PROGRAMME REGULATIONS
for
Master of Social Sciences IN INTERNATIONAL LAW, ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT (ILECMA)
at
THE UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN in collaboration with COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL

Pursuant to

Sect. 24 in the Order no. 814 of 29 June 2010 for bachelor's and master's programmes at universities (the Executive Order for Study Programmes);

Sect. 27 in the Order no. 857 of 1 July 2010 on examinations for programmes of higher education (the Examinations Order);

Sect. 27 in the Order no. 181 of 23 February 2010 on admission to bachelor's and master's studies at the universities (the Admissions Order) and

Sect. 1 in the Order no. no. 250 of 15 March 2007 on grading scales and other types of assessment (the Grading Order).

Chapter 1: Admission requirements, duration of the programme and diploma title

Sect. 1.  In order to be able to commence the Master of Social Sciences in International Law, Economics and Management the students must have passed a bachelor's programme in law or social science. A comparable undergraduate degree programme undertaken in a country other than Denmark will also be eligible, cf. Sect. 8(1) of the Admissions Order (Adgangsbekendtgørelsen).

(2) Furthermore, to be eligible for admission the applicant must have within their bachelor's programme at least 45 ECTS-points worth of courses within law, economics and/or management. 

(3) To be eligible for admission, applicants are required to submit documentation of adequate English language skills equivalent to A-level in English from a Danish "gymnasium" (or equivalent within the EU/EEA) or one of the following: TOEFL paper-based test result of at least 600, TOEFL internet-based result of at least 100, IELTS (academic) test result of at least 7.0 or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English passed.

(4) For applicants from countries other than Denmark the following criteria will be considered equivalent to A-level: A complete bachelor degree done in English in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK or the US. An upper secondary education taught in English from Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK or the US. Certain bachelor degrees taught in English from Danish universities.

(5) Among the total number of applicants the most qualified on the basis of grades and application are selected. These applicants take a test as described in subsection 6. Subsequently, the 20 best qualified applicants are selected based on an evaluation of their grades, application and test results.

(6) The test will be designed to gauge the understanding of the three disciplines, the motivation of the individual applicant and the potential for leadership. The test is subject to acceptance at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, as well as the Study Board.

Sect. 2. The teaching and exams in the two years of the programme are equivalent to 120 ECTS points, cf. Sect. 17 of the Executive Order for Study Programmes (Uddannelsesbekendtgørelsen).

(2) ECTS points (European Credit Transfer System points) is a standard for the work hours put in by the student to complete an education programme. 60 ECTS corresponds to one academic year, cf. Sect. 6(3) of the Executive Order for Study Programmes (Uddannelsesbekendtgørelsen). One year of work by a full-time student corresponds to 1650 hours of work.

Sect. 3. Candidates who have completed the graduate programme are entitled to use the title Master of Social Sciences  in International Law, Economics and Management (ILECMA)/cand.soc. i international ret, økonomi og ledelse

Chapter 2: Academic profile

Sect. 4. The purpose of the master's programme is to educate candidates who can take consulting and managerial roles in legal, economic and managerial positions at expert level. The candidates will obtain cross-disciplinary professional competencies in the fields of international law, economics and management. Furthermore, the master's programme is intended to provide the students with the competencies described in Sect. 6. (2) The programme must qualify the students for positions as top-level advisors and managers in business,  public institutions, and international institutions and organizations. Further, the programme qualifies the student for admission to Ph.D. programmes.

Sect. 5. The master's programme is taught in English and consists of a number of courses within the fields of international law, economics and management; cf. Sect. 8 a.

(2) All courses and exams (including the master's thesis) are in English.

Sect. 6. The objective of the programme is to enable the candidate to

• handle from a cross-disciplinary, intercultural and international perspective the complex legal, economic and managerial tasks faced by Danish as well as international companies, authorities and organizations in a globalized and changing knowledge economy;
• participate in the internal management of the legal, economic and managerial expertise in a Danish or an international company, authority or organization;
• participate in the management of the external relations between a Danish or an international company, authority or organization and its stakeholders as well as other companies or organizations in the global market; and
• contribute independently or along with persons from other fields with legal, economic or managerial knowledge in an international and global perspective in connection with the decision-making of a Danish or an international company, authority or organization, particularly in terms of directing, negotiating, communicating and acting in a global and intercultural context.

