period, law degrees were offered by the SoWi faculty, which was then theFaculty of Social Sciences, Economics, Business and Law. In addition to Diploma and doctorate degrees in law, the RE faculty offers a Bachelor's degree in Business Law in cooperation with the SoWi faculty. Law degrees are also offered via multimedia distance learning. The abbreviation RE is derived from the first two letters of the faculty's name German name, Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät. At present, the RE faculty consists of 20 institutes. Faculty of Medicine (MED) The Faculty of Medicine was founded in 2014. A new MED-Campus is being built. Interdisciplinary programs The master's degree program in web sciences is divided into branches of study: social web, web art & design, web business & economy, web engineering as well as web and the law. It offers those with academic background in various fields a research-led expansion and in-depth look at fields relevant to the web such as technology, business, law, society, art and culture. Distance learning The JKU maintains several distance learning centers in Austria that offer degrees and courses at the German FernUniversität Hagen, the British Open University and JKU's own distance law degree program. Other universities in Linz There are three other universities in Linz: The University of Art and Design Linz, a public university for arts and industrial design (ca. 800 students), the Anton Bruckner Private University with approx. 1000 students enrolled, and the Catholic Private University Linz with about 500 students, which has been a Papal faculty since 1978. Notes and references See also List of early modern universities in Europe External links Official JKU website Information for prospective international students (in English) Information about JKU from a former student (in English) Dormitories Julius Raab Heim WIST Haus Kepler Heim Evangelisches Studentenheim Linz (esh) Katholische Hochschulgemeinde Linz (KHG) Hotel Sommerhaus (Julius Raab Heim) Related Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics (in English) Study in Austria: A Guide Educational institutions established in 1966 Buildings and structures in Linz Johannes Kepler Education in Upper Austria 1966 establishments in Austria