Virtual Course Catalogue
Explore JLU’s Virtual Course Catalogue, a collection of approximately 50 courses spanning all 11 faculties. These courses are available in a range of languages, including English, German, Spanish, and more, offering flexibility and accessibility to a global audience. The programme also includes online German language courses, enabling students to improve their linguistic skills while pursuing academic growth.
Designed with flexibility in mind, the Virtual Course Catalogue offers a diverse array of courses and formats to suit different time zones and the unique academic requirements of JLU’s partner universities. Whether you are looking for subject-specific modules or language development opportunities, the catalogue is tailored to provide an enriching and personalised educational experience.
The Virtual Course Catalogue is more than just a learning resource—it is a gateway to experiencing JLU’s academic environment from anywhere in the world. Students can explore JLU’s world-class teaching and research without leaving the comfort of their homes, making it an ideal option for those seeking international education without the need to travel.
Moreover, students and doctoral candidates can explore and choose up to six courses from across all 11 faculties at JLU. Most importantly, participation is completely free of charge for students from JLU’s partner network. This ensures that the benefits of high-quality international education remain accessible and inclusive for all.
Don’t miss the chance to broaden your academic and cultural horizons. Discover the wide-ranging course offerings of JLU’s Virtual Exchange Programmes (VIP/VEEP) today and take the first step towards an unforgettable academic journey!
Important Information
PLEASE NOTE:
All courses in the summer semester (April - July 2025) will be held in the time frame CEST (UTC+2) Central European Summer Time.
Courses during the winter semester (October 2025 - February 2026) will start with the time frame of CEST and change from the 26th of October 2025 to CET (UTC+1) Central European Time.
Course Variety and Formats
- Regular Courses – Available every semester or specifically in the summer or winter terms, offering high-quality teaching on fundamental topics.
- Specialised Courses – Rotating courses that focus on current academic, political, and economic issues.
- Interdisciplinary Seminars – Led by expert instructors from various disciplines, these seminars foster cultural exchange and develop both intercultural and digital skills.
- International Virtual Collaborative Teaching – Seminars co-taught by JLU lecturers and instructors from partner universities worldwide, providing a rich collaborative learning experience.
- All courses within the Virtual Course Catalogue take place online
- Hybrid courses include in-class participants (JLU degree-seeking students in Germany) and online participants (virtual international students). Though these courses have an online component, the in-class aspect makes them not fully virtual for some participants.
- Recorded/ Asynchronous courses are entirely virtual and involve self-paced study with recorded materials
Synchronous courses are entirely virtual live sessions on a specific date and time
International Virtual Collaborative Teaching
Virtual Course Catalogue
Faculty 01 - Law
The course will discuss theoretical approaches to development. Afterwards it will focus on the current political changes and turmoils. Based on a critical analysis of contemporary politics, it will then analyse various topics of development studies (Political Economy, Development State, Natural Resources and Development, Sustainable Development and SDGs, Social Development; Peace and Development etc.)
En un contexto global marcado por la crisis climática, las desigualdades estructurales, la desinformación y el resurgimiento de narrativas autoritarias, el curso ofrece a sus estudiantes herramientas conceptuales, pedagógicas y metodológicas que puedan implementar en espacios intencionados a la reflexión y formación de ciudadanías críticas, solidarias y transformadoras.
A partir de un enfoque situado, interdisciplinario y decolonial, se articula la educación histórico-política con la educación para el desarrollo sostenible. El curso invita a reflexionar sobre los vínculos entre memorias silenciadas, revisionismos históricos, conflictos socioambientales y luchas por los derechos humanos. Se propone comprender cómo las narrativas del pasado modelan las disputas del presente y las posibilidades del futuro.
Se explorarán enfoques pedagógicos que integran el arte, los archivos, las pedagogías de la memoria y el trabajo en distintos contextos. El arte, en este marco, se comprende como una fuerza pedagógica y sensible, capaz de movilizar afectos, abrir preguntas y generar modos situados de conocimiento. Se trabajará sobre estrategias para enfrentar el negacionismo, la banalización de la violencia y la instrumentalización política de las memorias.
El curso promueve además una educación que reconozca la dimensión socioemocional del aprendizaje, el rol activo de los cuerpos y la escucha en los procesos educativos, y que ponga en diálogo la justicia social, la sostenibilidad ambiental, los derechos humanos y el cuidado de la vida como pilares de una educación transformadora.