(2) The Study Board has further specified the objectives of the programme; cf. Appendix 1 of the Programme Regulations.

Chapter 3: Modules, teaching methods and programme plan

Sect. 7. The Study Board approves the objectives of the individual courses and modules for the purpose of securing cohesion and progression in terms of academic quality, cf. Sect. 19(2) of the Executive Order for Study Programmes (Uddannelsesbekendtgørelsen), and for the purpose of providing the competences stated in Sect. 6.

(2) The compulsory modules are placed in the first year of the programme. The elective modules are placed in the 1st semester on the second year. The master's thesis is written in the second semester on the second year, thus completing the programme.

Sect. 8. The master's programme is comprised of modules; cf. Sect. 6 of the Executive Order for Study Programmes (Uddannelsesbekendtgørelsen).

(2) The programme is comprised of constituent modules corresponding to 120 ECTS points.

(3) The first semester of the programme is comprised of two quarters, which incorporate the disciplines law, economics and management, corresponding to 30 ECTS points in total, cf. Sects. 8a and 8b.

(4) The second semester of the programme is comprised of two quarters, which incorporate the disciplines law, economics and management, corresponding to 30 ECTS points in total, cf. Sects. 8 a and 8 b.

(5) The third semester of the programme is comprised of elective courses in law, economics and management, corresponding to 30 ECTS points in total; cf. Sects. 8a and 8b.

(6) The master's thesis, anchored in law, economics and/or management, corresponds to 30 ECTS points, cf. Sects. 8a and 8b.

Sect. 8a. Distribution of courses

First year

Subject/quarter Discipline, ECTS	Intercultural Perspective	Corporation and Business	Human Resource	International Relations
	1st Quarter	2nd Quarter	3rd Quarter	4th Quarter
LAW	EU Law	International Company and Commercial Law	Labour Law	Public International Law and the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment
ECTS	7 ½	7 ½	7 ½	7 ½
MANAGEMENT	Intercultural Management and Organizations		Management theory and social responsibility
ECTS	7 ½		7 ½
ECONOMICS		Corporate Governance		International Political Economics in a Corporate Perspective
ECTS		7 ½		7 ½
Responsibility for quarter:	CBS	KU	CBS	KU

Second year

Semester Discipline and ECTS	3rd Semester	4th Semester
Electives	Electives studied abroad. International students can choose to study English-taught courses in Denmark
ECTS	30 ECTS
Master's Thesis		Master's Thesis
ECTS		30 ECTS

Compulsory courses

Sect. 8b. The programme is planned placing the compulsory courses on the first two semesters.

(2) The courses in the first and second semesters incorporate methodological, international legal, economic or managerial topics.

(3) If the student is registered for a course with one or more exams, then the student is automatically registered for this/these exams. The withdrawal deadline is 3 weeks before the first day of the exam period.

(4) If notification of withdrawal before the deadline has not been received, then the exam is considered begun and thus counts as an exam attempt. Dispensation is given, however, if the student is hindered due to illness.

Elective courses

Sect. 8c. The third semester of the programme consists of a period of study at a university abroad. Danish students are required to go abroad and dispensation will only be granted in few cases. International students can choose to go abroad to study or remain in Denmark and take elective courses taught in English at a Danish university.

(2) As a part of the individual study plan, the student prepares a plan for the third semester which must be approved by the Programme Director upon recommendation from the student's academic mentor, cf. Sect. 9. The student only applies the study board for pre-approval of the choice of electives.

(3) The Study Board pre-approves the courses prior to the study period.

The master's thesis

Sect. 8d. The master's thesis completes the programme. The master's thesis must demonstrate the student's ability to describe, analyse and work on a complex, cross-disciplinary problem at master's level, going beyond the level of the compulsory and elective courses. This applies regardless of whether the subject is of a theoretical or empirical nature.

(2) The master's thesis should show a ratio of 50 per cent law and 50 per cent economics and/or management.

(3) During the process of writing on the master's thesis, the student is entitled to supervision and guidance as established by the Study Board.  Each student is assigned two supervisors within law, economics and/or management. If a student writes a thesis within all three areas, three supervisors can be assigned. All supervisors take part in the oral exam.

