Faculty of Law and Political Science

Rechts- und Staatswissenschaftliche Fakultät

On October 18, 1818, the Faculty of Law was founded at the University of Bonn. From the beginning, well-known legal scholars worked here to help shape the development of German law. In 1928, the political science section was spun off from the Faculty of Philosophy, which has since grown into its own department of economics and, together with the law department, forms the law and political science faculty.

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Facts about the faculty

University	University of Bonn
Programmes	2 programmes · 1 bachelor's, 1 master's
Language of programmes	German B2 — 1 programme; English — 1 programme
Campus	Campus City
Application	bachelor's until 15.07; master's until 30.04
City	Bonn
Website	https://www.rsf.uni-bonn.de/

What the faculty's programmes require

The university-wide requirements are complemented by the faculty's own — they are missed most often, because the university page does not list them.

German B2 before applying

For 1 German-taught programme: DSH, TestDaF or telc C1 Hochschule — before you apply, not after.

English B2

For 1 English-taught programme; the accepted tests (IELTS, TOEFL) are on the programme page.

About the faculty

With the "Center for Advanced Studies in Law and Economics (CASTLE)" and the "Center for Economics and Neuroscience (CENs)", the Faculty of Law and Political Science has two future-oriented institutions. The CASTLE emerged from the cooperation of the two faculties of the faculty as an interdisciplinary institution. It includes academics from the faculties of law and economics as well as the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods. It is headed by Prof. Dr. Daniel Zimmer (law) and Urs Schweizer (economics). The interdisciplinary cooperation is also expressed in the "Law and Economics" course, which has been offered successfully since the winter semester 2012/13.

As the central scientific institution of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, the CEN was founded in 2009 under the direction of Armin Falk (http://www.cens.uni-bonn.de/the-center/neuroeconomics). The aim of this central scientific facility is to bring together knowledge and methods from the fields of neuroscience, personality genetics, medicine and economics with the aim of a deeper understanding of the biological foundations of human behavior, especially in economically relevant contexts, and the provision of the resources relevant to neuro-economic research as well as the creation of a platform for neuro-economic research in Germany and worldwide.

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Where the faculty's students study

Classes take place at Campus City — when choosing housing, go by this campus, not by the university's main address.

Questions about admission to the faculty

Where do the faculty's students study?

Classes of Faculty of Law and Political Science take place at: Campus City. Look for housing near the campus, not near the university's main address.

In which language are the programmes taught?

German B2 — 1 programme; English — 1 programme.

When do I need to apply?

Bachelor's until 15.07; master's until 30.04. Deadlines differ between programmes — check the programme page.

Do I apply to the faculty or to a programme?

To a programme: requirements, language and deadline are set per programme, and the faculty's admission committee assesses the application.

Will you get in with your grades at this faculty?

We will convert your certificate to the German scale and compare it with the committee's requirements, including subject requirements.

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