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CHE University Ranking

Law, Department

Studiengang Rechtswissenschaft

Bucerius Law School - Hochschule für Rechtswissenschaft

Studiengang Rechtswissenschaft
Jungiusstraße 6
D-20355 Hamburg
Telephone: +49 40 30706-0
https://www.law-school.de
Bucerius LS Hamburg (priv.)
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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

700

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

13/14 points

Results of study

Exam results

75.0%

Exam preparation

8/8 points

Research

Doctorates per professor

1.8

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
Study organisation
Exam organisation
Digital teaching elements
Assistance with exam preparation
Share of external repetitions visited

4.7%

Introduction to scientific work
Offers for career orientation
Practical orientation in teaching
Support for stays abroad
Rooms
Library
IT-infrastructure
Overall study situation
Self-study places
Return rate of the questionnaires

298

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching

Mandatory small groups with max. 20 students. Self-organised mini groups. Personal coaching if required. Compulsory trimester abroad. Centre for Legal Education: Methodological guidance and support for students, concept and organisation of exam preparation, continuous development of teaching skills. Centre for Studium Generale and personal development. Foreign language programme. Compulsory Business courses. Studium professionale. Studium personale. Additional certificates in Business, Technology, Politics and Philosophy. 8 areas of specialisation.

Special features regarding the international orientation

Compulsory study abroad at approximately 100 partner universities abroad; Master’s is international and taught in English; Compulsory English for Special Purposes courses and further foreign languages; International exchange programme; Three annual summer schools (IP Law, Business Law, Legal Tech); Internationalisation of young academics; Increasingly publication of legal research results in other languages; Visiting lecturers from abroad; Participation in international moot court competitions; International networking as part of international associations and projects.

Special features regarding the equipment

WiFi (including eduroam) across the entire campus; Library open 24/7; Free access to numerous legal databases, often via remote access; Digital case book for active step-by-step resolution of legal issues including a great deal of additional content; Modern equipment of lecture halls and seminar rooms for video conferencing and hybrid teaching; Professional video studio for the production of various digital teaching formats; Campus licence for digital flashcard system; weekly laptop support

Special features regarding research activities

Chair of Fundamentals of Law; Chair of Critique of Law; Junior Professorship Law and Digitalisation; Institute for Foundation Law and the Law of Non-Profit Organizations; Institute for Corporate and Capital Markets Law; Institute of Medical Law; Centre for International Dispute Resolution; Centre for Transnational IP, Media and Technology Law and Policy; Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Energy, Climate and Sustainability; Notary Law Centre for Family-Owned Businesses; Interdisciplinary programme for legal research.

Support for founders

Individual advice from contact persons in university management for questions related to business start-ups; Network via "Entrepreneurial Advisory Board" (with alumni successful as business founders, entrepreneurs or VCs; Student university group "Bucerius Entrepreneurs"; Support in taking part in start-up conferences, etc.; Access to the start-up network of the WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management.

Other special features

Clear commitment to increasing diversity; Tuition fees can be financed via intergenerational contract in reverse; Financial aid for living expenses, studying abroad, application fees and unforeseen costs through internal programmes and scholarships; Special support for first-time academics; Admission to the university is also possible without a school leaving certificate giving right of entry to higher education (Abitur); Green Office works towards the goal of a climate-neutral campus; Curricular and extra-curricular courses on climate and sustainability law; Opportunity to participate in non-profit legal advice (Law Clinic); Own nursery on the campus.

Further information on research activities

Information on access restrictions

Website of the Student Council

online-application

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(P) = Professors' judgements

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Last Update 2023: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education
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