Career prospects
The study programme leads to a specialisation in public international law, qualifying for a broad field of careers within international law.
The knowledge acquired during the Master of Laws programme will be useful for careers as legal advisors in inter-governmental organisations (such as the UN, NATO, OSCE), non-governmental organisations (Amnesty International), state administrations, universities, companies and private law firms.
For those interested, the programme may serve to further engage in an academic career and prepare a PhD.
Job opportunities in Norway
1. Your background is international:
The LL.M. degree is a specialisation degree, based on your previous former education in law. The LL.M. gives you a background in international law. If you have a legal background from other legal systems than Norway, job opportunities in Norway are limited. Graduates with an LLM in Public International Law from University of Oslo are qualified to work with international law, and possibilites for jobs of this kind are limited in Norway. The LL.M. degree in Public International Law does in limited cases qualify for jobs as a lawyer or civil servant in legal practice (jurist/advokat) in Norway, as your work as a lawyer or civil servant in most cases will be related to the Norwegian legal system.
2. Your background is Norwegian or Nordic:
If you have gained a 3-years bachelor's degree in law from one of the University Colleges in Norway such as Høgskolen i Buskerud, Høgskolen i Lillehammer, BI and the like, we strongly advise you to apply for the 5-year Master's programme in Law in Oslo, Bergen or Tromsø (Master i rettsvitenskap) in order to qualify as a lawyer (jurist) in Norway.