-English speaking countries must evidence their level of English language skills in accordance with the following -unless they have attended an English high school or have a degree from an English taught program:

  • TOEFL Internet based, 83
  • IELTS, 6
  • Duolingo, 90
  • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency, C
  • Other internationally recognized tests with equivalent marks may be accepted, upon a decision of the Faculty Board
  • Students intending to study at a partner institution as part of their studies, or to undertake an internship in a language other than English will be asked to clearly demonstrate their ability to attend courses and work in the relevant language.

Program Content

The LLB in European law is a degree program, earning a total of 180 ECTS credits. Courses are led by key theorists and practitioners in their fields, and delivered through:

Classic lectures

Interactive tutorials

Other teaching methodologies

All ELGS academic programs will be conducted on-premise.

  • This program is offered at ELGS Athens and ELGS Rome campuses.
  • In your application, you will be asked to select the campus of your preference. All ELGS academic programs will be conducted ON PREMISE unless there is a strong limitation for in situ presence. Online attendance is allowed under specific conditions.

Program Modules

Students must successfully complete 18 compulsory modules and select from a list of optional modules, which include skills courses and an internship. The list of available courses is as follows. Elective modules are subsequent to adequate enrolment:

Year

First year
0

Compulsory Modules

  1. General Principles of Criminal Law
  2. General Principles of Civil Law
  3. Introduction to Legal Systems and Legal Reasoning
  4. History of European Integration
  5. EU Law I: Institutions, Governance, and Basic Principles Public International Law
  6. Introduction to Public Law
  7.  Political Science
  8. International Law and Institutions

Year

Second year
0

Compulsory Modules

  1. EU Law II: Internal Market and Competition Law
  2. Rights Framework: EU; ECHR; National Constitutions
  3. EU Data Law & Policies
  4. EU Law III: Internal Policies, External relations and fiscal provisions
  5. EU Procedural Law
  6. European Economic Governance

Year

Third year
0

Compulsory Modules

  1. EU and Global Administrative Law
  2. EU Environmental and Energy Law
  3. EU and Comparative Commercial Law
  4. EU State Aid & Regulatory Law
  1. Business and Human Rights
  2. Introduction to Economics (micro and macro)
  3. Emerging Technologies and Law: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities
  4. Comparative Law of Contracts (England, France, Italy and Germany)
  5. Comparative Law of Torts (England, France, Italy and Germany)
  6. International Legal Theory
  7.  Law and Economics
  8. EU and International Taxation Law
  9. Introduction to Intellectual Property
  10.  International Investment and Investment Arbitration
  11. European Labor and Social Security Law
  12.  Essentials of Corporate Finance
  13. Legal Theory and Legal Philosophy
  14. The EU Migration Policy and the Refugee Crisis
  15. The Role of EU Institutions in European Integration
  16. International Humanitarian Law
  17. Skills Course: Rhetoric & Mock Trials
  18. Skills Course: Research, Writing and Presentations

Please also note that any module from the compulsory courses of the LLB in European Law can be also offered as an elective option to the BA in European Governance/BA in European Law and Governance Studies and versa.

Tuition fees

Scholarships available - Full and Partial up to 50% of tuition fees

Tuition for both EU and International students for the LLB program is 9,900 € per academic year. Please be advised that there are other direct and indirect costs related to accommodation, books and living expenses which must be taken into consideration by students when applying.

There are Full and Partial Scholarships available for students from all over the world and especially from Italy, and specific countries of the Balkan peninsula, Central Asia, Caucasus and Black Sea, or Africa that take into consideration merit. If you are interested in receiving a scholarship, the appropriate box should be selected on the application form and a 400-600 word personal statement must be submitted, outlining the ways in which you satisfy the criteria. For more information on Scholarships please visit the relevant page under Admissions tab.

Application

Students from all over the world are admitted following a rigorous application process which consists of two-phases.

  1. Students must first submit their application. 
  2. Once they have done so, candidates considered for admissions  may -if considered necessary- be invited to an interview.

To apply for a program, students must first review the application form and its requirements to ensure the collection of appropriate material. By the time they have gathered all documentation they should proceed with payment of the onetime application fee either at the relevant online portal or at via a bank transfer. Students should always add their surname, initial letter of their first name and Degree title in the deposit description. They can then proceed with their application which can only be conducted online and submit it along with the supporting documentation, listed below. All support documents must be in electronic format and uploaded to be sent with the application, except for the 2 reference letters, which should be emailed directly from the Referees to LLB admissions at llb@elgs.eu. Students may be invited to be interviewed.

At a glance, the application must include:

Deadline

We are currently accepting applications for Session 2025/2026
and the process will remain open until June 2025.

Recognition of Degrees of the ELGS/EPLO

Art. 76 of Law 4310/2014 par. 8 (amending Art. 4 of Law 3328/2005), states that higher education degrees issued by International Organizations to which the Greek Republic is a party are equivalent to the degrees delivered by the Greek public higher education institutions.

The degree programs offered by the ELGS are acknowledged by the network of Universities that have signed agreements with the ELGS.