Doctorate in Law at Osnabrück University

Jurisprudence is the science of law, its manifestations, its application and its effects. The doctoral program offers outstanding students the opportunity to conduct research in all areas of law and at the same time offers them courses that systematically support their progress and enable them to complete a doctorate within a reasonable period of time.

Faculty: School of Law  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: winter semester and summer semester  |  Location: Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

The program is part of a concept for the promotion of young researchers that spans the individual professorships and institutes of the school, through which the research achievements of the individual doctoral students are networked and supported. Students can get to know and apply new approaches to legal research in dialog with supervisors and other doctoral candidates.

Career pathways

A Doctorate in the field of law not only opens the way to a career at universities, colleges and research institutes. A career in law firms, companies, ministries and the judiciary can also be greatly boosted by a Doctorate.

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