LLB German and French Law (double degree with Lyon III) at University of Münster

Programme overview

The double bachelor programme German and French Law is run by the Faculty of Law in cooperation with Université Lyon 3 and is supported by the Franco-German University (DFH). Graduates receive the Bachelor of Laws (Münster) and the French Licence en droit (Lyon III).

Faculty: Faculty of Law (Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät) | Department: Study programme coordination German and French Law, Chair of European Administrative Law | Duration: 3 years (6 semesters, 180 ECTS); first four semesters at Münster, fifth and sixth semester at Université Lyon 3 | Intake: Winter semester only | Study mode: full-time; German-taught; German-French double degree (LLB Münster and Licence Lyon III) | Location: Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Students study German and French law and European law from the start, with comparative legal skills and legal language courses. Compulsory modules include civil law (obligations, property law), public law (constitutional and administrative law), foundations of French law, droit constitutionnel and droit administratif, two legal language course modules, a Common Law or International Law elective, an internship module and a comparative bachelor thesis; the fifth and sixth semester at Lyon cover droit public or droit civil modules.

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Application information

Entry requirements

General higher education entrance qualification (usually Abitur) and proof of good German and French at CEFR level B2 (for example Abitur certificate, DELF/DALF, C-Test; German proof only needed if German is not the native language). Simultaneous enrolment at Münster and Université Lyon 3 is required. Application by post by 15 July for the following winter semester to the programme coordination (letter with personal data and enrolment status, certified copy of the entrance qualification, certified copy of the B2 language proof, signed data-processing consent; no motivation letter). Münster admission is unrestricted, but Lyon has 30 places per year; if applications exceed capacity selection is by Abitur grade. Applicants with a foreign entrance qualification outside the EEA follow the 15 July deadline for online enrolment. Applicants with a French entrance qualification apply through Lyon 3.

Intake: Winter Semester

Duration: 3 years (6 semesters, 180 ECTS); first four semesters at Münster, fifth and sixth semester at Univer

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