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Study structure

You can attend courses in the basic modules of civil law, public law and criminal law. There is an obligatory examination in Contract Law I, as well as in your chosen area of state organisation law or fundamental rights, or general criminal law. After you have successfully completed the compulsory courses in the basic modules, you can choose from other courses in the basic modules or from a number of advanced modules. These include, for example, labour and social law, economic law, or European and international law.

These documents will support you in planning your studies:

• Module guide
• Examination regulation

At the University of Konstanz, you have a broad range of opportunities and training options that complement your study programme, for example orientation programmes to support new students, learning guidance, language courses, a data and information literacy programme as well as options promoting career-oriented skills and social commitment.

• GoMINt – orientation programme in STEM subjects
• Writing Centre – writing tutoring, joint writing sessions and workshops
• Language courses at the Language Institute
• Learning guidance, study tips, time management – workshops offered by the Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB)

• Advanced Data and Information Literacy Track (ADILT) – programme can be completed with a certificate
• Transfer – practical projects (research, business, politics and society)
• qualification N – Sustainability Certificate at the University of Konstanz

• Profil+ – programme for career skills (German skills required)
• Career Passport – programme for career skills (for international students)
• Advice on career entry, opportunities and workshops from Career Service

Hear from students and lecturers
In our interview series, students talk about their subject, teachers explain the department's research and tell you what topics they cover in seminars and lectures.

• Three Questions to Tamara, Comparative Studies of German, European, and Chinese Law
• Three Questions to Maike, Comparative Studies of German, European, and Chinese Law
• Three Questions to Christin, Comparative Studies of German, European, and Chinese Law
• Three Questions to Antonia, Comparative Studies of German, European, and Chinese Law

Get an impression
Discover online lectures and websites with more information about your prospective subject.

• Information page for the study of Law
• Lecture Recordings (Law)
• Brexit - Chronology of an estrangement with Prof. Dr. Michael Stürner, M. Jur. (Oxford)

The same general entry requirements apply for the major and minor: General higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) or equivalent.

Further information can be found in the admission regulations.

Semester fee
All students enrolled at the University of Konstanz are charged a semester fee each semester, similar to all other German universities. Here you can find the current semester fee and its individual components.

Tuition fees for first degree studies for certain international students
Since winter semester 2017/18, the state of Baden-Württemberg has required some international students to pay tuition fees for their first degree studies. The following students are not required to pay tuition fees: citizens of a country within the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA), doctoral students and certain “Bildungsinländer” (e.g. non-EU citizens with a German “Abitur”). More detailed information can be found here.

Each year, the University of Konstanz grants exemptions to a limited number of particularly gifted international degree-seeking students in accordance with the university’s “Begabtenbefreiungssatzung” (statutes governing the exemption of gifted students). More detailed information can be found here.

Tuition fees for second degree studies for all students
All students are required to pay tuition fees for their second degree studies. More detailed information can be found here.

Foreign language skills
To apply for this minor, you do not have to proof any foreign language skills.

The languages of instruction and examinations are German and English.

The study of law trains especially juridical thinking. Juridical thinking requires logical reasoning with arguments that derive from concrete facts, leading to abstract concepts and in turn to concrete decisions. For this reason, a keen mind and the ability to think in abstract terms are essential requirements for the successful study of law. Clarity in the structuring of arguments and the ability to create objective and strictly logical formulations are essential tools for dealing with legal questions. In addition to this, interest and curiosity for events in social life and enthusiasm in following political and economic news are very helpful in order to apply legal knowledge to concrete fields.

Application documents

During the online application process, you will need to enter various kinds of information (school grades, attendance periods etc.) and upload various PDF documents. Please make sure that you have the relevant documentation ready. This may include:

• your Abitur certificate (German general higher education entrance qualification)
• documentation of any volunteering you may have done (FSJ, FÖJ etc.)
• any documentation about vocational training you may have completed
• any other required documents (medical certificate etc.)

An electronic assistant will guide you through the application process. Required fields are marked by an asterisk (*).

An application is possible during the following period: 07.05. - 15.09. | 29.11. - 15.03.
There may be other deadlines if you are applying for admission to a higher semester (for instance, if you are changing subjects or universities). For more information please consult the university website .

The Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) can help you with general questions about finding the right study programme as well as when you are concerned or unsure about your studies. We will be happy to advise you and support you with a wide range of services .

Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB)
Room: D 409 – 412a
Make an appointment: termin.zsb@uni-konstanz.de

Questions related to the content or organization of the study programme:
Departmental student advisory service
Pauline Sanne
Room: C 436
Phone: +49 7531 88-2182
Email: beratung.jura@uni-konstanz.de