Master's programme in European Business Law

The Master’s programme in European Business Law is the oldest programme covering European economic law in Scandinavia. The programme and the teaching team provides an in-depth understanding of both the practical and the theoretical aspects of European foundational law, including constitutional and free market principles. This solid foundation is expanded into business law within the European Union, exploring how the Internal Market operates, how commercial practice is affected by European law and practice and how the European market and commercial actors engage with markets and consumers in a global context.

The programme offers students the flexibility to choose between full time study over one or two years. The first year consists of mandatory courses. The second year consists of one term with elective courses and finally one term of master thesis.

• The one year leads to a degree of Master (One Year) of Laws in European Business Law. During the programme students will gain a strong knowledge in European economic law and EU law that impacts commerce in Europe.
• The two-year master’s affords students the opportunity to specialize their studies in a number of areas of economic law. Depending on what elective courses are offered, these areas could be for example European competition law, European tax law, European free movement law and European company and trade law.

Each study year is divided into two terms: the autumn term and the spring term. In each term 30 credits are obtained over a period of 20 weeks. Each term is again subdivided into two periods of 10 weeks within which 15 credits are obtained.

The first year of the Master's programme in European Business Law consists of mandatory courses equivalent to 45 credits. In the final period of the second term the students choose one elective course of 15 credits. Those students who wish to pursue the one-year programme will instead write their master thesis of 15 credits.

In the second year, the first term is dedicated to further specialization and the students choose elective courses equivalent to 30 credits. In the final term of the second year the students write their master thesis of 30 credits.

Cross-border perspectives

The Master's programme in European Business Law provides the students with the necessary skills for any career involving legal advice and consultancy with regards to matter of cross-border relevance. The students will have a broad general knowledge of the European Union's legal framework as well as highly specialized knowledge in their field of specialization.

Markets in a global context

The programme's focus on European Business Law caters for the ever-growing demand in specialists with broad awareness of the legal framework in a globalized environment. In a globalized world, the European Union is a neutral platform for students dedicated to cross-border and global business issues. The programme provides students with a wide range of in-depth knowledge of the European Union's integration process and also offers the students with the opportunity to explore the intricate relationships between the EU, its Member States and third States via for example free-trade arrangements such as the EEA or TTIP.

Competitive edge

The programme provides the students with the essential knowledge needed for any national or internal career. The study of the European Union's constitutional foundations provides solid training in the essential skills necessary to understand and work with topics central to any business environmental or to economic analysis. The programme's structure allows students to specialize in fields of their interest which enables them to create a unique competitive edge of any future position or assignment on the labour market. Beyond acquiring the foundational knowledge, the programme in European Business Law offers the students the opportunity to study in detail a number of more technically specialized areas within European law such as free movement law, competition law, contract law, corporate law, tax law or state aid law.

The teaching staff is experienced within the academic field as well as the private sector which contributes to the diversity of the programme. The outside staff ranges from partners at leading law firms in Sweden and Brussels, to the officials from EU institutions such as the Commission or the Court.

European Law Moot Court Competition

The Moot court course offers to give you top litigations skills (both writing and oral skills) necessary to work in an international law firm. The course will also give you an in-depth knowledge of EU law and is also an excellent course if you want work for the EU institutions, governmental bodies or in the field of legal research. The course is demanding but extremely rewarding. In addition,  the course offers the opportunity to participate in the European Law Moot Court competition during the second year of the programme. Over the last years, Lund's teams have achieved outstanding results in this prestigious competition by regularly reaching the regional finals (semi-final) and the grand final in Luxembourg; and by giving the opportunity to plead before the real judges of the European Court of Justice. Teams from Lund have been very successful over the years:

• Won the best written pleading award in 2025
• Runner-up of the Grand Final at Luxembourg in 20025
• Third place of Grand final in Luxembourg 2025
• Won the Regional final in Barcelona 2024
• Won the Regional final in Lyon 2024
• Reached the semi-final in Vienna in 202
• Reached the semi-final in Bucharest in 2023
• Won the Grand Final at Luxembourg in 2022
• Reached the semi-finals at Leiden University in 2020
• Runner-up of the regional final at EUI (Florence) in 2019
• Won the regional final at Edinburgh University and reached the finals at the CJEU (Luxembourg) in 2018
• Runner-up in the grand final in Luxemburg in 2017
• Won the Regional Final in Rotterdam in 2016
• Awarded the "Ole Due price" for the best individual pleading in 2015
• Third place of the grand final in Court of Justice of the EU in 2014
• Won the Regional Final in Luxembourg in 2013
• Awarded the "Ole Due price" for the best individual pleading in Leiden 2013.
• Awarded the "Ole Due price" for the best individual pleading in Neuchâtel 2013.
• Third place of the grand final in Luxemburg in 2012
• Won the regional final in Luxembourg in 2011
• Won the competition in 2010 as an Advocate General
• Runner-up of the Regional final in Maastricht in 2009