Below, you will find the course catalogue designed for incoming exchange students at the Faculty of Law.
The first section consists of courses for the autumn semester (First semester), the second section includes courses for the spring semester (Second semester).

Before you start reviewing the courses, take a moment to carefully read the information below.

Study level 

Our English-taught courses are all at master level. Therefore, we can only accept exchange students who have successfully completed a minimum of three years of law school, equivalent to 180 ECTS credits, at the time of their arrival. It's important to note that our courses presume a foundational knowledge of all fundamental law subjects.

Number of ECTS and workload

Exchange students are expected to enrol in courses totalling a minimum of 18 ECTS credits per semester. While there is no strict maximum, a workload of 30 ECTS credits is considered substantial.
Make sure not to take more than two 9-credit (Advanced) courses in total, as the workload would not be feasable.

Prerequisites

Please carefully review the prerequites for each course you wish to enrol in. If you have fulfilled the prerequisites at your home institution prior to your enrolment in Antwerp, this must be reflected in your official Transcript of Records. For students planning a full-year stay, we recommend prioritising first semester courses as they may be mandatory for enrolling in second semester courses, thereby expanding your options in the second semester.

Some courses, such as Advanced Courses and clusters, include additional prerequisites.

This measure is in place to safeguard students from selecting courses that would be too challenging without the necessary foundational knowledge.

Clusters

All specialised clusters must be taken as a complete set of courses. Each cluster is worth 21 ECTS. Be aware that specific prerequisites apply to the clusters.

Transnational Legal Scholarship Seminar 

The Transnational Legal Scholarship Seminar is a combination of a seminar series on approaches to legal scholarship and legal methodology and the Transnational Law Course of that semester.

The TLSS is tailored specifically for incoming exchange students at the Faculty of Law. It serves as an essential introduction into approaches to legal scholarship and legal methodology. We highly recommend that incoming exchange students include this seminar in their course selection, particularly those who are required to complete 30 ECTS credits per semester.

Since the Transnational Law Course is integrated into the Transnational Legal Scholarship Seminar, these courses cannot be combined. Full year students are not allowed to take the Transnational Legal Scholarship Seminar twice. However, it is possible to enrol in the Transnational Legal Scholarship Seminar (9 ECTS) in the first semester and the second Transnational Law Course (3 ECTS) in the second semester.

Courses from other faculties

We strongly advice against taking courses from faculties other than the Faculty of Law. If however this is required by your home institution, it is limited to maximum two courses from another faculty and upon explicit approval of both faculties. Please consult with the International Office Law, and keep in mind that this may cause conflict in class schedules and exam times.

Approval of your home university

Discuss your course selection with your home university to ensure it meets their recognition requirements, including when making changes. Please note that we only handle approval on our end, you are responsible for the approval process at your home university.