Rechtswissenschaft – Erste Juristische Prüfung (Law, First State Examination, with integrated LLB) at FernUniversität in Hagen

Programme overview

Classical law degree taught as distance learning that prepares for the Erste Juristische Prüfung (first state examination) and includes an integrated Bachelor of Laws (section 66(1a) HG NRW). It is the only classical law degree in Germany that can be completed by distance learning, approved by the NRW Ministry of Justice.

Faculty: Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät | Duration: 10 semesters full-time (300 ECTS); part-time individually | Study mode: full-time/part-time distance learning; Staatsexamen; German-taught | Intake: Summer semester (1 April) or winter semester (1 October) | Location: Hagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Comprehensive understanding of civil, criminal and public law with methods such as case work in the expert-opinion style, argumentation and academic work; modern links to digitalisation and internationalisation. A voluntary combination with the Bachelor of Laws is possible.

Career pathways

After the legal traineeship (Referendariat) and second state examination: attorney, judge, public prosecutor, notary; work in companies and public service; the degree also opens an academic career.

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Entry requirements

Allgemeine Hochschulreife (Abitur) or a subject-specific Hochschulreife valid in North Rhine-Westphalia; Fachhochschulreife alone does not qualify. Alternatives: a vocational advancement qualification (e.g. Meister, IHK Fachwirt), a completed vocational training of at least two years followed by at least three years of professional work, a completed degree of at least six semesters, or the FernUniversität entrance exam for the chosen programme. Comparable foreign qualifications are accepted; certified German translations are required except for English-language certificates, and proof of German is required per the university's list of recognised language certificates. No Numerus Clausus: all applicants who meet the formal requirements are admitted (study place guarantee). Applications: 1 December to 31 January for the summer semester, 1 June to 31 July for the winter semester. No Numerus Clausus. A voluntary online self-assessment is recommended.

EUR 3,600 for the whole programme. Approximate total for full-time study in the standard period; module fees and base fee, excluding student body contribution; each extra semester adds 60 EUR base fee. The faculty's own page gives approx. 4,000 EUR for full-time study. Source

Intake: Summer semester (1 April) or winter semester (1 October)

Duration: 10 semesters full-time (300 ECTS); part-time individually

Apply through the official page: https://www.fernuni-hagen.de/studium/einschreiben/bachelorstudium.shtml

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