Law with German Law

First year core modules may include Introduction to the Law of Property Relations; Criminal Law; The Modern English Legal System; Introduction to Legal Theory; Tort Law; Introduction to German Law and Methodology.

Second year core modules may include General Principles of Constitutional & Admin Law; Foundations of EU Law; Law and Policies of the European Union; Contract Law; German Law.

Third year will be spent abroad, at one of our partner universities in Berlin, Konstanz or Saarbrücken (Germany). Fourth year core modules may include Law of Trusts.

Examples of elective modules may include International Law; Social Theory of Law; Introduction to Competition Law; Comparative Criminal Justice; Human Rights in Practice; Foundations of European Law; Law and Policies of the European Union; Origins of English Law; Law of Labour Relations; Law of Business Organisations; Comparative Human Rights; Medicine and the Law; Gender and the Law; Shakespeare and the Law; Conflict of Laws in a Commercial Context; Child Law and Global Intellectual Property Law & Policy, to name a few.

Years 1 & 2

In the first two years at Warwick, you will gain a thorough grounding in English Law and at the same time study German Law modules in German at Warwick. German Law modules are taught by lecturers qualified in the German jurisdiction, and tuition is held in small groups.

Year 3

Your third year is spent at one of our partner universities in Germany. Thorough preparation and careful supervision while you are away ensure that you gain the maximum benefit from your year abroad.

Whilst abroad, you will take modules in German private and public law. In addition, there will be a wide choice of options to study too. Students in the past have taken modules such as 'Kriminologie', 'Europarecht' and 'Rechtsvergleichung'.

Year 4

Return to Warwick to complete your final year of studies and the LLB degree. You can submit a dissertation in place of a full or half module.

In addition, on registering with the German university itself and on completion of a dissertation, some of our partner universities offer the opportunity for our students to obtain an LL.M. in German Law.

For each module you’ll usually have two lectures per week, plus regular seminars which offer opportunities for legal problem solving and discussion of ethical or policy issues relating to the law. Staff also have regular advice and feedback hours in which you can discuss issues outside the seminar setting. We employ a range of innovative teaching methods, such as performance based learning, reflective journals and dramatised dissertations.

Our contextual approach to law means that we ask for consistent work and for your full commitment throughout the course. In return, we will give you all the support and advice needed to help you realise your full potential.

How will I be assessed?

We offer a variety of assessment methods, with emphasis placed on continuing assessment through class tests, essays and other formative and summative written work. Depending on module choice, you may be able to weight your degree towards either examinations or essays.