You will study for 7 semesters (210 ECTS), including an internship (and optionally a semester abroad).
Business Law (LL.B.)
Study business law and make an exciting and varied career possible for yourself!
Standard period of study
Language of instruction
You will study for 7 semesters (210 ECTS), including an internship (and optionally a semester abroad).
Legal Clinic
From the fifth semester onwards, as a member of the Legal Clinic, you may provide legal advice within the university under supervision.
No tuition fees
As a state university, we do not charge tuition fees. You only pay an affordable contribution per semester.
Join us at the West Coast University of Applied Sciences and study business law:
- In the commercial law programme, you will learn to analyse legal and commercial issues and develop practical solutions – always with an eye on the applicable laws and economic conditions.
- Family-like campus & personal support: Small groups, close contact with professors and a direct line to your fellow students.
- Practical and versatile: learn through exciting case studies, practical projects with companies, business simulations and guest lectures by experts.
- Legal Clinic: Apply your knowledge directly and advise other students and university members as part of our student legal advisory service.
- Focus areas with a future: Choose your specialisation: labour law & new work, taxation or compliance – topics that are in high demand in the business world!
Short and compact: Your business law degree programme
Do you want to understand legal and economic contexts and make informed decisions? Then our Business Law degree programme is just right for you! Here you will learn to analyse legal issues, solve complex problems and develop practical strategies. If you enjoy debating and want to convince people with your logical thinking, WiR will open up exciting career opportunities for you.
👩⚖️ How your degree programme works:
📖 1.-2. semester: Solid foundations in law and economics.
🎯 From the 3rd semester: Individual specialisation through practical elective modules.
🏢 Projects with companies: Direct connection to the world of work so that you are optimally prepared after graduation.
With your degree, many doors will be open to you - be it in companies, law firms or as an in-house lawyer. Start your business law studies with us now and take the first step towards a promising future! 🚀
Everything at a glance:
| Degree | Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) |
|---|---|
| Duration of study | 7 Semester (Full-time) |
| Start | Wintersemester |
| Application period | 30.04. bis mind. 15.07. |
| Tution fees | 161,00 Euro |
| Internship | 5. Semester |
| Specialisation | Choice of one focus area from a total of three options |
Study structure:
- Study structure
- Specialisations
- Internship
- Part-time
- Application information
- Downloads
Study structure
The special thing about your Business Law degree programme: From the 3rd semester onwards, you can design your studies entirely according to your interests and professional goals.
Practical and up-to-date: We focus on topics such as sustainability, digitalisation and entrepreneurship. You will deal with forward-looking areas such as sustainability law, legal tech and new work in labour law practice.
Specialisation
From the third semester onwards, you will choose one of our three specialisations (Labour Law & New Work, Compliance or Tax). Our specialisations include legal and business modules, of which you choose four each.
You can find our specialisations below. You can find a detailed overview of the modules on offer, including a description, at the following link Module descriptions.
Specialisation
In this specialisation, you will face the challenges of HR work, from recruitment with the hiring process, to personnel development, in which you promote the potential of your employees, to staff dismissal, which involves the selection and handling of termination processes. In order to be optimally positioned for the dynamic and agile world of work, we will show you, among other things, new work (time) concepts, psychological influences and the current legal situation.
Overview of the modules in the specialisation:
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Legal modules |
Economic modules |
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Collective labour law |
Human resource management |
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Social security law |
New Work |
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Labour law compliance |
International Human Resource Management |
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New Work in labour law practice |
Psychology of leadership |
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European labour law |
Introduction to controlling |
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Organizational Behaviour |
Your areas of application are diverse:
Human resources management, coach, management consultancy, recruitment, mediation
In the Compliance specialisation, you will be confronted with a wide variety of (legal) questions about how the company or institution can present itself in a legally compliant manner. This is not only about legally compliant conduct towards the outside world, customers or competitors, but also about a uniform appearance within the organisation itself. This can affect HR processes, but also marketing or tax matters. As a compliance officer, you usually work directly with the management team, independently of other business areas, as you scrutinise their actions.
Overview of the modules in the specialisation:
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Legal modules |
Economic modules |
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Legal foundations of risk and compliance management |
Introduction to risk management |
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Labour law compliance |
New Work |
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Special compliance topics 1 |
Company valuation |
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Special compliance topics 2 |
Quantitative methods of risk and compliance management |
Your areas of application are diverse:
Compliance Manager, Risk Manager, Legal Affairs Manager, Mediation, Management Consultancy
The Tax specialisation is the best choice if you can imagine working in tax consulting and/or auditing. You will advise companies and institutions on tax structuring and help to optimise the company's results.
Overview of the modules in the specialisation:
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Legal modules |
Economic modules |
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Taxation of partnerships |
Group accounting |
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Corporate tax law |
International accounting |
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VAT law |
Company valuation |
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Tax procedural law |
Financial reporting instruments of external accounting |
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Inheritance and gift tax law |
Introduction to controlling |
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Accounting tax law |
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Business and tax law |
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Mergers & Acquisitions |
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Choice of legal form & -optimisation |
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Your areas of application are diverse:
Corporate consulting, tax consulting, controlling, auditing, banking, insurance
Various opportunities in the practical semester:
As a business law graduate, you can organise your internship semester according to your interests - either in the legal field (e.g. law firms, tax consultancies, corporate law departments) or in the business field (e.g. auditing, HR management, controlling). Or you can choose an interface area in which business and law merge. You will soon realise: With your dual qualification, you are ideally prepared for professional practice.
And if you're looking for international flair, you can also complete your internship semester abroad. The degree programme and the International Office will support you with this.
Part-time option
We also offer you the opportunity to study Business Law part-time, provided you fulfil the relevant requirements - we will be happy to advise you. To gain an insight into the structure of the part-time study programme, you can take a look at our corresponding part-time study plan.
Information about the application
You can apply from 30 April of each year for the winter semester for the first subject-related semester.
You also have the option of applying for a higher semester if you change degree programmes. This is possible for the summer and winter semesters. We will be happy to advise you.
Apply now: Click here to go to our application portal.
You have questions about your application
Our student advisory service will be happy to help you:
Phone +49 (0) 481 8555-141 / -133
Email: beratung(at)fh-westkueste.de
Give us a call or drop by - we're always ready to listen!
Under the direction of Prof. Dr Thomas Haack, who is responsible for the Bachelor's degree programme in Business Law, our Student Office is the first point of contact for students on the Business Law degree programme. We help you with the organisation and management of your studies and are your contact for all problems and questions relating to your studies. We also advise prospective students on their choice of degree programme.
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Margarete Wilck, LL.B.
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Anja Rathjen, B.A.
Tuesday & Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
and by appointment
We are also happy to offer online consultations via ZOOM by appointment.
