Students and lecturers explain what you can expect from this programme and discuss career opportunities once you have graduated.
The study programme
At least one course in your curriculum is part of the Amsterdam Law Practice, our unique, award winning experiential education programme. A contemporary way of learning, in which you learn by doing and develop your professional identity by reflecting on who you are as a legal professional. The Amsterdam Law Practice received a Higher Education Award in 2022.
Is this programme for you?
- You would like to fully understand and be able to explain the complex web of market processes in a European law context.
- You would like to be taught the fundamental legal skills.
- Through this study programme you would like to master new legal fields and solve a diverse range of legal problems.

This track offers a highly customizable programmeYannis, student European Competition Law and Regulation Read more interviews with students
Unique programme among Dutch and European universities
We study the law in its economic, political and societal context
Interactive courses and extracurricular activities
Lecturers are experts in their fields as well as internationally renowned legal practitioners
After graduation
Graduates of this track will in particularly be qualified for an international career. Either in the EU institutions or with NGOs of EU Member States dealing with economic regulation and competition law, as well as private practice. Either as practitioner in national and international law firms or as in-house-lawyer in national and international companies.
For Dutch students with a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) that qualifies for the requirements of the 'civiel effect’ from a Dutch university, completion of the Master’s programme in European Competition Law fulfils the requirements for ‘civiel effect’. For more questions about civiel effect you can contact our study advisors.
Discover the other tracks
Did you know that European Competition Law and Regulation is part of the Master's programme International and European Law? European Union Law, Public International Law and International Trade and Investment Law are also tracks of this programme.