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Rechtswissenschaft at University of Regensburg

University of Regensburg, Germany

Programme overview

Law (Rechtswissenschaft), one of the most popular programmes, ending with the First Legal Examination. It qualifies students as legal experts and opens a legal career, for example as lawyer, public prosecutor or judge.

Faculty: Faculty of Law  |  Duration: 10 semesters (300 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; Staatsexamen; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Regensburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Single-subject Staatsexamen programme ending with the First Legal Examination, followed by the Referendariat as practical training.

Career pathways

After the First Legal Examination comes the Referendariat; anyone who then passes the Second State Examination can in principle practise any legal profession (the so-called Einheitsjurist). In the classical state careers (judge, public prosecutor, administrative lawyer, EU in Brussels, diplomatic service) only relatively few jobs are available.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No numerus clausus (open admission). Applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification must prove German proficiency.

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 10 semesters (300 ECTS)

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