▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁Doctor al ▁degrees ▁can ▁be ▁obtained ▁in ▁most ▁subjects ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Cross - dis cipl inary ▁co - operation , ▁the ▁strength ening ▁of ▁key ▁compet ences , ▁project ▁orientation , ▁and ▁a ▁flexible ▁study ▁programme ▁are ▁the ▁hall marks ▁of ▁these ▁new ▁degree ▁program mes , ▁prepar ing ▁students ▁for ▁many ▁modern ▁career ▁options . ▁For ▁international ▁students ▁of ▁law , ▁the ▁university ▁offers ▁an ▁LL . M . ▁course ▁in ▁German ▁Law . ▁All ▁students , ▁ir res pective ▁of ▁their ▁special isation , ▁are ▁offered ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁program mes ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁complement ▁their ▁main ▁field ▁of ▁study . ▁Among ▁these ▁are ▁data ▁processing , ▁general ▁language ▁courses , ▁special ised ▁language ▁courses ▁( bus iness , ▁law ▁etc .), ▁courses ▁in ▁or al ▁presentation ▁and ▁communication , ▁and ▁a ▁programme ▁in ▁inter c ult ural ▁communication . ▁ ▁Research ▁Key ▁fields ▁of ▁activity ▁include ▁the ▁Natural ▁Sciences ▁( Math emat ics , ▁Physics , ▁Bio - S ci ences , ▁Chem istry ▁and ▁Ph arm acy ), ▁the ▁Human ities ▁( History , ▁Phil ologies ) ▁and ▁Medicine . ▁The ▁German ▁Research ▁Association ▁( DF G ) ▁currently ▁spons ors ▁two ▁collabor ative ▁research ▁cent res ▁( the ▁S FB ▁ 1 0 8 5 ▁" High er ▁In vari ants ▁- inter actions ▁between ▁Ar ithmetic ▁Ge ometry ▁and ▁Global ▁Analysis " ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Mathemat ics ▁and ▁the ▁C RC / Trans reg io ▁ 5