(4) The master's thesis may be written in collaboration with an internationally oriented company, institution or organization. The student is responsible for entering into the agreement forming the basis of the cooperation. The standard terms of the agreement are available from the programme's homepage.

(5) The delimitation of the master's thesis must be approved by the assigned supervisors prior to the supervision period. The agreement between the student and the company/organization must be approved by the supervisors. At the time of approval a deadline for handing in the thesis is set. The signing of this contract is regarded as an exam registration.

(6) The submitted subject and deadline are subject to final approval by the Programme Director.

(7) The master's thesis may be written individually or in groups of two or three students. The assessment will however be individual. It is a requirement that there is a statement of each student's individual contribution to ensure an individual assessment if the thesis is written in groups.

(8) The master's thesis may not exceed 80 standard pages. A standard page is 2340 characters excluding spaces. For groups of two students the maximum is 120 pages, for groups of three 160 pages..

(9) The master's thesis must be written in English and must include an abstract of the thesis in Danish or one of the following languages: Norwegian, Swedish, German, French, Italian or Spanish. The abstract is included in the assessment.

The individual study plan

Sect. 9. During the first semester of the programme the student must prepare an individual study plan containing the academic profile for the selection of elective courses on the third semester. The student must develop the individual study plan in coordination with his/her academic mentor; cf. Sect. 8c. The individual study plan must be approved by the Programme Director.

(2) During the third semester of the programme the student supplements the individual study plan with his/her choice of subject for the master's thesis and the company, institution or organization which will be involved in the master's thesis. The chosen subject must be approved by the Programme Director pursuant to the rules in Sect. 23.

(3) In connection with the admission and no later than 1 November each student is assigned an academic mentor from the programme's permanent academic staff.

Sect. 10. The academic mentor is selected from either the legal, managerial or economic research environment associated with the programme at the University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen Business School respectively. The role of the academic mentor is to help the student in the development of the individual study plan and handle the submission of the individual study plan to the Study Board. The Programme Director appoints the academic mentor and, if relevant, appoints a substitute or a new academic mentor upon the student's request.

Teaching and working methods

Sect. 11. The master's programme employs a broad range of teaching and working methods aimed at achieving the objectives stated in Sect. 6 and in the Competence Profile.

(2) The Study Board lays down detailed regulations concerning teaching and working methods.

Chapter 4: Types of examination

Sect. 12. In the course of the programme the students encounter a number of different types of examination which reflect the objectives stated in Sect. 6 and in the Competence Profile.

(2) The examinations can be written and/or oral, cf. Sect. 14 of the Examinations Order.

(3) The student cannot choose between various types of examination unless this is stipulated by the Study Board.

(4) All examinations are in English.

Sect. 13. Examinations in compulsory courses are held immediately following the end of the course in the same quarter.

(2) The Study Board lays down detailed rules for make-up examinations and re-examinations in the compulsory courses.

(3) The Study Board sets deadlines for the withdrawal of registration for each examination. The withdrawal deadline is 3 weeks before the first day of the exam period.

(4) The academic objectives and provisions for examinations of the compulsory courses on the first and second semesters are approved by the Study Board and will be stated in the course descriptions prior to the starting date of the semester.

(5) The Study Board decides whether the examinations are to be external or internal, cf. Sect. 6 of the Examinations Order (Eksamensbekendtgørelsen). At least two of the eight compulsory courses must be with external examination.

(6) No later than the start of the semester or at the start of the first quarter, the Study Board must present to the students on the webpage, the type of examination and whether the exam is external or internal. Furthermore the learning objectives (Faglige Mål) must also be presented.

Sect. 14.  The examination in the master's thesis can take the form of either an oral examination based on the written thesis cf Sect. 14 or the written thesis without an oral examination. In case of an oral examination based on a written thesis, the grade given must express an overall assessment of the written thesis (including the abstract, cf. (2)),  the oral examination and the student's spelling and style, although the academic content will carry most weight. In case of a written thesis with no oral examination, the grade given must express an overall assessment of the written thesis (including the abstract, cf. (2)) and the student's spelling and style, although the academic content will carry most weight.

(2) The learning objectives for the master's thesis are two-fold; partly pertaining to the methodical experience gained in working on the thesis, cf. Sect. 14a, and partly to the elements of which the thesis must be comprised, cf. Sect. 14b.

