Vergabe- und Vertragsrecht

Semester plan over 4 semesters (standard duration per university: 4.5 semesters)

1. Semester 118 ECTS required · 2 required electivesPrinciples of Public Procurement Law · Principles of Contract Law in Public Procurement · Budget Law and Procurement Pricing Law/Budget Management Accounting and Finance · 2 required electives from the elective areas below

   • Principles of Public Procurement LawSummary by OWWZ: Public procurement is examined through national, European and international rules, focusing on procedures, award criteria, legal protection and security and defence procurement.6 ECTS
   • Principles of Contract Law in Public ProcurementSummary by OWWZ: Public procurement contracts are designed methodically. Students assess contractual objectives, risks, enforceability, warranties and liability, alongside security-related and cross-border procurement requirements.6 ECTS
   • Budget Law and Procurement Pricing Law/Budget Management Accounting and FinanceSummary by OWWZ: Public budgets are analysed legally and economically. Budget planning, procurement pricing, financial control, investment appraisal and financial management are connected with cost accounting and procurement procedures.6 ECTS
2. Semester 29 ECTS required · 2 required electivesInternational Public Procurement and Contract Law · Project Planning · 2 required electives from the elective areas below

   • International Public Procurement and Contract LawSummary by OWWZ: International procurement rules are connected with cross-border contract law. WTO, EU and defence agreements, conflict of laws, jurisdiction and judicial or alternative enforcement are examined.6 ECTS
   • Project PlanningSummary by OWWZ: Projects are planned qualitatively and quantitatively. Time, resource and cost constraints, network planning, service systems and capacity management support appropriate implementation decisions.Semesters 2–36 ECTS
3. Semester 316 ECTS required · 2 required electivesMaster Dissertation · Public Procurement Procedure and Contract Design in Practice · 2 required electives from the elective areas belowContinues: Project Planning

   • Master DissertationSummary by OWWZ: An independent academic thesis investigates a procurement or contract-law problem. Literature analysis, advanced models and, where appropriate, empirical research culminate in a written thesis and colloquium.Thesis · Semesters 3–4Exam (in German): Masterthesis & Kolloquium16 ECTS
   • Public Procurement Procedure and Contract Design in PracticeSummary by OWWZ: Practical procurement cases and recent case law deepen procurement and contract law. Students investigate a topic in writing, present findings and discuss legally robust solutions for complex contracts.Exam (in German): Projektleistung oder Seminarleistung5 ECTS
4. Semester 48 ECTS requiredContinues: Master Dissertation

Elective areas

• Wahlpflichtbereichchoose 9 ECTS · 6 modules

  • Competition LawSummary by OWWZ: European and German competition law are examined economically, covering restrictive agreements, market-power abuse and mergers, particularly bid rigging and buyer power in public procurement.Semesters 1–33 ECTSRequired elective
  • State Aid LawSummary by OWWZ: European state-aid law is explored through legal foundations, exemptions and decisions, focusing on administrative and civil-law recovery of unlawful aid in Germany.3 ECTSRequired elective
  • Building Procurement LawSummary by OWWZ: Public works procurement is explored through tendering, specifications, bidder suitability and bid evaluation, including cancellation and legal protection above and below procurement thresholds.3 ECTSRequired elective
  • Legal protection and Public ProcurementSummary by OWWZ: Legal protection in procurement is examined through requirements, institutions and procedures. Students compare remedies above and below thresholds and assess decisions and liability claims.3 ECTSRequired elective
  • Patent LawSummary by OWWZ: Patents and utility models protect technical inventions. Patentability, granting procedures, remedies, international issues and employee inventions introduce the legal dimensions of technical innovation management.Semesters 1–33 ECTSRequired elective
  • Negotiation PsychologySummary by OWWZ: Psychological processes explain distributive and integrative negotiations. Strategies, cognitive biases and conflict resolution are analysed through cases and practised in role plays.Exam (in German): Referat mit Ausarbeitung oder Projektleistung3 ECTSRequired elective

Topic profile

ECTS by topic from the curriculum’s modules; together at most the programme’s ECTS.RequiredElective

• Public and administrative law10 ECTS: 7 required, 3 elective10 ECTS
• Civil law9 ECTS: 9 required9 ECTS
• Commercial and corporate law7 ECTS: 5 required, 2 elective7 ECTS
• European and international law6 ECTS: 5 required, 1 elective6 ECTS
• Service management3 ECTS: 3 required3 ECTS
• Optimisation and operations research3 ECTS: 3 required3 ECTS
• Management accounting and controlling2 ECTS: 2 required2 ECTS
• Accounting and financial reporting2 ECTS: 2 required2 ECTS

Curriculum sources

• Vergabe- und Vertragsrecht: Studien- und PrüfungsordnungExamination regulations · Version Veröffentlicht im Hochschulanzeiger 09/2021 am 09.09.2021 · checked 18 October 2026
• Modulhandbuch Vergabe- und VertragsrechtModule handbook · Version Stand: 10.08.2021 · checked 18 October 2026