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Attending Selected Courses at Freie Universität Berlin
Welcome@FUBerlin
Sarah HostmannSebastian Mebes
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Content
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1. Concept and requirements
2. Structure of Freie Universität Berlin
3. Selected courses via Welcome@FUBerlin
4. Different types of courses (lectures, seminars)
5. Terminology: Modules, Credit Points and Exams
6. Individial counseling
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IN WELCHER FACHRICHTUNG MÖCHTEN SIE EINE LV BESUCHEN?IN WHICH SUBJECT DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A CLASS?
A – Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften (z.B. Literatur, Philosophie, Kultur)
B – Gesellschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften (z.B. Politikwissenschaft, Soziologie, Medienwissenschaft)
C – Naturwissenschaften (z.B. Mathematik, Biologie, Chemie, Physik, Pharmazie)
D – Ingenieurwissenschaften (z.B. Maschinenbau, Architektur, Informatik)
E – Medizin und Veterinärmedizin
F – Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften
G – Erziehungswissenschaften, Psychologie, Lehramt
A – Humanities and Cultural Studies (e.g. literature, philosophy, culture)
B – Social Sciences (e.g. political science, sociology, media studies)
C – Natural Sciences (e.g. mathematics, biology, chemistry, pharmacy)
D – Engineering (e.g. mechanicalengineering, architecture, computerengineering)
E- Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
F- Law and Economic Sciences
G – Education, Psychology, Teaching
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Contact persons
This and other presentations for refugees are available athttp://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/studienberatung/info-service/refugees/index.html
Contacting the Welcome@FU program:• Homepage: www.fu-berlin.de/welcome• General questions regarding the Welcome Program:
[email protected]• Questions regarding your application for the Welcome
Program: [email protected]
Contacting the Center for Academic Advising:www.fu-berlin.de/ssc
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Concept of Auditing Classes via the Welcome Program
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• Getting an impression of what it is like to study
• Orientation to choose a degree program
• Taking exams and getting credit for it (useful for later)
• BUT: only guest auditor no enrollment for the subject
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Requirements for Attending Classes
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• Signing up online: https://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/welcome/angebote-welcome/PM_anmeldung/index.html
• Identification document with legible residence status* (for example: Registration for asylum application (BüMA)/ temporary residencepermit (Aufenthaltsgestattung)/ residence permit(Aufenthaltserlaubnis)/… etc.) in Berlin or Brandenburg.
• Higher education entrance qualification (HZB) (copy of the original document and translation)
• German language skills at B1 or English language skills at B1
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WAS IST EINE HZB? | WHAT IS A HZB?
HZB: erlaubt die Bewerbung bei einer Hochschule
Ausländische HZB:
Schulabschluss aus einem anderen Land
+ eventuell Hochschulaufnahme-prüfung
+ eventuell Studienerfahrung
HZB: allows you to apply to a university
Foreign HZB:
school diploma earned in another country
+ possibly higher education admission exam
+ possibly years of postsecondary study
Hochschulzugangsberechtigung (HZB) = higher education entrance qualification
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VERSCHIEDENE HZB DIFFERENT TYPES OF HZB
Direkter Zugang
Indirekter Zugang/Studienkolleg
Allgemeine HZB
Fachgebundene/ fachorientierte HZB
Direct admission to academicstudies
Indirect admission/ Studienkolleg
General higher education entrancequalification for all study programs
Subject-specific higher education entrance qualification
Hochschulzugangsberechtigung (HZB) = higher education entrance qualification
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Aufgrund Ihrer Vorbildung haben Sie…Based on your prior education, you can have...
… direkten Zugang zu Hochschulenin Deutschland
...direct access to highereducation institutions in Germany
… indirekten Zugang zu Hochschulenin Deutschland
… indirect access to highereducation institutions in Germany
für alle Fächer for all subjects:
Allgemeine HZBGeneral HZB
für spezifische Fächer
for specific subjects:
Fachgebundene HZBSubject-specific HZB
Feststellungsprüfung/Studienkolleg
Assessment exam/Preparatory Course
… keinenZugang
… noaccess
Bewerbung / Application
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Which Type of HZB Do I have?
