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The Master's degree programme "Compliance" is a range of studies offered that builds on degree programmes with a focus on law. It comprises 120 credit points and extends over four semesters. The Master's degree programme can be started in both the winter and summer semesters.

The Master's degree programme comprises ten compulsory modules and pursues an interdisciplinary approach. Six of the ten modules are legal modules in the field of compliance. These represent the main focus of the programme and deal with the legal framework conditions and business challenges of particularly compliance-relevant areas of law. Two of the ten modules teach tax law skills, whereby students can choose from a total of three modules. Finally, business management skills are taught in two further modules.

The majority of courses and lectures are taught in German, with individual modules taught in English.

The third semester includes a practical semester with a compliance-related activity. The practical semester lasts 23 weeks. It can be completed in a company, with a member of a business, tax or legal advice profession or an association of several such professions or in the public sector. In individual cases, the practical semester may be omitted due to recognition of a practical semester already completed in the Bachelor's degree programme or knowledge or qualifications acquired outside the university.

In the fourth semester, you have the opportunity to complete an individually planned semester abroad.

You will complete your Master's degree programme with a final thesis and receive the academic degree "Master of Laws" (LL.M.).

The Master's degree programme "Compliance" provides in-depth knowledge and skills in the field of business law and focuses on compliance-relevant topics in various areas of law.

Graduates are particularly qualified to deal with challenges in the area of compliance. They recognise the need for compliance management systems and are able to assess the legal framework, analyse specific risks and derive targeted measures. They have the ability to analyse and assess compliance management systems in order to critically evaluate their effectiveness and their compliance with existing requirements. Graduates are able to develop compliance systems and check their feasibility and implementation options. Developed solutions can be implemented and existing systems can be further developed as required.

They are also able to identify legal and ethical conflicts and diverging interests. They develop practical solutions, are able to implement them and communicate them in an appropriate form and to the right audience. Graduates act as competent and ethically responsible persons and contribute to the promotion of a corporate culture of integrity and ethical behaviour.