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Law, Department

Juristische Fakultät

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Juristische Fakultät
Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 6-10
D-69117 Heidelberg
Telephone: +49 6221 54-7442
https://www.uni-heidelberg.de

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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

2,900

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

90

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

8/14 points

Results of study

Exam results

47.7%

Research

Doctorates per professor

2.4

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

76.3%

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

452

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching

Centre for legal attorney training: Lawyer-oriented legal education; HeidelPräp!: The Faculty of Law has designed its own extensive programme for exam preparation. "Villa HeidelPräp!": 50 permanent jobs for exam candidates. These places will be allocated individually for 12 months. Small group work rooms, tutors, fireside chat; Heidelberg Basic Certificate (HGZ); Heidelberg Bar Certificate (HAZ); Law tandem for international and German Law students; Marsilius studies: Interdisciplinary seminars.

Special features regarding the international orientation

Four areas of specialisation are fully, or half the time, dedicated to international aspects; all other areas also comprise international aspects. Coursework (50% of the university exam) can be completed during a semester abroad. Seminars together with universities abroad: Krakow, Ferrara, Budapest, Mohyla Academy Kiev, Vienna.

Special features regarding the equipment

Use of visual media on projectors in all rooms. Dedicated negotiation room set up for holding moot courts. Book scanners in the department library (saves on paper and time). WiFi in library, additional computer workstations, legal databases.

Special features regarding research activities

International networking, wide variety of research areas, philosophical, historical basic research, international and interdisciplinary approach; Interdisciplinary Marsilius-Kolleg research institute. Psychological research project self-regulation: Possibilities of successful self and stress regulation in exam preparation

Other special features

Villa HeidelPräp! and mentor programme for examinees; Solicitor-oriented legal education.

Further information on research activities

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Information on access restrictions

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Acronyms

(S) = Students' judgements

(F) = Facts

(P) = Professors' judgements

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Value in percent

Value in points

Euro

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

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