International and European Labour Law: Tilburg University

Course Description

The International and European Labour Law programme is a one-year, full-time programme of 60 ECTS, which offers an in- depth study of individual and collective labour law, international and comparative labour law, European labour law and social policy, and European and international social security law.

Tilburg University has a long-standing tradition in the study of labour law and social security law. The Master’s programme of International and European Labour Law builds further on the reputation of the Department of Social Law of the Law Faculty. In the field of research, the Department of Social Law covers the whole range of individual and collective labour law, including individual employment relationships, labour protection, health and safety, labour market regulation, restructuring of enterprises, worker participation, as well as social security law. Typical of the Department is its strong focus on the study of European, international and comparative labour law and social security law.

Admission requirements

Students who have earned a university-level law degree will be admitted.

Students who wish to enrol in this Master’s programme must have completed courses in national labour law and/or social security law at their home university.

If this is considered to be necessary, supplementary courses or supervised reading will be required.