Sect. 14a. After having completed the master's thesis process, the student must be able to:

• handle an iterative process in which processing of knowledge and drafting the problem statement are interrelated;
• draft a problem statement that facilitates control and structure in the student's work on the thesis and its content;
• formulate and explain the reasons for the questions that must be answered in order to solve the problem;
• explain and evaluate the methods used in answering questions and solving the problem;
• select and process the theory used in the drafting of the problem statement and questions, analysis and conclusion;
• argue the relevance of the theories used;
• select and process primary and secondary sources used to document analysis and problem solution;
• explain and evaluate the overall relation between: drafting the problem statement, choice and application of theories, collection and processing of empirical data, and conclusion; and
• explain the overall cohesion from a theoretical science perspective.

Sect. 14b. The grade 12 is awarded in cases where the master's thesis meets the following requirements to an excellent degree, i.e. with no or only few deficiencies:

• the thesis is governed by a student-developed problem statement which is relevant to the programme;
• the thesis is delimited to the effect that its analyses and discussions are relevant, necessary and adequate to answer the problem;
• the problem statement, delimitation, outline, analysis and conclusion are consistent to the effect that the answer is logical in relation to the problem statement;
• the thesis contains a discussion of and reason for the choice and omissions with respect to subject delimitation, theories, methodology and empirical data (if empirical data are included);
• the thesis provides critical reflection on the selected theories, methodology and empirical data (if empirical data are included) and assesses their applicability in answering the problem statement;
• the thesis is consistent to the effect that the choice and application of theories and empirical data interact and complement the production of knowledge (applies to empirical theses);
• allegations made in the analysis and conclusion are documented and/or argued;
• the analysis includes deliberations on the degree to which the results of the thesis resemble and/or deviate from other similar surveys in the field;
• the analysis focuses on a delimited problem, i.e. provides an in-depth analysis and creates a synthesis on the basis of theories and empirical data, where relevant;
• the thesis displays an understanding of coherence within the context of the subject while placing the results of the thesis in a new perspective, generalizing the findings and applying them in similar settings outside of the original contexts;
• the thesis is based on (academic) literature relevant for the subject;
• the thesis discusses the premises of the theories and the impact of those premises on the knowledge that can be created (applies "especially" or "only" for theoretical theses); and
• the thesis contributes to a new perspective, e.g. by applying a known theory on previously unexamined empirical data or new (combinations of) theories applied on a known problem.
• At the assessment, the student's spelling and style will be taken into account.
• The thesis applies and analyses the two or three programme disciplines in solving the problem. The thesis combines the disciplines applied in a suitable manner.

Sect. 15. Grades are assigned according to the 7-point grading scale in all assessments; cf. Sect. 1 of the Grading Order.

(2) An examination is passed when the grade 2 (two) is obtained; cf. Sect. 14(1) of the Grading Order.

(3) All examinations hereunder also must be passed in order to obtain the master's degree.

(4) The number of ECTS credits and the grade credits of courses are directly linked. Compulsory courses and elective courses are assigned equal grade credit values.

(5) The calculation of the overall grade point average is based on the following grade credits:

Compulsory and elective courses	12
Master's thesis	5
Total	17

 

Chapter 5: General examination regulations

Sect. 16. The provisions of the Examinations Order (Eksamensbekendtgørelsen) apply to the examinations on the master's programme.

Sect. 17. The Study Board lays down detailed regulations for the types of examination, including regulations for the use of examination aids and the use of computers, cf. Sect. 4 and Sect. 10 of the Examinations Order.

Examination aids

Sect. 18.  The examination regulations of each examination state what types of examinations aids can be used at written examinations.

(2) General rules on exams are in "Detailed examination regulations for ILECMA" available at the homepage.

(4) Rules on written exams (synopsis, take-home paper and store skriftlig opgave) are in "Guidelines for written assignments for ILECMA" available at the homepage

Assessment and censorship

Sect. 19. Exams are either internal or external:

• 1. Internal examinations are assessed either by the examiner(s) alone or by examiner(s) among the teachers of the programme.
• 2. External examinations are assessed by the examiner(s) and one censor officially appointed by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (external censor).

(2) The examination regulations of each examination will determine whether they are internal or external.

