Sentence:  As will be explained below, students taking <WSD>repetitoria</WSD> usually pay for a chunk of hours per subject and this could mean anything between DM 1,000 and 3,000 (approximately ₤1,000) per course on, say, civil law or procedural law etc. Even for those students who follow <WSD>repetitoria</WSD> in many courses, the overall cost is still low by comparison to British fees and infinitesimally low by comparison to American ones (though it does not seem so to the German takers). 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A private class that augments a university course of studies by reviewing material, typically found in the German system.