Business Law (LL.B.)
Program structure
Structure of the program
The Business Law Bachelor’s degree program is comprised of seven semesters and combines the disciplines of Law and Business Administration. About 60 percent of the teaching content covers business-relevant areas of law, about 30 percent are business modules and 10 percent cover key skills.
First study stage
The first and second semester form the first study stage. Extensive business law and economic basic knowledge is conveyed in the two semesters.
Second study stage
The remaining five semesters form the second stage of study. In the third, fourth, sixth and seventh semesters, the previously acquired basic knowledge is deepened, solidified and reflected on. The fifth semester is intended for an internship or study abroad. During the course of studies, two block seminars must also be completed.
Modules
- Private Law 1 and Legal Methods
- Data Protection Law
- Principles of Business Management
- Financial Management
- Accounting (HGB)
- Private Law 2
- English B1 (Language for Specific Purposes – Business and Law)
- Human Resources Management and Labour Law
- Basics of Marketing or Production, Logistics and Procurement
- Basics of Economics
- Tax Law
- Private Law 3
- Business Constitutional Law
- Digital Legal Relationships
- Collective Labour Law
- Specialization Law, Module 1
- Elective Business 1 or Languages
- Criminal Law
- Business Administrative Law
- Current Legal Issues in Digitalization
- Corporate Law
- Specialization Law, Module 2
- Elective Business 2 or Languages
- Practical semester or semester abroad
- Competition Law
- European Law
- Case Studies
- Insolvency Law / Collateral Security Law
- Specialization Law, Module 3
- Elective Business 3 or Languages
Specializations and practical semester
In the third, fourth and sixth semesters, two subject areas are studied in more depth. Students must choose a legal specialization and also have the option of taking a coherent business specialization or individual modules from the elective module catalogue of the study program. The specializations are as follows.
- Labour Law
- Practical Problems of Labour Law: Use of External Personnel, Transfer of Business, Data Protection
- International Aspects of Labour Law
- Labour Law Seminar
- International Aspects of Law
- Comparative Law
- Legal Aspects of International Business
- International Finance
- Intellectual Property Law
- Trade Mark Law
- Patent and Design Law
- Copyright Law
- Taxes
- Income and Inheritance Tax
- VAT and Taxation Procedures
- Corporate Taxation
- Accounting and Auditing
- Auditing
- Tax Accounting
- IFRS and Consolidated Accounting
- Controlling and Corporate Management
- Strategic Controlling with Digital Tools
- Operative Controlling
- Management Reporting
- Financial Management
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Markets and Valuation
- Asset Management and Mergers & Acquisitions
- International Economics
- Logistics
- Marketing
- Sustainable Management and Development
- The Societal Perspective on Sustainable Development
- Growth, Environment and Development
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Human Resources Management
- HR Recruiting and Development
- Leadership and Performance Management
- Elective Human Resources Management
- Event Management
- Principles of Event Management
- Event Law
- Elective Event Management
The practical semester is usually completed in the fifth semester. It provides the opportunity to gather practical experience and get in touch with enterprises during the studies and comprises a period of 20 weeks.