(3)  The assessment of the master's thesis is carried out by at least two examiners and one external second examiner appointed by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Ministeriet for Videnskab, Teknologi og Udvikling).

Requirements for passed examinations and tests

Sect. 20. Calculation of the overall grade point average is made based on the grade credits stated in Sect. 15(4).

(2) The student must have passed examinations from previous quarters in order to participate in future examinations. Examinations cannot be passed before the previous examinations are passed.

(3) A student may take the same examination a maximum of three times. The Study Board may in extraordinary circumstances allow a fourth and a fifth examination attempt.

(4) In exceptional cases the Study Board may grant exemption for more than five examination attempts, particularly in cases where the student only lacks one examination to complete the programme.

(5) The third and subsequent times the student signs up for an internal examination assessed solely by the examiner, the student can require the participation of a censor.

(6) Each examination can be re-taken individually. However, passed examinations (i.e. examinations with a grade of 02 or above) and examinations that are part of passed exams modules cannot be re-taken.

(7) If a student re-takes examinations or any other kind of assessment, the highest grade obtained applies.

Types of examination

Sect. 21. Examinations are arranged as individual examinations.

(2) By individual examinations is meant:

1.  The examination and answering must be carried out individually.

2.  Individual assessments and grading must be made.

Sect. 22. If an examination or part of an examination is an assignment that has to be carried out in groups, the students are entitled to turn in an individual assignment that can form the basis of the assessment. The regulations only apply when the assignment is assessed with a grade that will appear on the diploma, cf. Sect. 15.

Approval of the topic and deadline for the master's thesis

Sect. 23. The Study Board approves the topic of the master's thesis and sets a deadline for handing in the master's thesis, cf. Sect. 19(6) of the Executive Order for Study Programmes (Uddannelsesbekendtgørelsen).

(2) If the student fails to hand in the master's thesis before the deadline cf. (1), the Study Board approves a modified research question within the same academic field and sets a new three-month deadline. If the student fails to hand in the master's thesis before the deadline, a third exam attempt may be granted, cf. the Examinations Order (Eksamensbekendtgørelsen), pursuant to the rules that apply to the second exam attempt.

(3) The master's thesis must be written in English and must include an abstract of the thesis cf Sect. 8(8).

Special examination conditions

Sect. 24. The Study Board can dispense with the determined examinations regulations for each examination with the aim of allowing special examination conditions for students with physical or psychological disabilities and students with equal difficulties when it is deemed necessary to give equal status to these students in a given examination situation. It is a condition that this dispensation does not result in a lowering of the academic examination level.

(2) When the examination learning objectives state that the assessment of the examination will also take into consideration spelling and wording, the Study Board can dispense with this for students who are able to document a relevant and specific disability, unless spelling and wording is an important part of the examination purpose.

(3) Students who want permission to take an examination on special conditions according to subsection (1) or dispensation according to subsection (2) must apply to the Study Board in question no later than 1 month before the examination date. The application must contain relevant documentation.

Audio recording of examinations

Sect. 25. Students may audio record their own oral examinations. In this case, the student must inform the examiner about this by the beginning of the examination at the latest.

Examinations abroad

Sect. 26. When special conditions warrant it, a student may be granted permission to take an examination at a Danish consulate or embassy abroad. The Study Board lay out the framework for such an examination, including whether or not the student should pay for the related costs.

Make-up examinations and re-examinations

Sect. 27. Students, who can provide documentation proving that due to illness or conditions of a similar nature they have been unable to complete an examination, are entitled to take a make-up examination, however cf. subsections (2) and (3). Accidents and serious illness or death in the immediate family constitute conditions similar to illness. In the event that other exceptional circumstances prevent a student from taking an examination, the matter may be brought before the Program Director, who may grant the student permission to take a make-up examination.

(2) Permission to take a make-up examination is only available to students who have been registered for the regular examination. Thus, make-up examinations are not held for students who have been prevented from sitting a re-examination due to illness.

(3) Re-examinations should be offered as soon as possible following the regular examination i.e. in the same exam period or just after that.

(4) The conditions for taking make-up examinations and the documentation requirements etc. are described in "Detailed examination regulations for ILECMA" available at the homepage.

