Rechtswissenschaft (Law, 1st Staatsexamen) at Bielefeld University

Law degree leading to the first state examination (erste Prüfung), the prerequisite for the legal traineeship (Referendariat) and the second state examination, which opens access to careers as judge, public prosecutor or lawyer.

Faculty: Faculty of Law  |  Duration: 10 semesters (5 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Staatsexamen  |  Intake: winter semester and summer semester  |  Location: Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Students learn civil, public and criminal law as well as international and European law and the foundations of legal method; case-solving technique is taught in tutorials in the first three semesters, and in advanced study students choose a specialisation area from up to eleven.

Career pathways

Graduates who pass both state examinations can become judges, prosecutors, lawyers or notaries, higher administrative officials, or work in companies, authorities, ministries, associations and national and international institutions.

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