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Programme

Modes of study

The programme is available in the following versions:

Master’s of Advanced Studies Programme: full-time and part-time options

The programme runs from early September until the end of August or from February until the end of December, with the summer months being devoted to the internship and the writing of the master’s thesis. Graduation takes place at the very end of August. A part-time option also exists, consisting of the same courses as the full-time version, spread over a maximum of two years.

Master’s of Advanced Studies Programme Blended Learning

A blended learning version of the Master’s of Advanced Studies Programme is also offered. Blended learning is a combination of distance learning and face-to-face learning. Participants largely work from their homes or offices and communicate with the teaching staff through Internet, using various new teaching techniques.

Participants come to Leiden three times during the year for a period of two weeks, in order to follow classical teaching and to collect study materials for their thesis. The two-week periods are scheduled to coincide with parts of the normal curriculum, i.e. the first two weeks in September, the first two weeks of February and in May (exact dates depending upon the final schedule). Thereafter, students write their thesis ‘at home’, and graduation takes place at the end of August, jointly with the participants in the regular curriculum.

From the accreditation report:
One specific feature of the programme — the possibility to follow the blended learning version — provides some extra opportunities for the programme to be very much integrated in the present developments in the field.

Modular: single courses

All courses listed in the full-time programme can also be taken on a single-course (modular) basis. The course fee per module is around 300 euro per ECTS credit. In order to qualify for admission, prospective applicants must show an already existing interest/participation in aviation or space activities.

Courses

For the most up to date course overview, see the e-Prospectus.

Optional courses

It is possible for students of the LL.M. Advanced Programme in Air and Space Law to follow one or a maximum of two courses from one of the Leiden Law School’s other three Advanced LL.M. programmes, in addition to the core curriculum. The complementary courses would need to be agreed with the Programme Director before or during the course of the degree programme. In exceptional cases, and again in consultation with the Programme Director, it may be possible to replace one of the core courses with another LL.M. Advanced course. The additional courses are included on the academic transcript issued upon completion of the degree. With a view to further developing practical and professional skills, students also benefit from the (compulsory) Internship Programme.

Internship (face-to-face students only)

After completion of the scheduled lectures, students are required to undertake a 6-8 week internship in an institution dealing with either air or space law. The internship aims at further enhancing the capacity to apply the previously acquired knowledge, research and practical skills in a professional environment. Often, students will manage to obtain an internship by approaching guest lecturers or senior officials during field trips to the European organisations and institutions. See ‘course overview/internship’ for more detailed information. Blended learning students are not required to do an internship.