Interdisciplinary Offerings

Are you interested in more than just your own subject? Do you want to use your time at university to expand your general knowledge or take part in interdisciplinary projects?

The Interdisciplinary Offerings are aimed at all students who want to get to know new areas of knowledge and are interested beyond their own subject boundaries. Attend seminars and lectures from other faculties and institutions as well as our regional co-operation partners.

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Entrepreneurship

Series of events on founding a company organised by the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics: from conception and idea development to the successful implementation of a business model.

The programme is divided into:

» Basics: Lecture "From the idea to the start-up"

» In-depth: Startup workshop

» Specialisation: Business start-up simulation game

Law for non-Lawyers

In the Law for non-Lawyers programme of the Faculty of Law, you will receive a sound overview of basic legal knowledge in 4 introductory courses.

The programme comprises a total of 8 SWS and 12 CP. The aim of the programme is to give students who are not studying law an understanding of legal thinking and to provide them with career-specific knowledge.

Business Studies for non-Economists

The module Business Administration for non-Economists of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics introduces you in detail to the basics of economics.

The module comprises a total of 8 SWS and 12 CP. Basic knowledge of business administration is taught in the areas of management, personnel and organisation as well as financing. One seminar deals with current interdisciplinary business management issues.

Scientific Ethics

The programme Scientific Ethics in the Empirical Sciences of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities provides you with a well-founded overview of ethical problems in research and publication practice.

The programme on scientific ethics includes seminars on good scientific practice, moral responsibility in science, publication ethics, bioethics and research ethics. The courses comprise 2 SWS and 3 CP.

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Computer Science for non-Computer-Scientists

Information technology skills are also becoming increasingly important for non-specialists. They help to understand technological processes and deal more effectively with digital media.

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health humanities hhu

The health humanities hhu aim to promote dialogue between medicine and other disciplines, particularly the cultural sciences and the humanities.

Scope and crediting of the offer

Courses from the Studium Universale programme can generally be taken freely, combined and, as a rule, credited towards your degree. The number of CP and SWS varies depending on the format, as this is an area of cooperation between different faculties and institutions. For more detailed information regarding the creditability of courses in your degree programme, please contact your academic advisor.