Call for Applications for the LLM Distance Learning Programme in Law of the University of Nicosia

The University of Nicosia announced the Call for Applications for sixty (60) positions for admission to the Distance Learning LLM Programme in Law of the University of Nicosia for the Fall Semester 2020.

The programme gives the opportunity for specialization in two particular fields of legal science:

(a) European Business Law, and

(b) Human Rights and Social Justice,

both at a theoretical and at a practical level.

It provides postgraduate education to holders of a Bachelor in Law or some other relevant Bachelor (Political Science, European Politics, IR, Economics, etc.), and it mainly, but not exclusively, addresses itself to individuals who (intend to) work in fields relevant with legal science (lawyers, judges, legal consultants or in general employees of companies or other public or private sector entities or organizations, employees of non-governmental organizations, diplomats, etc.)

It is expected that the programme will provide its graduates with additional qualifications and that it will enhance their cognitive as well as their managerial capacities when dealing with issues relevant with Law; this will help them enrich their career opportunities.  Graduates of the programme also have the opportunity to pursue further studies at a PhD level.

The programme particularly highlights special legal issues that are of great theoretical and practical importance, encouraging a comparative approach to legal science, within the contemporary European context. Provisions of national law are being taken in close co-examination with European law, with the aim of confronting contemporary problems and challenges in a theoretically informed, while practically efficient, way.

The programme is offered in English.

About the Programme

Admission Requirements and Procedures

In order to start processing your application, we need to receive the following documents:

1. Application Form
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Attested copy of your degree – A Bachelor’s degree (BA/BSc) in Law or other related field, such as political science, international relations, European studies, public administration, etc. Α 2: 1 upper second class honors or equivalent would normally be required. Applicants who do not meet this requirement can still apply upon approval of their academic credentials by the relevant departmental committee.
4. Attested Copy of your Transcript
5. Personal Statement: A letter by the prospective student expressing his/her interest in following the programme, including his/her interest in following the programme, including his/her CV
6. English Language Certificate: Students satisfy the English language requirements if their first degree was taught in English. Otherwise, they need to present an average TOEFL score of 500, GCSE “O” Level with minimum “C” or IELTS with a score of an average 5.5-6, or a score placement at the ENGL-100 level of the University English Placement Test.
7. Final Assessment: The postgraduate programme committee will decide on the basis of meritocratic criteria who should be admitted to the programme, in view of the limited number of available positions. The criteria for evaluation are the following: academic and other qualifications, professional experience, letters of recommendation, good knowledge of at least one additional language, research potential of the candidate.

Submission of Application

For academic information regarding the LLM you may contact the academic coordinator Dr. Stergios Mitas via email: [email protected]

You may submit your application online:

1. By visiting the following link, filling out the online Application Form and attaching the documents above: https://www.unic.ac.cy/law-llm-1-5-years-or-3-semesters-distance-learning-in-english/
2. By sending the documents above to the email address of your admission counselor or to the general email address of the Distance Learning Unit: [email protected]

Method of Delivery

Students have access to their courses via the Moodle platform, after their official enrolment in the programme. Each course consists of lectures, assignments, participation in teleconferences with the students and the teaching faculty and final assessment.

Academic Personnel of the Programme

Achilles C. Emilianides, Professor, Dean of the School (Private and Business Law, Public Law)

Nestor Courakis, Professor (Criminal Sciences)

Irene Stamatoudi, Professor (Intellectual Property)

Christina Ioannou, Associate Professor, Associate Dean of the School (Employment Law, European Integration)

Christos Papastylianos, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Law (Public Law)

Demetra Sorvatzioti, Associate Professor (Criminal Sciences)

Costas Stratilatis, Associate Professor (Public Law)

Nikos Davrados, Visiting Associate Professor (Private and Business Law)

Nikos Koumoutzis, Assistant Professor (Private Law)

Odysseas Christou, Assistant Professor (Energy and Environmental Law)

Stergios Mitas, Lecturer (Legal Methodology)

Demetrios Koukiades, Lecturer (Comparative Law)

Fotios Nicolaou, Lecturer (Private Law)

Konstantinos Dimarellis, Lecturer (Employment Law)

Konstantinos Rokas, Lecturer (European Law)

Giorgos Tsaousis, Lecturer (Public Law)

Ioannis Kastanas, TF (Public Law)