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Staatsexamen Law (state examination) at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany

Programme overview

Do law students have to learn to recite the law, paragraph for paragraph? Studying law is far more about learning to understand and apply abstract legal concepts in specific cases. Lawyers can quickly find their way through a labyrinth of legislature and navigate laws that they have never encountered before.

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law  |  Duration: 8 semesters (4 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Staatsexamen  |  Intake: Summer semester, Winter semester  |  Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Studying law is divided into the three major legal areas of Public Law, Civil Law and Criminal Law. Students can also choose a legal discipline to specialize in. The standard duration of study has been 10 semesters since October 2019.

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Entry requirements

Application deadline: Winter semester: 30.09.; Summer semester: 30.03.. The application deadline for international applicants is July 15th for the winter semester and January 15th for the summer semester.

Intake: Summer semester, Winter semester

Duration: 8 semesters (4 years)

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