The duration of the programme is three years. • First year: Students take a full schedule of introductory, advanced and elective courses and work on their doctoral research project. • Second year: Students take a full schedule of advanced and elective courses and a research seminar and make substantial progress on their dissertation. • Third year: Students take some elective courses and research seminars and devote full time to accomplishing their dissertation and defend it.

No. The programme is a full-time programme and as a rule it takes three years to complete.

Yes. However, exceptions might be made upon request for those doctoral candidates whose research topic requires a research stay at other international institutions for a limited period of time.

Yes.

The IMPRS-CI doctoral programme offers interdisciplinary teaching, mentoring and research both in law and economics thereby providing students with a thorough foundation in both disciplines. Thus, the programme follows the noticeable trend towards the economic and socio-legal analysis of the law, especially in intellectual property and competition law. Consequently, it opens up career opportunities for both lawyers and economists that were hitherto unknown.

No. The required coursework does not lead to the granting of a Master’s degree.

No. Prior coursework at the graduate level will not reduce your time to degree.

There is no tuition fee for the programme at the moment. However, the Ludwig-Maximilians-University demands a semi-annual registration fee of 42 EUR including the Student Services Organisation fee. Note that this policy might be subject to change due to an amendment of the law governing higher education in Bavaria.

The programme offers students a monthly scholarship of about 1300 EUR for the coverage of their living expenses.