Overview

The Comparative Constitutional Law program at Masaryk University is an interdisciplinary one. It is therefore intended for graduates of a master's degree program in law or other social sciences (mainly political science, international relations, European studies). The program will be open to applicants from around the world.

This opens the possibility of studying constitutional issues at the doctoral level for applicants who would otherwise be prevented by the language barrier from doing so (at MU Law Faculty). The accreditation of the program thus meets the requirements of the labor market in the field of science and research, where the need for an interdisciplinary approach to legal problems is increasingly emphasized.

Career opportunities:

In the Czech context, the program is an unique one, mainly because of its focus on comparative constitutional law and on the development of professional academic competences in English. Graduates of the program can work primarily as academic or scientific staff (post-docs) at universities – not only in the Czech Republic, but also in comparable positions abroad.

The program also provides its graduates with competencies usable outside the academic sphere in positions requiring insight into constitutional law issues with a comparative overlap (analytical departments of courts, governmental and other public authorities, international law offices, EU institutions and the Council of Europe).

Programme Structure

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

orientate themselves in the field of comparative constitutional law, relevant literature and case law and are able to further elaborate and interpret them;

evaluate current trends in comparative constitutional law, especially in the area of their thesis;

compile and systemize the data obtained, to write an academic text based on those data, to interpret the results achieved, to present their knowledge and to defend them on an appropriate forum;

review new findings and ideas bearing in mind long-term social impact of their application

develop, evaluate and create theories, conceptualizations and methods in the field of interdisciplinary study of law

compare specific research methods of analyzing law and understand how to use them

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-05-31 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Civil & Private Law Legal Studies

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Master’s degree in Law or some other similar Master’s degree;
professional publications, or other professional activities (lectures, projects) in the relevant field or in a related field, or such activities that attest the candidate’s interest in the field;
the applicant’s potential for independent scholarly work in the relevant field;
proficiency in the English language at C1 level

Tuition Fee

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International

12500 CZK/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12500 CZK per year during 48 months.
EU/EEA

12500 CZK/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12500 CZK per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Brno

13555 - 21979 CZK /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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