International Taxation and Law, B.A.
For companies, tax authorities and governments alike, tax issues must be viewed within an increasingly international context. Have you picked up on this trend, too, and would you like to capitalise on it by offering expert international tax advice for private households and companies? Then earn your degree in our English-taught undergraduate programme International Taxation and Law, B.A. and obtain the qualifications you will need for your professional future
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 7 semesters, 210 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €365.10 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
You will gather international experience through numerous international partnerships and joint projects with our university partners around the world. To ensure your success during your studies, you will also enjoy a supportive learning environment with modern facilities, an extensive library collection of specialist publications, and a laboratory specifically designed for Taxation and Law students.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
This degree programme will open the door to a variety of interesting career paths with very bright prospects for the future. These paths can include, for example:
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- Tax advising and accountancy firms
- Tax departments in internationally operating companies
- Business consulting firms
- Financial management for foreign companies
The flexibility in choosing elective subjects allows you to specialize in areas aligned more closely with your desired career path.
Some companies/organizations, that our graduates got employed at:
- Assistants of tax advisors in one of the„Big Four“ tax firms
- Taxadvisors-exam
- Experts for Transfer pricing, i.e. for problems related to contracts within a group of enterprises which are related to each others by having identical owners
- Jobs in small or medium tax firms in Germany
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €365.10 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
|---|---|
| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application via uni-assist until 15.07uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.07.2027 (274 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.