Sect. 28. Students who receive a grade of 00 or below or the assessment "Not approved" at a regular examination are entitled to take a re-examination, however cf. subsections (2) and (3). Re-examinations should be offered as soon as possible following the regular examination.

(2) The option of taking a re-examination is only available to students who have failed a regular examination. Re-examinations are not held for students who have taken a make-up examination.

(3) Participation in a re-examination is considered renewed participation in the given examination, cf. Sect. 20(3).

Sect. 29. Re-examinations are subject to the same learning objectives that apply to the regular examination.

(2) Re-examinations are held according to the same examination regulations as the corresponding regular examination, unless:

1.  The examination regulations for the examination in question explicitly contain differing provisions for re-examinations.

2.  It is a written examination and the number of registered candidates for the re-examination warrants that an oral examination is more appropriate.

Re-examinations under Sects. 19 and 34 of the Examinations Order

Sect. 30. If an extraordinary re-examination under Sect. 19 of the Examinations Order (concerning irregularities during tests) is arranged or offered, or if a re-examination under
Sect. 34 of the Examinations Order (concerning complaints on assessment) is offered, the re-examination will be held according to the same academic objectives as the ordinary examination.

(2) The re-examination is held according to the same examination regulations as the corresponding regular examination. If this is not possible due to the nature of the examination, the examination is to be held according to the differing provisions for re-examination, cf. Sect. 29(2).

Examination assessment complaints

Sect. 31. Students are entitled to file complaints about examinations and assessments if they do not feel that the assessments are correct or if they cannot immediately accept the assessment given for other reasons. The specific rules for filing complaints, including the option to request submission of the complaint to an appeals board, and the deadlines for filing complaints are contained in Chapter 7 of the Examination Order and the website of the Law Faculty, University of Copenhagen.

Diploma

Sect. 32. The University of Copenhagen issues a diploma to students who have completed their programme in accordance with the provisions laid down in Sect. 29 of the Examination Order. The diploma must be issued to the graduate no later than two months after the final examination has been taken and the grade published. The month of July is not included in this two-month period.

(2) Students are entitled to receive documentation, including ECTS credit points, for single courses or parts of the programme that have been passed. If all examinations in the programme have been passed, the student is entitled to a diploma.

Chapter 6: Active participation in studies and completion of the programme

Sect. 33. Counselling is offered to students who have not actively participated in their studies for a semester or more.

(2) The enrolment of students who have not participated actively in their studies for a consecutive period of one year may be cancelled; cf. Sect. 36 of the Admissions Order (Adgangsbekendtgørelsen).

(3) If a student fails to pass at least one ECTS credit point in one year, a one year notice to pass one ECTS credit point will be given, and if the student fails to do so, his/her enrolment will be cancelled.

(4) The Study Board may grant an exemption from the demand for active student participation in extraordinary circumstances.

Sect. 34. The student must have completed the programme no later than three years after the beginning of the first semester, cf. Sect. 5(2) of the Executive Order for Study Programmes.

(2) If a student fails to comply with the provision of subsection (1), his/her enrolment will be cancelled.

(3) The Study Board lays down detailed rules for completion of the programme.

Chapter 7: Common regulations

Credit transfer

Sect. 35. The Study Board may grant approval for a student to substitute passed programme content of another Danish or foreign degree programme of the same level for programme elements covered by these programme regulations; cf. however subsection (2).

(2) The master's thesis cannot be substituted or credit transferred.

(3) Decisions taken pursuant to subsection (1) will be made on the basis of an academic assessment.

(4) Programme content that a student wishes to have transferred from other programmes are transferred on the basis of the standard student workload in terms of ECTS credits laid down in the relevant programme regulations. Due to the structure of the programme, deviations may occur between the equivalent number of ECTS credits and the number of credits actually transferred, caused by the fact that the overall ECTS credit points of the programme must total 120.

Sect. 36. Where the programme element in question has been assessed according to the 7-point grading scale or the 13-point grading scale at the academic institution where the examination was taken, and

the programme element equates to or replaces a programme element which according to the examination regulations laid down in the present programme regulations has been assessed according to the 7-point grading scale or the 13-point grading scale, the grade will be transferable if it has been awarded according to the 13-point scale and converted to the 7-point scale. In all other cases the assessment will be transferred as "Pass". Examinations transferred as "Pass" are not included in the calculation of the grade point average; cf. Sect. 15.

