Schedule

Structure	Sem 1	Sem 2	Sem 3	Sem 4	ECTS
K: Core modules	2 Core modules [each 9 ]				18
S: Specialisation modules A-E, F	Further courses (lectures, seminars, block courses etc)				51
Transferable skills	One seminar and one soft skill				6
W: Scientific research			Theoretikum [15]	Master thesis [25]	45
W: Scientific research			Theoretikum [15]	Final exam [5]	45
ECTS per Semester	approx. 30	approx. 30	approx. 30	30	120

The numbers indicate ECTS points.

In the course of the first three semesters, students have to fulfill the follwing minimal requirements:

Take two core modules.
Take specialization modules. They are grouped into five areas of specialisation and labelled A-E. We recommend taking modules from more than a single area. Furthermore, modules from area F cover sujects announced before the semester. They cover areas of recent research and are organised in a number of formats (long and short courses, block courses, guest lectures, schools).
Present in one seminar and attend one course on transferable skills ("soft skill course").
The theoreticum in the third semester is a small project for which the student joins one of the research groups.
In the fourth semester, the student is a member of one of the research groups and writes his Master thesis. There is a final exam on the subjects covered in the Master thesis.