Law - Doctoral Program
Jurisprudence is the science of law, its manifestations, its application and its effects. The doctoral program offers outstanding students the opportunity to conduct research in all areas of law and at the same time offers them courses that systematically support their progress and enable them to complete a doctorate within a reasonable period of time.
Jurisprudence is the science of law, its manifestations, its application and its effects. The doctoral program offers outstanding students the opportunity to conduct research in all areas of law and at the same time offers them courses that systematically support their progress and enable them to complete a doctorate within a reasonable period of time. The program is part of a concept for the promotion of young researchers that spans the individual professorships and institutes of the department, through which the research achievements of the individual doctoral students are networked and supported.
Students can get to know and apply new approaches to legal research in dialog with supervisors and other doctoral candidates. To broaden their own research perspective, discover intra- and interdisciplinary connections and develop their own personality, students can attend numerous regularly offered doctoral seminars and colloquia, workshops and many other events from the four profile areas of the doctoral program (European and International Law, Business and Tax Law, Commercial Criminal Law and State, Administration, Economics).
A Doctorate in the field of law not only opens the way to a career at universities, colleges and research institutes. A career in law firms, companies, ministries and the judiciary can also be greatly boosted by a Doctorate. It demonstrates the ability to carry out independent research and thus to work methodically and innovatively, as well as showing perseverance and discipline. A certificate is awarded for successful participation in the doctoral program, which demonstrates structured doctoral studies, in-depth knowledge in the chosen profile area and the achievements made.
The prerequisite for access to the doctoral program is that the applicant has been accepted as a doctoral candidate by the Dean in accordance with the doctoral regulations of the School of Law at Osnabrück University. The requirements for this can be found in the admission regulations.
The program is free of admission.
All information on applying for this doctoral program can be found under Doing a doctorate at Osnabrück University.
The examination regulations do not prescribe an obligatory period of study abroad. However, a number of Options for Studying Abroad are available to you within a range of exchange programs. The International Office will be happy to answer any questions you might have.
Studying at Osnabrück University means you will be subject to semester fees. Depending on how much of your study credit (standard period of study plus tolerance semester) you have used up, you may also have to pay long-term study fees. Additional information on this topic may be found at How Much does Studying Cost?
Our Central Study Counseling Service will be happy to provide you with all the information you need about studying, admission requirements and the structure of your chosen program.
The student advisory service answers specific questions about the course content.
The degree program has been accredited by the Agency for Quality Assurance through Accreditation of Study Programs AQAS e. V.