Academic Programs

To be admitted to the Law School as a student, applicants must go through a two-stage written and oral selection process. Approximately 450 students complete their studies after 12 trimesters (four years) and are awarded the degrees Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and the First German State Examination. All students are required to spend one trimester abroad at one of our partner universities, around 90 located in 30 different countries. In return, we welcome students from all over the world to Bucerius Law School each year from September to December. A sophisticated foreign language program for jurists, lectures on economic and business basics and a general course of studies (“Studium generale”) are integral components of the program.  

Over 75 % of Bucerius Law School graduates finish the First State Examination with “outstanding” results and receive an average grade of over 10 points. This by far exeeds the average results normally achieved in Germany. Detailed Information...

The Bucerius/WHU Master of Law and Business – Joachim Herz Program (MLB) program is offered as a joint program by Bucerius Law School and the WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (located in Vallendar close to Koblenz). It is a one-year, English-language program.  

With this master’s program, the two private universities are responding to the increased need in the global economy for legal and business professionals, who have solid knowledge of international business law as well as international management. The academic program consists of complementary law and business courses, an intercultural course of general studies and courses geared toward strengthening professional skills. In addition, participants complete an eight-week internship. At the end of the course of studies, students are required to write a master’s thesis.  

The MLB program is designed for international, highly-qualified university graduates, who ideally have already gained some work experience. Tuition for the one-year program of studies is € 22,000. The program helps arrange financial support from companies and foundations. Highly qualified non-German applicants with a business/economics background will be considered, for example, for a Joachim Herz Fellowship. These Fellowships, generously provided by the Joachim Herz Stiftung, provide not only financial assistance, but also entitle Fellows to participate in a variety of networking and other activities sponsored by the Joachim Herz Stiftung. 

To discover more about the MLB program and the application process, we invite you to view our internet site at: www.bucerius.whu.edu

Bucerius Law School offers a one-semester, English-language International Exchange Program each year from September to December. We welcome approximately 80 students from our partner universities to Bucerius – in exchange, Bucerius students spend their mandatory trimester abroad at one of our partner universities. The exchange students to Bucerius Law School participate the “Program in International and Comparative Business Law” that was designed especially for them. In this respect the program is very unique.  

Bucerius Law School faculty, international visiting faculty and practitioners teach in the program. The courses offered comply with the standards set by the American Bar Association (ABA) and the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Courses cover subjects such as Comparative Intellectual Property, The Law of the European Union, International Commercial Arbitration, Cross-Border Activities and Transactions, The Law of the WTO, Comparative Law as well as a survey of German Law. The application deadline for this program is March 31 of each year.  

The foreign students and visiting faculty receive administrative support from the International Office in addition to advice, information and extensive services related to studying at Bucerius and life in general in Hamburg. Among other things, the International Office team supports exchange students in finding a room or apartment, in applying for a student visa, opening a bank account and in purchasing suitable insurance policies. To smooth the transition into daily life in Germany, each foreign student is looked after by a German Bucerius student as part of a Buddy system.  

The International Office organizes a wide range of extracurricular activities to introduce exchange students to German history and culture. This includes, among others, city tours, one-day excursions to Landmarks surrounding Hamburg, visits to theaters and museums, international evenings and sport events with the German students as well as speeches about Germany’s political system, current affairs and the transatlantic relationship. Furthermore, exchange students may participate in a five-day study trip to Berlin and Potsdam that has been organized especially for them. Detailed Information...

Bucerius Law School organizes the "Bucerius Summer Program in International Business Law", an intensive four-week English-taught course for international and German students. The aim of this program is to impart knowledge and understanding of the forces shaping international business law. This helps students meet the increasing requirements of companies and law firms in this field. Seven courses in international business law are offered and students can earn credits. Applicants must have completed at least two years of law studies at the time the program begins.

The "Bucerius Summer Program" is supported by Linklaters.

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