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The Doctor of Laws programme corresponds to four years of full-time studies totalling 240 higher education credits/ECTS credits.
The programme consists of:

• writing and defending a doctoral thesis, 177 higher education credits/ECTS credits
• compulsory courses at third cycle, 33 higher education credits/ECTS credits
• elective courses at third-cycle, 30 higher education credits/ECTS credits

The Licentiate of Laws programme corresponds to two years of full-time studies totalling 120 higher education credits/ECTS credits.
The programme consists of:

• writing and defending a licentiate thesis,  87 higher education credits/ECTS credits
• compulsory courses at third cycle, 13 higher education credits/ECTS credits
• elective courses at third cycle, 20 higher education credits/ECTS credits

The Department of Law participates in the Nordic network Nordic Network for Legal Research Education. Courses, conferences and seminars of interest to doctoral students are announced on the network's .

The doctoral positions are open to persons who are not admitted to a doctoral programme. In order to be admitted to the LLD-programme, the applicant must meet the requirements for both general and specific eligibility (the Higher Education Ordinance 7:35). Furthermore, the applicant must be considered in other respects to have the ability required to benefit from the study programme.

General eligibility

An applicant meets the general eligibility requirements for doctoral studies (third-cycle studies) if he or she:

• has been awarded a degree at advanced level (second-cycle qualification)
• has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 higher ECTS credits of which at least 60 ECTS credits were awarded at advanced level (second-cycle), or
• has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad.

Specific eligibility for Doctor of Laws and Licenciate of Laws programmes

An applicant meets the specific eligibility requirements if he or she has been awarded a Swedish juristexamen or corresponding degrees, i.e. an LLB degree (min. 3 years full time studies, 180 ECTS credits) and an LLM degree, or otherwise has acquired the same level of knowledge and skills.

Applicants must have sufficient knowledge of Swedish or English.

When assessing whether the qualifications are sufficient, particular consideration shall be
given to the requirements to successfully carry out the doctoral studies within a specific legal subject area.

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