Master's Programme Business Law
| Faculty | Faculty of Law |
| Duration / ECTS-Credits | 4 semesters / 120 ECTS-Credits |
| Academic Degree |
Master des Wirtschaftsrechts, LL.M. (Wirtschaftsrecht) |
| Qualification Level | Master (Second Cycle) ISCED-11: Level 7, EQF/NQF: Level 7 |
| ISCED-F | 0421 Law |
| Mode of Study |
Full-Time |
| Study Code | UC 066 900 |
| Curriculum | Information on the Curriculum (2016W)* |
| Language of Instruction | German |
| Admission Requirements | Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent and Language Certificates |
| Application |
* Information on the Curriculum (2016W)
The complete version of the curriculum reflects the currently valid version of the curriculum. It is for informational purposes only and is not legally binding. The legally binding version of the curriculum, including any amendments, may be found in the University of Innsbruck Bulletins.
In order to determine which version of the curriculum is applicable in your case, see the Catalogue of Studies
available at: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/lfuonline_meinestudien.studienblatt
Section: Current Curriculum version
University of Innsbruck Bulletins » (Click to open all University of Innsbruck Bulletins)
- English version of the Curriculum (from October 1 2020)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin December 16 2020, Issue 29, No. 256 (equivalence list)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin April 30 2019, Issue 25, No. 345 (modification of the curriculum)
- English version of the Curriculum (from October 1 2017)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin May 30 2017, Issue 42, No. 590 (modification of the curriculum)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 24 2016, Issue 44, No. 488
Requirements
Relevant bachelor’s degree at the University of Innsbruck:
Proof of general university entrance qualification:
The general university entrance qualification for admission to a master's programme must be proven by the completion of a subject-related bachelor's programme, another subject-related programme of at least the same higher education level at a recognised domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution, or a program defined in the curriculum of the master's programme. To compensate for significant differences in subject matter, supplementary examinations (maximum 30 ECTS credits) may be prescribed, which must be taken by the end of the second semester of the master's programme.
The rectorate may determine which of these supplementary examinations are prerequisites for taking examinations provided for in the curriculum of the master's programme.
Recommended Course Sequence
The exemplary course sequence given below is recommended for full-time students beginning their study programme in the winter semester. The table shows one possible course sequence for the bachelor's programme and is not compulsory. Delays resulting from repeated examinations are not taken into account.
The standard duration of the study programme is 4 semesters or 120 ECTS-Credits, whereby according to the Universities Act of 2002, a workload of 1,500 (real) hours per academic year must be fulfilled, corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits (one ECTS-Credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 hours).
5.0 ECTS-Credits: CM Labour Law
7.5 ECTS-Credits: CM Civil Procedure Law
10.0 ECTS-Credits: CM Criminal Law
7.5 ECTS-Credits: CM Organisation and Human Resource Management - Specialisation
5.0 ECTS-Credits: CM Tax Law
10.0 ECTS-Credits: CM Constitutional and Administrative Law
7.5 ECTS-Credits: CM Private Aspects of Business Law
7.5 ECTS-Credits: CM Accounting and Corporate Valuation
7.5 ECTS-Credits: CM Private Law
7.5 ECTS-Credits: CM European Law
7.5 ECTS-Credits: CM Public International Law
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
2.5 ECTS-Credits: CM Research Colloquium for the Master's Thesis
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
20.0 ECTS-Credits: Master's Thesis
Qualification Profile and Skills
Building on a corresponding bachelor's programme, the Master's Programme Business Law serves to provide in-depth training in specific business law issues as well as to expand the knowledge of business sciences required for this. In addition, this degree programme offers specialisations in these areas according to the student's choice.
Expected Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the Master's Programme Business Law have an extended legal knowledge of content and methodology as well as specific knowledge of business law and economics. They are able to independently deal with challenging problems in law and business using legal solution methods. Their high level of problem-solving competence acquired on the basis of this university education prepares them to work in a scientifically sound manner in all professional fields relevant to business law, both on a national and international level.
Future Prospects: Occupational Profiles and Career Opportunities
The Master's Programme Business Law qualifies students for top positions in the private sector or in the public sector, for jobs in public accounting, but also for traditional legal jobs in the law firm, in the notary's office or in court.
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Information about the Programme
Examination Dates (only in German)
Information about examination regulations, assessment and grading
Examination regulations
The examination regulation is an integral part of the curriculum, detailed information can be found under the paragraph examination regulations.
Description of the applied grading system (including the grade distribution table) »
The grade distribution table is a statistical representation of the distribution of all successfully completed examinations in a given programme of study or subject (based on all registered students for the programme or subject). The grade distribution table is updated in regular intervals.
The grade distribution table is a statistical representation of the distribution of all successfully completed examinations in a given programme of study or subject (based on all registered students for the programme or subject). The grade distribution table is updated in regular intervals.
| Austrian grading scheme |
Definition |
%-age |
||
| 1 | EXCELLENT: Outstanding performance |
40.6 |
|
= 100 % |
|
2 |
GOOD: Generally good, but with some errors |
32.2 | ||
| 3 | SATISFACTORY: Generally sound work with a number of substantial errors |
19.7 |
||
| 4 | SUFFICIENT: Performance meets the minimum criteria |
7.5 |
||
| 5 | INSUFFICIENT: Substantial improvement necessary; requirement of further work |
December 2021
Overall classification of the qualification
Not applicable
Explanation: An overall classification (mit Auszeichnung bestanden/pass with distinction, bestanden/pass, nicht bestanden/fail) – is awarded, in accordance with § 73 Para 3 UA, only for examinations that conclude a programme of study and consist of more than one subject (an examination of this type is not specified in the curriculum of this programme of study).
Forms (in German only)
- Examination Records
- Application for the Master's Thesis
- Cover Sheet for the Master's Thesis
- Submission of the Master's Thesis
- To block the Master's Thesis
Contact and Information
Examination Office
Standort Innrain 52d 
Associate Dean of Studies
Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Monika Niedermayr
Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Bernhard Alexander Koch, LL.M.