Program Structure

The study plan of the LLM in European Business and Social Law is highly flexible and you can personalize it in order to meet your specific study interests.

You will attend courses together with students of the 5-year program in Law as well as other 3-year (BSc) and 2-year (MSc) Bocconi programs.

Here below you will find the guidelines to personalize your study plan.

1. Program requirements

Students are required to gain a total of 60 CPU (credit point units).

A limited surplus is allowed depending on the weight in CPU of the chosen courses.

The study plan structure is as follows:

two compulsory courses (9 CPUs each): EU Law (1^st semester) and International Law (2^nd semester) — note that exceptionally students will be allowed to substitute EU Law (9 CPU) with Key Issues in EU law (6 CPU) and International Law (9 CPU) with Law and Policy Making (6 CPU) upon the approval of the LLM Director and the two courses’ coordinators;
three multiple choice compulsory courses: a course (or a combination of courses) from each of the three key areas amounting to at least 6 CPU (Business Law; Digital Law and Public and Social Law) — note that students with a non-legal background will additionally be required to take at least one course in the Foundations of Law area;
other elective courses and professional skills seminars so that the sum of CPU of compulsory courses + courses and seminars of the four key areas and professional skills seminars is 54 CPU (or slightly more);
final work: final paper; or internship (with report); or work in a legal clinic (with report); or participation in a moot court (with report) (6 CPU).

2. Lists of courses with respective course requirements _{(see below)}

3. Individual study plan procedure

Who and What:	When:
1. Prospective and admitted applicants as well as enrolled students can get an insight of courses that they can attend by consulting the courses’ profiles and class timetable of courses on the website. Please note that: Until the end of June, you will find on the website the last a.y. course profiles. New course profiles will be available from July. Until approximately July 20^th, you will find on the website the last a.y. class timetable. New class timetable will be available from around 20 July. Courses profiles and class timetables are updated on a yearly basis.	From the opening of applications (I round Nov 2023; II round Feb 2024) to approximately July 2024. We remind you, here below, the steps of the selection process: Applications: I round from Nov. 2023 to Feb. 2024; II round from Feb. to May 2024 — evaluation of all applications will start at the end of the application period. Admission results: I round within March 2024; II round within June 2024. Enrolments: I round within March 2024; II round within June 2024 (within July 2024 for stand-by list).
2. Enrolled students will draw up their study plan. Please make sure that you select courses in accordance with the requirements. During the same period, you will be asked to arrange for a videocall with the Program Director. The Program Director will advise you on your personal study plan.	From approximately July 2024 to Aug 2024.
3. First shopping period: For one week from the beginning of class activities, in the first semester, enrolled students, having attended the introductory lectures of their selected courses, will be given the possibility to propose minor changes to their study plan. Any change has to be discussed with the Program Director in advance and only strictly necessary changes will be accepted. These changes must be consistent with the requirements and Program Director’s indications.	For one week from the beginning of class activities (early Sept 2024).
4. Second shopping period: For one week from the beginning of class activities, in the first semester, enrolled students, having attended the introductory lectures of their selected courses, will be given the possibility to propose minor changes to their study plan. Any change has to be discussed with the Program Director in advance and only strictly necessary changes will be accepted. These changes must be consistent with the requirements and Program Director’s indications.	For one week from the beginning of class activities (early Feb. 2025).
5.Students can choose their final work (final paper, or internship, or legal clinic, or moot court) by the beginning of June.	Before 1 June 2025. At the end of this period, it will no longer be possible to request any changes.

EBSL courses

EBSL List of courses 2024-25.pdf