12/13

University of Bayreuth

The University of Bayreuth is a public research university situated in Bayreuth, Germany. It was founded in 1975 as a campus university focusing on international collaboration and interdisciplinary. The Law School is considered to be top law schools in Germany.

Location: Bayreuth

Mode: Full Time

Language: German / English

Course Duration: 12 Months

Tuition Fees (Approx.): N/A

For More Details check University website:

Law Programs Offered

Law and Economics, Bachelor of Law (LL.B)

Bachelor of Law (LL.B) degree focuses more on civil law and public law, and to a lesser extent criminal law. The legal and economics courses and examinations of the degree program are largely consistent with the courses that have to be attended and taken in the first four semesters of the state law degree program “Jurisprudence”. This interdisciplinary concept is unique in Germany and enables graduates promising perspectives after completing their studies. This program consists of 6 semesters with teaching of medium in German.

Double degree program, LL.B

The degree is designed to make the students to know about German and Spanish Law. it consists of 8 semesters, students therefore get to know both legal systems. For this purpose, the University of Bayreuth cooperates with the Spanish University Pablo de Olavide in Seville.

The first two years of study are spent at the home university in Bayreuth, and students will spend another two years at the target university in Sevill. There students will complete an internship and write the bachelor thesis.

The Master Study

The University of Berlin offers two LL.M programs:

LL.M for Foreign Lawyers

In order to get the degree, students have to complete r two semesters. For this, courses of at least 12 semester hours per week must be attended in the fields of Fundamentals of German Civil Law, Fundamentals of German Criminal Law and Fundamentals of German State and Administrative Law. In addition, foreign students have the opportunity to attend German law at their own choice, for a further 18 semester hours per week. However, the required courses may not exceed 30 semester hours per semester.

LL.M. Sports Law

It is a 2 years, four semester program and Tuition fees per semester amount to 4,500 Euros. Furthermore to the legal issues mentioned above, students in their studies also deal with the subject area “business administration in sports” (sports management, sports marketing, sports organization and investment and financial management). The whole thing is complemented by events for learning key skills (personality building and team building, negotiation, interviewing and business etiquette).

Top Law Schools in Germany 1