Our long-time partner in Hartford, the University of Connecticut School of Law, offers FU Law students to participate in the online course "Comparative Law and Rights" taught by Professor Dr. Ángel Oquendo in the spring of 2025.

Once successfully completed at the University of Connecticut, this course will be transferred to the student's records at Freie Universität Berlin with 5 ECTS credits.

Grade conversion will follow the table for study abroad at the University of Connecticut School of Law as approved by the Examination Committee. The table is shown on the webpage https://www.jura.fu-berlin.de/international/studierendenaustausch/outgoings/partnerunis/uconn_double-degree/index.html under the headline "Grade Conversion".

This is a regular course at the University of Connecticut. It will take place online, via video conference, in the U.S. spring term. Teaching in the spring term starts on 21 January 2025 and ends on 2 May 2025.

Class time (with mandatory online attendance) is on Wednesdays from 4 - 6:30 pm local time (Hartford, Connecticut), which translates to a 5- to 6-hour time difference in Berlin depending on the daylight saving.

Target Group

Degree-seeking students: This course will be recognised as a module "Fremdpsprachenfachkompetenz A" or "B"

Non-degree-seeking exchange students: This course will be listed on your transcript of records for the spring term.

Grading

For the most part, the grade will rest on a three-hour, open-book, in-person final exam (at Freie Universität Berlin) toward the end of the semester (most probably in May or June). It may climb up a notch (never down) on the basis of oral participation.

Course Content:

See below under "Downloads"

Enrollment:

Please write an e-mail to the International Office at the FU Berlin Law School international-office@rewiss.fu-berlin.de by Monday, January 20th, 2025 with the following information:

• your name(s)
• your FU student ID (in German: Matrikelnummer)

The International Office will forward your data (including your e-mail address) to Professor Oquendo.

It will technically not be possible to sign up for this course via Campus Management.