Compliance and Internal Investigations (LL.B.)
DIPLOMA Hochschule Hamburg · Hamburg, Germany
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Quick Overview
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The DIPLOMA Hochschule Hamburg offers a focus area called Compliance and Internal Investigations within its Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) programme (Wirtschaftsrecht). This specialisation is designed to help students understand compliance rules for companies and the legal framework for conducting internal investigations.
In the Compliance and Internal Investigations track, you learn core elements and goals of a compliance system, including the liability consequences that can arise when a company does not have an effective compliance system in place.
🎯 Course & Curriculum
Course structure
- Fundamentals of Economics and Business Administration (Fundamentals of Business Administration – Institutional Theory; Fundamentals of Economics)
- Introduction to Business Law (Fundamentals of Law; Introduction to Civil Law; Introduction to Commercial and Corporate Law)
- Methodology (Methodology; Special Methodology of Legal Work; Fundamentals of Project Management)
- External Accounting (Bookkeeping; Accounting under Commercial and Tax Law)
- Contractual and Statutory Obligations (Contractual Obligations; Statutory Obligations)
- Business Law: Advanced Studies and Procedural Law (Advanced Commercial and Corporate Law; Business-Relevant Aspects of Civil Procedure Law)
- Employment Law (Human Resources and Organisation; Labour Law; Tax and Social-Security Aspects of Business Activity)
- Data and Information Processing (Information Processing; Statistics I)
- Marketing in the Digital Environment (Marketing; Digital Marketing)
- Property, Credit and Insolvency Law (Property Law; Insolvency Law; Credit Law, Lending and Security)
- Financing and Cost Accounting (Financing; Cost Accounting)
- Public Law (Administrative Law; European Law; Business Criminal Law)
- Mediative Communication (Rhetoric; Cooperative Conflict Resolution; Intercultural Communication)
- Business and Legal English (Business English – Correspondence; Legal English – Correspondence; Legal English – Negotiation)
- Compliance and Internal Investigations (Compliance; Business Ethics; Internal Investigations)
- Practical Phase
- Legal Tech (Fundamentals of Business Information Systems; Legal Tech – Fundamentals; Legal Tech – Blockchain and Smart Contracts)
- Bachelor Thesis and Colloquium
Curriculum
The 180 ECTS curriculum combines compulsory legal, business, methodological and digital modules with the 12 ECTS Compliance and Internal Investigations elective, an 18 ECTS practical phase, and the bachelor thesis and colloquium. The official study plan varies slightly according to whether studies begin in the winter or summer semester; the rows below follow the published winter-start progression and group modules that extend across more than one semester.
| Semester | No. of modules | Module / subject category | ECTS / CP | Semester total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semesters 1–2 | Legal, business and methodological foundation modules | Fundamentals of Economics and Business Administration (Fundamentals of Business Administration – Institutional Theory; Fundamentals of Economics) | 10 | 48 |
| Introduction to Business Law (Fundamentals of Law; Introduction to Civil Law; Introduction to Commercial and Corporate Law) | 10 | |||
| Methodology (Methodology; Special Methodology of Legal Work; Fundamentals of Project Management) | 8 | |||
| External Accounting (Bookkeeping; Accounting under Commercial and Tax Law) | 12 | |||
| Contractual and Statutory Obligations (Contractual Obligations; Statutory Obligations) | 8 | |||
| Semester 3 | Advanced business law and employment-law modules | Business Law: Advanced Studies and Procedural Law (Advanced Commercial and Corporate Law; Business-Relevant Aspects of Civil Procedure Law) | 8 | 20 |
| Employment Law (Human Resources and Organisation; Labour Law; Tax and Social-Security Aspects of Business Activity) | 12 | |||
| Semesters 3–4 | Data, digital marketing and commercial-law application modules | Data and Information Processing (Information Processing; Statistics I) | 8 | 28 |
| Marketing in the Digital Environment (Marketing; Digital Marketing) | 8 | |||
| Property, Credit and Insolvency Law (Property Law; Insolvency Law; Credit Law, Lending and Security) | 12 | |||
| Semesters 4–6 | Finance, public law, communication and legal-English modules | Financing and Cost Accounting (Financing; Cost Accounting) | 6 | 32 |
| Public Law (Administrative Law; European Law; Business Criminal Law) | 6 | |||
| Mediative Communication (Rhetoric; Cooperative Conflict Resolution; Intercultural Communication) | 8 | |||
| Business and Legal English (Business English – Correspondence; Legal English – Correspondence; Legal English – Negotiation) | 12 | |||
| Semesters 5–6 | Selected compulsory elective specialisation | Compliance and Internal Investigations (Compliance; Business Ethics; Internal Investigations) | 12 | 12 |
| Semesters 4–5 | Practical phase | Practical Phase | 18 | 18 |
| Semesters 6–7 | Legal technology and final degree modules | Legal Tech (Fundamentals of Business Information Systems; Legal Tech – Fundamentals; Legal Tech – Blockchain and Smart Contracts) | 10 | 22 |
| Bachelor Thesis and Colloquium | 12 | |||
| Total | Compulsory legal, business, methodological, communication and digital modules, Compliance and Internal Investigations specialisation, practical phase, bachelor thesis and colloquium | 180 ECTS | ||
Career outcomes
- You gain job-relevant skills in compliance topics and internal investigations, helping you support investigations, risk assessment, and governance processes inside organizations.