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• database: www.anabin.kmk.org (only in German)
• Datenbank DAAD: www.daad.de/en
• Zeugnisanerkennungsstelle der Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Wissenschaft
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Content
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1. Concept and requirements
2. Structure of Freie Universität Berlin
3. Selected courses via Welcome@FUBerlin
4. Different types of courses (lectures, seminars)
5. Terminology: Modules, Credit Points and Exams
6. Individial counseling
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Structure of Freie Universität Berlin
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• 12 departments (incl. Medicine at the Charité)
• Each department is made upof several institutes
• 3 central institutes
Example:The Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology is part of the Department of Political and Social Scienceswww.fu-berlin.de/einrichtungen/fachbereiche
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Structure of a Semester
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No teachingactivity Teaching activity No teaching
activity
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Academic Calendar
http://www.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/studienorganisation/termine/index.html
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Content
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1. Concept and requirements
2. Structure of Freie Universität Berlin
3. Selected courses via Welcome@FUBerlin
4. Different types of courses (lectures, seminars)
5. Terminology: Modules, Credit Points and Exams
6. Individial counseling
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List of available courses: http://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/welcome/angebote-welcome/lehrveranstaltungen/index.html
Selected Courses via Welcome@FU
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... to get specific information on the courseshttp://www.fu-berlin.de/vv/en/fb
Course Catalog
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Name of module
Course code
Type of course
Course title
Lecturer(s)
Further information
Course Catalog
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Content
Foto: Bavaria Luftbild
1. Concept and requirements
2. Structure of Freie Universität Berlin
3. Selected courses via Welcome@FUBerlin
4. Different types of courses (lectures, seminars)
5. Terminology: Modules, Credit Points and Exams
6. Individial counseling
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Lecture
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Different Types of Courses
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Seminar, Tutorial, Practice Seminar, Lab Seminar, Internship …
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Different Types of Courses
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Content
Foto: Bavaria Luftbild
1. Concept and requirements
2. Structure of Freie Universität Berlin
3. Selected courses via Welcome@FUBerlin
4. Different types of courses (lectures, seminars)
5. Terminology: Modules, Credit Points and Exams
6. Individial counseling
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Credit Points
• Credit points = workload during your studies• 1 credit point = 30 hours of work• Amount of work during one semester = 30 credit points
Bachelor 180 cp Master
120 cp
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ModulesBachelor’s and master’s degree programs follow a modular structure, which means that usually two to three individual courses are bundled together into modules.
Example:
Lecture
Seminar
module (7 cp)Lecture
Seminar
module (10 cp)
Tutorial
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Performance RecordUsually, there will be a certain type of exam to complete a module
Example:
Lecture
Seminar
module (7 cp)
Attendance (2 cp)
Attendance + Academic Paper
(5 cp)
module (7 cp)
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Performance RecordHow do I get the credit points for a course?
• regular and active participation• presentation and/or• oral exam and/or• written exam (test or academic paper or essay)
The requirements to get credit points will be defined/set out in the course’s first session.
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Study and Examination Regulations
Details on the requirements for each degree program is available at the respective Study and Examination Regulation.
http://www.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/studienorganisation/pruefung/index.html
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Model Study Plan
Example: North American Studies
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_STARTING Your Study Programo Brochure, also available as a PDF fileo Online Study Entrance Assistant
http://www.fu-berlin.de/studium/studienorganisation/studieneinstieg/index.html
Further Information
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Content
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1. Concept and requirements
2. Structure of Freie Universität Berlin
3. Selected courses via Welcome@FUBerlin
4. Different types of courses (lectures, seminars)
5. Terminology: Modules, Credit Points and Exams
6. Individial counseling
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Info-Service & Academic Advising
Student Services CenterIltisstr. 4
Phone: +49(0)30 838 70000 Mon-Thu 9-17 h, Fri 9-15 hE-Mail: [email protected]
Info desk at Mensa IIOtto-von-Simson-Str. 26
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General Academic Advising
General Academic Advising offers consultation to a wide range of subjects:
• Whether to study a certain subject• Where and what to study• Certain prerequisites• Chances of admission• Alternatives to withdrawing from your
studies• Exploring the pros and cons of a second
program• Trouble negotiating bureaucratic hurdles
Appointments [email protected]
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Psychological Counseling
Our psychological counseling service offers support to a range of personal problems:
• Issues with motivation, orientation at theuniversity, and making decisions
• Anxiety about tests and public speaking• Writer‘s block• Learning problems and procrastination• Stress, overloading, depression• Requests for therapy and finding therapy
arrangements
Appointments via [email protected]
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Further Information
This and other presentations for refugees are available athttp://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/studienberatung/info-service/refugees/index.html
Contacting the Welcome@FU program:[email protected]@welcome.fu-berlin.de
Contacting us:[email protected]@fu-berlin.de
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Have a great semester!