Governance of Migration and Diversity (Legal) (LL.M.)
Admission requirements
To be eligible for the GMD Legal Track LL.M. at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
Diploma requirements
In order to be considered for the Master programme Governance of Migration and Diversity - Legal, you should possess (before the start of the programme):
- a Bachelor's in Law (LL.B) or a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from a recognised research university, or
- in exceptional cases a bachelor’s degree from a recognised research university in a related discipline (e.g. in Political Science or equivalent) will be acceptable, provided that a substantial number of law courses (minimum 45 EC) are included in the bachelor’s programme.
Bachelor's in Law (Dutch students)
Je bent toelaatbaar met een bachelordiploma Rechtsgeleerdheid (met togatraject) van een Nederlandse universiteit afgerond vóór de start van de masteropleiding.
- Heb je een bacheloropleiding Rechtsgeleerdheid behaald of ga je deze dit collegejaar afronden met opleidingscode 50700 dan ben je direct toelaatbaar. Zie voor de opleidingscodes/RIO de website van DUO.
- Heb je een vergelijkbare bacheloropleiding maar met een andere opleidingscode dan 50700, dan dien je na de aanmelding in Studielink, een toelatingsverzoek in te dienen via het online aanmeldportaal uSis van de Universiteit Leiden.
Zie de aanmeldprocedure voor directe toelating en het indienen van een toelatingsverzoek.
Entry options via university of applied sciences (HBO)
From the 2028–2029 academic year onwards, entry for bachelors from a university of applied sciences will be possible via a faculty-run pre-master’s programme. This is to ensure the best possible alignment between the HBO bachelor’s degree and the relevant master’s programme. In the Bachelor’s programme in Law, a revised curriculum is currently being introduced year by year. Due to this transitional situation, the faculty is currently unable to offer a coherent pre-master’s programme.
However, for students from universities of applied sciences without a VWO diploma, a transfer to the Bachelor’s programme in Law is possible after the UAS propaedeutic year (subject to conditions) and after the UAS Bachelor’s degree (with exemptions within the Bachelor’s programme in Law).
Language requirements
Proven English language proficiency, demonstrated by way of an English test IELTS academic (overall score of 6.5) with at least 6.0 for each of the four components or an equivalent result for a Toefl or Cambridge ESOL test (check the equivalent scores). Your test result may not be more than two years old.
You can apply to a programme before you obtain the results of your language exam (if you already have your results you can upload them directly in our online portal). If you are admitted, it will be on the condition that these results will meet the required levels specified.
English language proficiency
The following requirements apply:
- IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall, with at least 6.0 for each separate component score.
For other accepted exams, including score equivalency tables and criteria for the accepted exams, refer to our English language proficiency requirements.
Note that English test results may not be more than two years old.
You do not have to submit an English proficiency test if you have completed your education in the USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Canada (except French-taught programmes in Canada) Singapore, South-Africa or Malta, if you have obtained an English-taught International Baccalaureate™; if you have completed a Dutch VWO diploma or an English-taught degree at a Dutch research university or an English-taught bachelor’s degree from a Dutch university of applied sciences.