Law - Bachelor's degree (German only)

Bachelor's degree

In Linz (Austria)

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Linz (Austria)

  • Duration

    6 Semesters

  • Credits

    240

Legal norms govern coexistence within a society, business competition, and provide us all with security. The Diploma degree program in Law offered at the JKU provides comprehensive education to understand legal issues that arise as part of a modern social structure, teaches students how to critically reflect on these issues, interpret legal regulations by learning academic methods, as well as make them a part of the system. After graduation, you will be able to master the many legal challenges we encounter resulting from a rapidly changing society – whether in corporate law, criminal law, European law or in another area of specialization within the law degree program.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Linz (Austria)
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Altenberger Straße 69, 4040

Start date

On request

About this course

The Diploma degree program in law has been designed to offer a broad, universal education in legal foundations and the law. The program focuses on :

Providing an interdisciplinary understanding of legal context, politics and business
Conveying and training various usable skills (debate, analysis, precise ways of thinking and expression, language skills)
Conveying the ability to independently handle legal issues and prepare legal analyzes in a structured way
Supporting a field of specialization and an individual area of focus

General higher education entrance qualifications (such as an Austrian "Matura" diploma)
Contact the Admissions Office for additional information about admission requirements.

Your Benefits
Broad, comprehensive legal education
Opportunities to specialize in many core subjects
Numerous professional opportunities and access to core legal professions
Convey core skills, such as argumentation, analysis, linguistic abilities, etc.

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Subjects

  • Law
  • European Law
  • IT Law
  • Private Law
  • Public Law
  • Criminal law
  • Austrian and European Legal History
  • Roman Law
  • Civil law
  • Constitutional Law

Course programme

LANGUAGE: German

STUDY PLAN

FIRST PART OF STUDIES

Students in the first part of studies are required to successfully complete courses worth a total of 44 ECTS credits from the following subject areas:
  • Private Law I
  • Public Law I
  • Criminal Law I
  • Austrian and European Legal History
  • Roman Law
SECOND PART OF STUDIES

Students in the second part of studies are required to successfully complete courses worth a total of 196 ECTS credits from the following subject areas:
  • Civil Law
  • Constitutional Law
  • Administrative Law
  • Business Law
  • Labor and Social Law
  • Civil Procedural Law
  • Criminal Law II
  • Public International Law
  • European Law
  • Tax Law
  • Legal Gender Studies and Anti-Discrimination Law
  • Fundamentals of Legal Philosophy
  • Business for Law Students
  • Major Fields of Study
  • Diploma Thesis w/ Seminar
  • Autonomous Coursework

CAREER PROSPECTS

Nach Abschluss des Studiums der Rechtswissenschaften kannst Du die Laufbahn der kernjuristischen Berufe Rechtsanwältin/Rechtsanwalt, RichterIn, NotarIn oder Staatsanwältin/Staatsanwalt einschlagen. Aufgrund der breiten universaljuristischen Ausbildung steht Dir auch eine Karriere in der Wirtschaft (z.B. als Unternehmens-juristIn, als SteuerberaterIn oder im Personalwesen), in der Politik, bei NGOs oder in der öffentlichen Verwaltung offen.

Additional information

The JKU is the first and only university in Austria to offer an online Diploma degree in Law. Students can complete the program free of time and location constraints. See: linzer.rechtsstudien.at for additional information.

Proof of having completed at least 10 weekly semester hours in "Latin"; Students who have not had Latin at secondary school must pass a supplementary examination.

Law - Bachelor's degree (German only)

Price on request