Programme Structure
EDLE presents a combination of course work and research. The curriculum is devised to provide advanced and challenging education both to lawyers and economist. Candidates will be able to choose between basic and advanced courses depending on their educational background.In the first year,
from October to April, candidates stay in Bologna. Candidates with a
legal background will be offered the possibility to attend introductory
courses in Maths, Game theory, and Statistics. Candidates with a
background in economics will be offered the possibility to attend
advanced courses in Microeconomics, Econometrics, and Financial
Economics. All candidates must take a course either in Statistics or
Econometrics, and dedicated courses in:
1. Introduction to the Italian legal system,
2. European securities and company law,
3. Economics of European competition law and IPRs,
4. Game theory and the law,
5. Modelling European private law.
6. Experimental and behavioural law and economics.
Candidates also attend law and economics seminars held by international scholars.
During the months of June and July, first-year candidates stay in Hamburg, where they attend an Introductory course on the German Legal system and the International Summer School.
During the first semester of the second year, from October to March, candidates attend the cycle of seminars scheduled at the Rotterdam Institute for Law and Economics.
The
format of these seminars includes a presentation of one or two
candidates and the discussion of an external expert, who might be a
leading researcher in the field or a member of the Advisory Board.
At
the end of the first semester of the second year, candidates will move
to one of the participating university, depending on the field of
specialization. Candidates who specialize on development law and
economics will be offered the possibility to visit Mumbai for one or
two semesters.
On
top of the coursework, candidates start working on their theses from
the inception. The timetable of the thesis work is provided below.
| Suggested Timeline for the EDLE | |
|---|---|
| Time | Task |
| Upon arrival | The candidate is assigned a provisional supervisor who will help her to indentify a suitable thesis topic. |
| by December 1st year at the latest | The candidate has decided the thesis topic and is assigned two supervisors. |
| June 1st year | The candidate submits first chapter with introduction containing problem definition, research questions, methodology adopted and table of contents. |
| First semester 2d year | The candidate presents her work in dedicated seminars in front of external experts |
| June 2d year | The candidate submits two full chapters of the thesis. |
| First semester 3d year | The candidate presents her work in dedicated workshop in front of external experts. |
| June 3d year | The candidate submits first draft of the thesis. |
| by November same year, or by June 4th year | The candidate submits final draft of the thesis and gets BO-HA degree The candidate submits final draft of the thesis and gets BO-HA-RO degree |
After three years, doctoral candidates may defend their doctoral thesis at the University of Hamburg or the University of Bologna. The doctorate degree will be awarded by the Universities of Bologna and the University of Hamburg, in co-operation with the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Doctoral candidates who succesfully defend their doctoral thesis after four years of doctoral study and research will receive a degree awarded by each of the partner universities.
The thesis must be written in English. The Examination Committee - formed by seven members - is appointed by the Scientific Board to evaluate the thesis.
