Bachelor
German and European
Commercial law

Short info about the course of study

Restricted admission	Standard period of study	Start of studies
no	6 semesters	Winter semester

Authorisation procedure

The degree program is admission-free, you can enroll directly without an application.

Enrolment deadline

29.07.2024 – 30.08.2024
Extension until 11.10.2024

completion

Bachelor of Laws

Further information about the degree programme

Language of instruction

German, partly English

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The course of study

High practical relevance and promising career prospects: The German and European Business Law (DEWR) degree program is an innovative degree program that represents a rewarding and promising alternative to classical law studies. The degree program combines business administration with law, the latter with a share of approx.% In the Bachelor's degree programme, the major part of the total course content is made up. From the 4th Semesters give you the opportunity to specialize. The practical curriculum and the short study period allow you to react quickly to trends in the labor market and to start practice at an early stage. As a graduate, you can therefore be used universally immediately after completing your bachelor's degree.

5 reasons to study German and European Business Law in Siegen

✓ Germany's most successful business law degree program with correspondingly extensive experience and a comprehensive national and international network

✓ Close support ratio

✓ High practical relevance

✓ Diverse and excellent career opportunities

✓ We discover and promote talents!

Career prospects

Whether you're looking for a steep career or prefer a balanced work-life balance, a DEWR degree gives you a variety of opportunities in almost every form of business. From university professorships to top positions in auditing or tax consulting, our reputation, our expertise and our commitment open up all paths for you. Use our expertise and connections for your professional success!

This is what Prof. Dr. Maximilian Becker says about his course of study:

‘Excellent study conditions,
personal contact and a short-distance campus”

Our Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in German and European Business Law offer an excellent education for a career in a wide variety of fields. Our graduates work in management positions of DAX companies and global management consultancies, in legal departments, as contract managers, in compliance, insolvency administration and many other professions. There is consistently an exceptionally high demand for them on the labour market with corresponding salaries.

Teaching and research are closely connected with us, which is why we have been offering subjects such as contract negotiations, data protection and data economy law, AI law and compliance for our business lawyers for several years and constantly accompany current legislative projects, including through our own research contributions.

The Siegen Castle Campus also offers excellent study conditions. In addition to modern lecture halls, a canteen designed in the hillside and a beautiful and bright library, in which there are always free places, you always have personal contact with your professors and a campus of short distances.

Admission requirements

The degree programme in German and European Business Law begins in the winter semester. Requirements for access are the general university entrance qualification, the subject-specific university entrance qualification or the technical college entrance qualification. Applicants with a subject-specific university entrance qualification or a technical college entrance qualification must meet certain entry requirements: Information on application and enrolment.

An internship of at least three months in a suitable business enterprise, a suitable freelance practice / law firm or in a suitable public body (authority, court) is obligatory during your studies. The internship can be completed with a business, legal or interdisciplinary focus. For those who want to enter the economy immediately after the bachelor's degree, a significantly longer internship period is recommended.

Study structure

1. – 2. semesters
Introduction/Methodology, Industrial Engineering, Civil Business Law I, Public Business Law I, Accounting and Completion for Business Lawyers, Cost and Revenue Accounting, Investment and Financing, Civil Business Law II, Public Business Law II
3. – 4. semesters
Civil Business Law II, Public Business Law II, Corporate Law (Commercial and Corporate Law), Interdisciplinary Compulsory Elective Field DEWR, Advanced Seminar in Law I, Legal English, Compulsory Elective Field in Law, Production, Marketing
5. semesters
International Business Law, Advanced Seminar in Law II (Economics, Interdisciplinary Competencies), Compulsory Field of Law, Special Business Administration (DEWR)
6. semesters
internship Bachelor thesis