Law undergraduate programme (state examination)

Before you can take up one of the "traditional" legal occupations, such as solicitor, public prosecutor or judge, you first have to study law at a university and then successfully complete your Vorbereitungsdienst (public-sector traineeship for law graduates, also called a Referendariat). The law programme teaches you about the inner workings of the German legal system and how it pervades all aspects of your everyday life. The aim of this programme – which is taught in terms of the three broad areas civil law, public law and criminal law – is to gain a deep understanding of the law and to be able to analyse and solve practical problems. Contrary to popular belief, the degree programme is anything but dreary.

Passau as a place of study is characterised by an excellent staff-student ratio, state-of-the-art educational structures and short distances on Germany's loveliest university campus. One special feature of this programme is our free university revision programme, which includes written and oral mock exams as well as other individual learning opportunities, such as one-to-one coaching. In Passau, you can also gain an international double degrees in law, complete legal language training in one of nine languages or study part of the programme at one of our numerous partner universities abroad.

You can find detailed information in our infosheet on the programme [German content].

• The Faculty of Law at the University of Passau has an outstanding reputation in Germany, as is shown by the faculty's consistently excellent results in various university rankings.
• In addition, University of Passau law graduates have had the lowest fail rate in the state examination for years and the highest proportion of exams receiving the highest grades among all Bavarian universities.
• Study one of nine law-specific language programmes alongside your degree programme.
• The many university partnerships make it easy for you to study abroad almost anywhere in the world.
• When you study this degree programme, you get the chance to complete the University of London's Certificate of Higher Education in Common Law (CertHE) or Bachelor of Laws (LLB) International Programmes.
• Double degree options exist with Université Toulouse 1 Capitole (France) or Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha in Toledo (Spain).
• Gain attractive additional qualifications while studying the programme, such as the English-taught Certificate of Studies in European, Comparative and International Law (CECIL) and the German-taught Certificate of Studies in Eastern European Law.
• The University's Institute for the Didactics of Law offers students a free year-long revision course to ensure the best preparation for the state examination.
• Once you have completed the undergraduate Law programme, you may continue your studies at the University of Passau with the double degree programme in German and Russian Law.