Navigation
Sie sind hier:
Studying at the School of Law
The School of Law offers a Bachelor and a Master of Laws program. These programs are regulated in the study and exam ordinance dated January 23, 2008 and are concretised in the guidance dated January 7, 2008.The programs result in a Bachelor Diploma (Bachelor of Law – BLaw) and a Master Diploma (Master of Law – MLaw). The Bachelor courses are taught in German only, Master courses in German and English.
The courses are structured in the way that traditional elements are combined with innovative teaching techniques. The central tenet of all academic subjects is the traditional legal element, consisting of private law, public law and criminal law.
Innovative features such as group examinations, introduction to English and French legal terminology also form an essential part of the Bachelor’s program.
Both the Bachelor’s and the Master’s degree program are based on the Bologna model. This ensures that the total expenditure of studies remains constant and calculable.
The individual courses are evaluated with Credit points according to the European Credit Transfer System ECTS (1 ECTS Credit Point = 30 learning hours). Furthermore, they are evaluated by course grades, pass/fail examinations or written work. Each semester covers 30 ECTS Credit Points.
The Bachelor’s program follows a sample study plan of 6 semesters and thus 180 ECTS credit points. The Master’s program covers 3 semesters and thus 90 ECTS credit points.
With the examinations immediately following the courses, the students are in the position to rapidly control their study progress.
All examinations are tailored to the each course and are supervised by the instructor or teaching assistants who taught the course.
Innovative features such as group examinations, introduction to English and French legal terminology also form an essential part of the Bachelor’s program.
Both the Bachelor’s and the Master’s degree program are based on the Bologna model. This ensures that the total expenditure of studies remains constant and calculable.
The individual courses are evaluated with Credit points according to the European Credit Transfer System ECTS (1 ECTS Credit Point = 30 learning hours). Furthermore, they are evaluated by course grades, pass/fail examinations or written work. Each semester covers 30 ECTS Credit Points.
The Bachelor’s program follows a sample study plan of 6 semesters and thus 180 ECTS credit points. The Master’s program covers 3 semesters and thus 90 ECTS credit points.
With the examinations immediately following the courses, the students are in the position to rapidly control their study progress.
All examinations are tailored to the each course and are supervised by the instructor or teaching assistants who taught the course.
Although the course is modularised, the students have complete organisational freedom. There is no obligation to acquire 30 ECTS credit points per semester.
The students are advised to spend approximately one quarter of their total time expenditure attending classes (time of contact). The remaining three quarters of their time, they should use for self-study, i.e. preparation and re-evaluation of classes as well as test preparation.
The optional doctorate’s degree (Ph.D.) is not a course of studies but an individual work. To be certified for a doctorate, the candidate must have either a Master’s degree of the University of Lucerne with cum laude honours.
Candidates who obtained a Master’s degree in law at another Swiss university can be admitted, provided that they are allowed to write a thesis at their home university.
Candidates with a foreign law degree must prove that they were among the best 25% of alumni of their graduation year.
The accepted doctoral candidate will write a thesis under the supervision of a lecturer. The topic of the thesis will be the subject of a doctoral colloquium, i.e. a verbal examination lasting 45 minutes.
The students are advised to spend approximately one quarter of their total time expenditure attending classes (time of contact). The remaining three quarters of their time, they should use for self-study, i.e. preparation and re-evaluation of classes as well as test preparation.
The optional doctorate’s degree (Ph.D.) is not a course of studies but an individual work. To be certified for a doctorate, the candidate must have either a Master’s degree of the University of Lucerne with cum laude honours.
Candidates who obtained a Master’s degree in law at another Swiss university can be admitted, provided that they are allowed to write a thesis at their home university.
Candidates with a foreign law degree must prove that they were among the best 25% of alumni of their graduation year.
The accepted doctoral candidate will write a thesis under the supervision of a lecturer. The topic of the thesis will be the subject of a doctoral colloquium, i.e. a verbal examination lasting 45 minutes.