- You build a strong foundation to understand legal requirements in economic contexts, so you can contribute confidently to contract work, legal risk identification, and business decision support.
- You develop practical communication skills through Business & Legal English, enabling you to handle legally relevant correspondence and negotiations professionally.
- The combination of law, business fundamentals, and Legal Tech topics positions you for compliance- and investigation-related roles that increasingly require interdisciplinary knowledge.
- A bachelor degree that totals 180 ECTS supports your pathway toward further specialization or advanced studies in law-and-business adjacent tracks.
Employability rate
Graduates of compliance, investigations, and business-law related fields in Germany typically experience an employability rate of around 85% and an unemployment rate of about 15%, reflecting steady hiring needs in compliance, risk, and governance functions.
Together, these figures suggest a reasonably stable career outlook, especially for candidates who can combine legal understanding with practical organizational and communication skills.
✅ Entry Requirements
Academic qualification
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Higher secondary / university entrance qualification (foreign) | International applicants with foreign qualifications must provide proof of equivalence for admission. The program accepts general higher education entrance qualifications and other recognized German-equivalent university entrance routes; exact accepted foreign equivalents are assessed case-by-case based on the equivalence requirement stated by the university. |
| Recognized prior qualification for Bachelor admission | The university states that admission is granted if you meet one of the listed admission qualification routes, including foreign qualifications with proof of equivalence. If you do not have a traditional school-leaving qualification, the university also lists alternative qualifying paths such as recognized vocational education and related professional experience; equivalence is required for foreign certificates. |
Language requirements
💶 Fees & Funding
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | EUR 0 / per year | DIPLOMA lists monthly instalment models for this Fernstudium programme. For example: Ratenmodell I 257 € / month (42 monthly instalments), Ratenmodell II 217 € / month (54 monthly instalments), and Ratenmodell III 177 € / month (72 monthly instalments). Tuition is shown as monthly instalments on the official programme page. |
| Exam fee | EUR 695 / one time | The programme page states an additional one-time Prüfungsgebühr of 695 €. |
Proof of financial resources
Important dates
Application window
| Milestone | October - Winter intake | April - Summer intake |
|---|---|---|
| Application portal opens | N/A | N/A |
| Application deadline (final submit) | N/A | N/A |
| Application deadline (EU students) | N/A | N/A |
| Application deadline (Non-EU students) | N/A | N/A |
| Recommended apply-by | N/A | N/A |
| Semester begins | October 01, 2026 | April 01, 2026 |
Pre-application & reviews
| Milestone | October - Winter intake | April - Summer intake |
|---|---|---|
| VPD request - recommended | N/A | N/A |
| VPD result expected | N/A | N/A |
| APS - recommended | N/A | N/A |
| Start eligibility check | N/A | N/A |
Document submission deadlines
| Milestone | October - Winter intake | April - Summer intake |
|---|---|---|
| Application submission deadline | N/A | N/A |
| Document submission deadline (EU students) | N/A | N/A |
| Document submission deadline (Non-EU students) | N/A | N/A |
| Language certificate deadline | N/A | N/A |
| Official transcripts deadline | N/A | N/A |
| Certified translations deadline | N/A | N/A |
| Postal / hard-copy documents deadline | N/A | N/A |
| Missing documents (if requested) | N/A | N/A |
📝 How to Apply
Check admission eligibility with foreign qualifications
Review which of the university’s listed admission qualification routes you meet with your foreign education documents. The university states that for foreign degrees/certificates, equivalence must be proven for admission. If you are unsure how your qualification is classified, contact the university study service before submitting.
Apply online
Submit your application online using the university’s official application form. You can apply at any time, and the regular study start is in April or October. Make sure you upload or provide the required qualification documents that allow the university to verify admission eligibility for international applicants educated abroad.
Complete admission checks and proceed to enrolment
After you apply, the university will review your eligibility based on your submitted foreign qualifications. The program description states that study start can occur after individual review, including at other times beyond the regular start dates. Respond promptly if the university requests additional documents for equivalence assessment.