Qualification
You will qualify as a subject or manager with both legal and Business Sciences knowledge and skills.
The Bachelor's programme "Economic Law - Sustainability and Ethics" offers students training related to practice on an academic basis.
It trains subjects and managers who combine legal and Business Sciences knowledge and skills. Key qualifications and knowledge of sustainability and ethics complement this academic pathway. As a result, graduates have a special qualification that meets the needs of the labour market and sets them apart.
Legal and business management knowledge are combined to provide sound legal and economic training. Communication skills paired with management and social competences complement this specialist knowledge. Sustainability and ethics in law and business round off this study programme.
As a result, graduates acquire the ability to operate in the field of tension between law and business. As all-rounders, they can equally well conclude a contract or read a balance sheet. For many employers, it is ideal to appoint business lawyers who can understand and comprehend both legal and business management thinking.
Knowledge of sustainability and ethics complements this skill. Business lawyers make decisions in the area of conflict between law and business and take responsibility - for the society of today and tomorrow. Sustainability serves to maintain a permanently stable society. Economic, ecological and social goals are regarded as equally important. Being sustainable goes hand in hand with responsibility for future generations with a global reach. Ethics deals with the motives and consequences of human behaviour. The criteria for the assessment of decisions are based on the values and norms of a society and in turn influence these. Especially in the area of conflict between law and business, it is important to make important decisions and take responsibility - in a sustainable and ethical manner. Our graduates are prepared for this.
This equips our graduates for the challenges they will face in their professional appointments - trained in the simultaneous application of legal and business management thinking while taking social aspects into account.
The study programme is offered in cooperation between the departments of business, social work and social and cultural sciences.
Successful completion of the study programme leads to the Bachelor's degree "Bachelor of Laws" (LL.B.)
At a glance
Degree
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
Type of programme
Campus-based programme
Start of study programme
Winter semester
Language of instructions
German
Standard duration
7 semester
Free of Admission Restriction
Yes
ECTS-Punkte
210 ECTS
The study programme is aimed at people with a university entrance qualification who wish to position themselves at the intersection of law and business. Sustainability and ethics in law and business accompany the study programme.
Sufficient knowledge of the German language is also required.
This is regulated in detail by the examination regulations of the Department of Business for the Bachelor's programme "Economic Law" and Section 54 HHG as amended.
The study programme currently has a limited entry of 30 students.
Legal (50%) and business administration (30%) content is taught, as well as knowledge and competences in the areas of key qualifications, sustainability and ethics (20%).
The university studies programme is designed to last seven semesters.
In the first semesters, basics in economic law with specialisations in sustainability and ethics are created. A mix of courses from the areas of law, business, key qualifications, sustainability and ethics are offered in the individual semesters.
| 1st semester | 2nd semester | 3rd semester | 4th semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Law / Introduction to Law | Business Private Law II | Business Law I | Business Private Law III |
| Legal methodology / Legal research | Labour Law | Law enforcement | Contract structure |
| Private Commercial Law I | Accounting and balance sheets | Public Law II | Corporate Law II |
| Public Law I | Economics for business lawyers | Cost accounting, investment and funding | Logistics and Controlling |
| Introduction to Business Sciences | Introduction to sustainability and ethics in law and business | Taxes and tax law | Marketing and human resources |
| Academic research / presentation and project management | Negotiation management and dialogue | Conflict management systems | |
| Intercultural communication / English for business lawyers |
This basic knowledge prepares students for a qualified internship in the fifth semester.
The offer of compulsory elective modules in semesters 6 and 7 gives students the opportunity to set their own individual focus. The courses in the higher semesters combine the knowledge areas of law, business and sustainability/ethics as well as key skills within the individual courses. A Bachelor's thesis, which focuses on these topics, rounds off the university studies.
| 5th semester | 6th semester | 7th semester |
|---|---|---|
Work placement module - practical module | International law, international trade and sustainability | Compulsory elective module (Pool A) Interdisciplinary (law and business) |
| Environmental Law, Environmental Policy and Ecological Sustainability | Compulsory elective module (Pool B) Interdisciplinary (sustainability, ethics, key qualifications) | |
Accompanying module to the work placement module | Sustainable human resources management | Bachelor's thesis and accompanying Bachelor's colloquium |
| Sustainable corporate reorganisation, insolvency, restructuring, company succession | ||
| Digitisation in law and business (interdisciplinary) | ||
| Corporate governance and sustainable business / commercial criminal law |
Work placement module in the 5th semester
Students who have already earned 90 ECTS credits can begin a work placement module. The duration of the work placement module is 6 months. During this time, students must work the normal working hours of a full-time employee. Students must make up for any periods of practical work missed. During the work placement semester, accompanying courses are held in the form of a project seminar on the topic of sustainability and ethics.
Students have successfully completed the practical work placement module if the respective placement provider issues a certificate of successful active participation in the enterprise or organisation, a presentation has been given and the placement report has been submitted by the end of the semester. Students are required to complete an examination performance for the module accompanying the internship.
Details are regulated by the module handbook and the Work Placement Regulation. Both can be found in the study programme regulations.
University entrance qualification,
Applicants who have not applied for their university entrance qualification at a German-speaking facility must provide evidence of German skills at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (DSH-2 or equivalent).
With German educational certificates: 15 April to 30 September; with foreign educational certificates: 1 March to 30 September
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Experience reports from students
Experience reports from graduates
CAREER ENTRY
Graduates are specialised for legal professional appointments related to business, e.g. in contract management. Graduates can take up positions in areas such as human resources, auditing, finance, tax, legal departments, compliance management, purchasing, sales, public calls for proposals, sustainability or environmental management. Potential employers include small, medium-sized and large enterprises in the private sector, non-governmental organisations, non-profit organisations, chambers, associations, foundations and public administration. Graduates are qualified to take on management tasks as generalists.
ACQUISITIONS OF FURTHER QUALIFICATIONS
The degree entitles students to take up a postgraduate degree programme, e.g. at the Fulda University of Applied Sciences:
- Social Law and Social Economy - in cooperation with the University of Kassel
- International Management
- Accounting, Finance and Controlling
- Supply Chain Management
A Master's study programme in economic law can also train your training, e.g. at the University of Kassel. The degree from these master's programmes entitles you to take up a doctoral thesis.
Students and alumni share their experiences : Impressions from the study program
”Hi, I'm Tim and I'm studying economic law. The focus of my university studies on sustainability & ethics is unique in Germany and offers me great career prospects. Employers are increasingly looking for competence in these areas! I can recommend my university studies to anyone who is interested in law but sees their professional future in business.
“
Tim, Bachelor's programme in Economic Law - Sustainability and Ethics
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The study programme is an offer of the Department of Business. Find out more about your new environment, the teaching and your future professors on the department's website.
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