▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Ak ure y ri ' s ▁established ▁Pol ar ▁Law ▁master s ▁program mes ▁are ▁now ▁offered ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁four ▁other ▁Univers ities ▁within ▁the ▁West ▁Nord ic ▁Studies , ▁Govern ance ▁and ▁S ust ain able ▁Management ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁master s ▁programme . ▁Stud ents ▁from ▁all ▁the ▁affili ated ▁master s ▁program mes ▁will ▁attend ▁a ▁joint ▁first ▁course , ▁Introduction ▁to ▁Circ ump olar ▁Studies , ▁in ▁Ak ure y ri ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Stud ents ▁continue ▁their ▁studies ▁at ▁their ▁home ▁institution ▁but ▁those ▁following ▁the ▁West ▁Nord ic ▁Studies ▁study ▁line ▁will ▁take ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁term ' s ▁course work ▁from ▁a ▁partner ▁university . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁course work , ▁all ▁students ▁complete ▁a ▁substantial ▁th esis . ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Ak ure y ri ' s ▁partner ▁univers ities ▁are ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Far oe ▁Islands , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Green land , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁I cel and ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Nord land . ▁ ▁Pol ar ▁Law ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Ak ure y ri ▁offers ▁the ▁following ▁studies ▁in ▁Pol ar ▁Law : ▁a ▁ 1 2 0 ▁E CT S ▁programme ▁leading ▁to ▁an ▁MA ▁degree ; ▁a ▁ 9 0 ▁E CT S ▁programme ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁L LM ▁degree ; ▁a ▁ 6 0 ▁E CT S ▁study ▁at ▁master ▁level ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁Gr adu ate ▁di pl oma ; ▁and