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Acquisition of Key Competences

Profession-Specific Key Competences

Key competences include:

Basic Academic Competences

for a total of 12 credit points; these are taught on an interdisciplinary basis and are defined in the discipline-specific regulations.

Profession-Specific Competences

for a total of 18 credit points.

Profession-specific key competences include the acquisition of

  • interdisciplinary skills and abilities with direct benefit for various professional fields as well as university studies
  • methods and strategies of interdisciplinary and problem-solving-oriented thinking and working
  • knowledge related to your professional field
  • the ability to orient oneself in social situations and to participate in an appropriate way.

The key competences specific to a professional field can be acquired in the Zessko modules, among others. The number of modules and the number of credit points required for key competences specific to a professional field are regulated in the subject-specific regulations.

It is recommended that the acquisition of key competences be structured according to the requirements of the future professional fields.

The following modules are available in Studiumplus to students for the acquisition of profession-specific key competences:

  • Successful Start for International Students
  • Student Projects
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Interculturality - Multiculturality - Transculturality
  • Foreign Language I
  • Foreign Language II
  • Docendo discimus I
  • Docendo discimus II

Here you can find the module catalog (in German, please see "Interdisciplinary Regulations" --> "Key Competences / Studiumplus in Bachelor’s Programs (excluding teacher education)").