Below is a more detailed description of the academic progression in the various years of study, as well as a description of the work on the bachelor's thesis.

1st Year

In the first year, first semester, students will take courses in legal method, contract law, and tort law. These courses provide students with fundamental insights and training in using legal methods to solve legal issues, an introduction to general and special contract law, based on sales law, and an introduction to the basic conditions of tort law, liability basis, compensation assessment, and the injured party's circumstances.

In the first year, second semester, students will take courses in inheritance and family law and property law. These courses cover the fundamental rules of property law, such as the extent and limitations of property rights, creation of property, registration and notarization, easements, and prescription. In inheritance and family law, the focus is on the rules governing the legal relationships between spouses, cohabitants, and the rules of inheritance.

2nd Year

In the second year, students will take courses in general administrative law, constitutional law and legal history, Ex.phil and Ex.fac, and international law. In general administrative law, students learn about administrative decisions, basic procedural rules, legal security, the organization of administration, appeal rights, invalidity, and judicial review.

In constitutional law and legal history, students learn about the Constitution, the functions of state powers, control mechanisms, principles of the rule of law, and the relationship to international law. The legal history section studies the development of legal systems from the Middle Ages to today, including canon law, commercial law, natural law, and the internationalization of law.

Examen philosophicum (Ex.phil.) and examen facultatum (Ex.fac.) in the legal variant provide students with an introduction to fundamental questions in scientific theory, language, logic, argumentation, and legal philosophy.

In international law, students receive an introduction to public international law, international human rights, and EEA law, focusing on the sources, actors, and principles of international law, as well as state responsibility and the individual's legal status.

3rd Year

In the third year, students will take courses in special administrative law, property law: contract law and agreement law, property law: monetary claims law and company law, and property law: dynamic property law, security rights, and bankruptcy law.

In special administrative law, students receive an introduction to special administrative law based on welfare law and environmental law. In property law: contract law and agreement law, students build on the course in contract law and are given a broader overview of the rules regarding the rights and obligations of parties in contractual relationships.

In property law: monetary claims law and company law, students learn about payment obligations, joint liability, recourse, limitation of monetary claims, and payment default. In company law, various company forms, company organs, company assets, ownership changes, and the dissolution and liquidation of companies are covered.

In property law: dynamic property law, security rights, and bankruptcy law, students learn to identify, analyze, and solve legal issues related to rights conflicts, security rights, and bankruptcy, using legal methods. Emphasis is placed on legal protection, priority, acquisition in good faith, creditor attachment, and bankruptcy proceedings.

Study program BA-RVT

Bachelor in Law