Our curriculum at a glance
After more than 20 years of existence, our curriculum has undergone a comprehensive overhaul. The current curriculum is designed to equip you with the legal skills to meet the challenges of the 21st century. With innovative compulsory subjects, such as "Conflict and Conflict Resolution", we focus on interdisciplinarity, internationality and research-led teaching right from the start of the programme. The modular structure of the programme creates a better overview and gives you more orientation when planning your semester. Smaller examinations at the beginning of the programme are designed to better support the transition from school to university and help prevent a high drop-out rate at this stage. The modular structure of the degree programme also provides a clearer progression of knowledge and skills, from introductory to intermediate to advanced levels.
In focus: specialisation in module N
The jewel in the crown of the curriculum is certainly the specialisation module N. With a scope of 40 ECTS credits, it offers you the opportunity to devote yourself particularly intensively to those areas of law in which you see your professional future during your diploma studies. At the same time, it offers us considerable scope for research-led teaching on current topics. This module is unique in Austria in this form. In addition, we have significantly simplified the recognition of foreign courses and increased the number of ECTS credits to be completed in a foreign language. This means that the international orientation of the REWI University of Graz is increasingly reflected not only in research, but also in teaching.
Have you finished your first study stage?
In the diploma programme, you receive a diploma examination certificate for each study section . Before you can apply for the certificate (you can find the form in the Download Centre), you must ensure that all required grades have already been validated in UNIGRAZonline (green dot under “examination results”).
According to the curriculum, the supplementary examination in Latin must be completed before registering for courses from Module I. It can be taken at the Treffpunkt Sprachen language centre. Please submit proof of your Latin qualification via the online form so that it can be recorded in your SPO study plan.
Registration for courses (with the exception of seminars) is only possible after successful completion of the first stage of the programme.
To register for seminars, both the first stage of the programme and the course “Methodology and Practice of Academic Research” must also have been successfully completed.
In the diploma programme, courses totalling 10 ECTS credits must be completed in a modern foreign language and must have a legal focus.
Once you have obtained the required ECTS credits, please report the completed courses via the online form. If all requirements are met, the corresponding node will be recorded in your SPO study plan.
Registration for the diploma thesis is only possible once the first stage of the programme (150 ECTS credits) and the course “Methodology and Practice of Academic Research” from Module M have been successfully completed.
Registration for the diploma examination is only possible once the first stage of the programme (150 ECTS credits), the diploma thesis, and a further 40 ECTS credits from the second stage of the programme have been successfully completed.