Sect. 37. Applications for credit transfer must be submitted to the Study Secretariat at the University of Copenhagen on a special form enclosed with the required documentation.

Leave of absence

Sect. 38. A student may be granted leave from the degree programme due to personal circumstances.

Detailed rules on obtaining leave and provisions applying to students on leave are laid down in the provisions on leave in the Admissions Order (Adgangsbekendtgørelsen) and may be found on the website of the Law Faculty, University of Copenhagen.

Exemptions from the Programme Regulations

Sect. 39. The Study Board may, when special conditions warrant it, dispense with those provisions in the present Programme Regulations that are not prescribed by ministerial orders, cf. Sect. 24(7) of the Executive Order for Study Programmes (Uddannelsesbekendtgørelsen).

(2) Exemptions from the programme regulations that require an exemption from a ministerial order may be brought before the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Complaints

Sect. 40. Complaints about decisions made by the Study Board or the Programme Director pursuant to these Programme Regulations can be brought before the Rector of the University of Copenhagen.

(2) The decision made by the University of Copenhagen pursuant to (1) can be brought before the Danish University and Property Agency (Universitets- og Bygningsstyrelsen) by the complainant in cases where the complaint concerns legal questions.

(3) Reference is made to the website of the Law Faculty, University of Copenhagen.

Sect. 41. Complaints about decisions made by the Study Board on whether education qualifications acquired abroad may replace parts of the programme, pursuant to Sect. 35(3) on credit transfer, may be brought before the Qualifications Board, see Act on Assessment of Foreign Qualifications.

(2) The deadline for lodging a complaint is four weeks from the date when the applicant was informed of the decision. The complaint must be addressed to the Qualifications Board but sent to the Rector of the University of Copenhagen. The University of Copenhagen has the option to process the application again. If the decision is upheld, the University of Copenhagen will forward the complaint to the Qualifications Board accompanied by a statement. The University of Copenhagen will give the complainant the opportunity to comment on the statement within a time limit of one week. The complainant's comments will be enclosed when the complaint is forwarded to the Board. The Qualification Board will make the final, administrative decision.

Sect. 42. Complaints about decisions made by the Study Board regarding whether foreign education qualifications can replace part of the programme in accordance with Sect. 35(3) on pre-approval as well as complaints about the Study Board's decisions concerning whether Danish education qualifications can replace parts of the programme (pre-approved credit transfers) in accordance with Sect. 35(3) can be brought before the Appeals Board for credit transfers (Ankenævnet for meritafgørelser), cf. the Danish Act on Universities (Universitetsloven).

(2) The deadline for submitting a complaint is two weeks from the date the complainant was informed of the decision. The complaint must be addressed to the Appeals Board for credit transfers (Ankenævnet for meritafgørelser), but submitted to the Rector of the University of Copenhagen. The University of Copenhagen has the opportunity to re-assess the application. If the decision is upheld, the University of Copenhagen will forward the complaint to the Appeals Board (Ankenævnet for meritafgørelser) with a statement enclosed. The University of Copenhagen will give the complainant the opportunity to comment on the statement within a time limit of one week. The complainant's comments will be enclosed when the complaint is forwarded to the Board. The Appeals Board for credit transfers (Ankenævnet for meritafgørelser) makes the final, administrative decision.

Chapter 8: Other provisions

Sect. 43. The Study Board lays down detailed rules, objectives and framework for the programme.

(2) The Study Board lays down detailed rules, objectives and framework for the programme start, study environment, periods of study abroad, study and job counselling and for quality assurance of the programme, including the syllabus, teaching and examinations.

Sect. 44. The programme regulations as well as rules, objectives and framework pursuant to the programme regulations will be available at [www.jur.ku.dk/ilecma]; cf. Sect. 25(5) of the Executive Order for Study Programmes (Uddannelsesbekendtgørelsen).

Chapter 9: Entry into Force and Transitional Provisions

Sect. 45. The present programme regulations enter into force on 1^st of October 2009 and apply to students who commenced their master's studies on the 1^st of October 2009 or later.

(2) The programme regulations have been revised the 9 December after the implementation of new legislation.

Faculty of Law

Henrik Dam
Dean