- 3 flexible time models from full-time to part-time for every situation
- interesting specialisations, such as in media law or in mergers, acquisitions, and corporate finance
- innovative learning concept with IU Learn app and digital classes
- no numerus clausus, no admission restrictions
These are the admission requirements for the Bachelor of Business Law
In the Bachelor's distance learning course in Business Law at the IU International University (IU), you can enroll if you provide us with your high school diploma (general university entrance qualification), your technical college entrance qualification, or your subject-specific university entrance qualification.
Alternatively, you can enroll without a high school diploma. Studying without a high school diploma at IU is possible under the following conditions:
- You have successfully completed an advanced training course, such as a training course to become a state-certified business economist.
- Or you have completed a vocational training, such as training to become an office clerk. Following your training, you have worked in this profession full-time for at least 3 years. If your training is not thematically related to the distance learning course in Business Law, you will first complete a trial study before being regularly enrolled.

Study Content & Modules: This is the Study Schedule in the Bachelor of Business Law
The bachelor's programme at IU International University is modular in structure. A module usually consists of 5 credits (ECTS) and concludes with an examination, such as a written exam or assignment. You complete your bachelor's degree step by step - and even largely determine when you want to complete each module.
In full-time studies, you can structure your study plan as follows, for example:
- 1st semester: Introduction to Business Private Law I, Introduction to Academic Work, Business Administration, Foundations of Civil Law I, Project Management, Introduction to Business Private Law II
- 2nd semester: Foundations of Civil Law II, Collaborative Work, Public Law I, Accounting and Financial Reporting (optional according to German or Austrian legal basis), Marketing, Law of Obligations I
- 3rd semester: Intercultural and Ethical Action Competence, Law of Obligations II, Personnel and Business Management, Public Law II, Labour Law I, Cost and Performance Accounting
- 4th semester: Labour Law II: Performance Interference and Termination of Employment, Commercial and Corporate Law I: Commercial Law, Fundamentals of Economic Criminal Law, Human Resources, Investment and Finance, International Contract Management
- 5th semester: Project: Contract Design, Commercial and Corporate Law II: Corporate Law, Seminar: Data Protection in the Company, Digital Business Models, Elective Subject A
- 6th semester: Elective Subject B, Elective Subject C, Bachelor's Thesis
What's special about IU distance learning: the many opportunities to deepen your studies with interesting elective modules. In the Bachelor of Business Law, you choose a total of 3 specialization modules:
You choose your first specialization module from these topics: Governance and Compliance International Business Law, Collective Labour Law, Real Estate Law, IT and Media Law, Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Finance, National and International Tax Law, Law of Security Interests, Dispute Resolution, Austrian Business Law, Personnel Services, Corporate Law.
Your second and third specialization modules are chosen from these topics: Advanced Leadership, Applied Sales, Business Controlling, Business Consulting, Event Management, E-Commerce, Industry 4.0, Foreign Languages, Communication and PR, Negotiation, Tourism Management, Organizational Psychology, Enterprise Resource Planning, International HR and Leadership, International Management, International Marketing and Branding, Aviation Management, Online and Social Media Marketing, General Studies, Supply Chain Management, Corporate Finance, Entrepreneurial Hotel Management.
Study Concept: How the Part-Time Business Law Studies at IU Work
You can adapt the online Business Law studies at IU International University flexibly to your life and daily routine according to what suits you best. For instance, you can choose from 3 study models: In the full-time programme, you need a total of 6 semesters, i.e., 36 months, to complete the bachelor's degree. In part-time study I, you study for 8 semesters until completion. Or you opt for part-time study II and take 12 semesters to complete the bachelor's degree.
With each module registration, you will receive study materials from IU as printed study booklets. All materials are also available digitally. The IU Interactive Books are innovative learning scripts enriched with video clips and quiz questions at the end of a lesson. Depending on the module, study materials are complemented with podcasts, live tutorials, and video content in the form of so-called shortcasts. You access the IU Interactive Books through the convenient IU Learn App.
In many modules, virtual classes are also offered, allowing you to interactively engage with your fellow students and lecturers.
Especially convenient and flexible is the option to complete module exams in the form of online exams. You can take an online exam 24/7, 7 days a week, at a time when you feel optimally prepared, for example, for a construction exam. Additionally, we operate around 40 exam centres in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland where you can also take your exams in a traditional on-site setting.

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