Este curso virtual hace parte del proyecto Horizontes entrelazados: Diálogos sobre educación histórico-política y desarrollo sostenible y será un espacio de encuentro y aprendizaje colaborativo entre estudiantes y docentes de Alemania, Argentina y Colombia.
The aim of this seminar is to analyze the differences and interconnections between individual rights and socio-economic rights from a comparative legal perspective. During the course, participants will explore how various legal systems recognize, interpret, and enforce both categories of human rights. Particular emphasis will be placed on comparing the legal approaches in selected countries, especially European Union states. Both the common features and the key differences will be discussed, from the perspectives of legal theory and judicial practice. The seminar seeks to demonstrate that, although civil and political rights have traditionally been regarded as “negative” rights (requiring the state to refrain from interference), and socio-economic rights as “positive” rights (requiring active measures and services by the state), modern legal systems increasingly acknowledge their interdependence and complementarity. The final objective is to prepare a written paper in the form of a comparative legal analysis, presenting how these rights function in at least two different legal systems, including the legal system of the student’s home country.
Teniendo como marco los Derechos Humanos de las mujeres el curso analiza la reproducción de las desigualdades sociales y de género a través de la interrelación entre las categorías mujer y migración. Se propone brindar a quienes participan en el curso contenidos que sirvan para el análisis teórico de las migraciones a partir de una visión crítica centrada en el enfoque de género feminista. En las últimas clases se profundizará el lugar de las memorias migrantes en la resignificación de identidades colectivas y en el tránsito del duelo migratorio. Este curso se abordará desde un enfoque interdisciplinario, el acercamiento a las temáticas principales del curso se realizará a través de lecturas desde diversos enfoques disciplinarios tales como la sociología, el derecho, la ciencia política, la psicología y la antropología. El curso apuesta por una pedagogía que integre las dimensiones culturales al espacio académico, particularmente los aportes del cine, la música y la literatura a la comprensión de las temáticas abordadas en el curso. La propuesta consiste en clases expositivas aunadas al trabajo autónomo semanal de lecturas obligatorias por parte del estudiantado y la participación de foros al final de clase.
El curso reflexiona de manera amplia sobre las relaciones internacionales desde una perspectiva de género y feminista, incluyendo tanto aspectos teóricos como experiencias prácticas. Se divide en cuatro módulos que desarrollan los siguientes temas: 1. Teorías feministas, género y relaciones internacionales, 2. Política Exterior Feminista (PEF): debates y reflexiones en Europa y América Latina, 3. Resolución 1325 de Naciones Unidas y agenda de Mujeres, paz y Seguridad, y 4. PEF y otras áreas de intervención.
Faculty 02 - Economics and Business Studies
Die Veranstaltung besteht aus zwei Teilen. Im ersten Teil werden die Grundlagen der Buchführung und der externen Finanzberichterstattung vermittelt. Im zweiten Teil werden darauf aufbauend die Grundlagen der Kostenrechnung besprochen. Insbesondere werden betriebswirtschaftliche Begriffsabgrenzungen, Kostenarten-/Kostenstellen/-Kostenträgerrechnung, Voll- und Teilkostenrechnung sowie die Einführung in die Anwendung weiterer Kostenrechnungsinstrumente erläutert.
The goal of the course is to develop the basic concepts of Competition Policy and Industrial Organization. The students will learn how firms can compete in markets and how to evaluate market results. Based on this understanding, the participants will learn how to analyze horizontal and vertical mergers, agreements between firms (tacit and explicit collusion as well as horizontal and vertical agreements) and how firms may abuse a dominant market position. In doing so, several key concepts will be highlighted, such as market definition, contestability, network effects and foreclosure. The students will learn how to analyze these aforementioned topics from a technical perspective and how they are evaluated in a competition policy perspective.
Die Veranstaltung bietet eine Einführung in die mikroökonomischen Bereiche der Volkswirtschaftslehre. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Funktionsweise von Märkten und die Frage, welche Ergebnisse das Zusammenwirken von Haushalten, Unternehmen und Staat unter verschiedenen Umständen produziert.
The course (lecture with exercises) introduces the basics of empirical economic research and econometric analysis. The presented approaches and methods will be explained by means of examples. The students should get to know the methods, critically evaluate them and be able to apply them themselves to suitable questions. For this purpose, basic knowledge of working with the freely available statistical and econometric software R can be acquired in the exercise part. In addition, the basis for a critical discussion of empirical work that uses econometric methods will be laid. Topics covered include: Approach to empirical economic research, data for empirical economics, input-output analysis, linear regression and residual analysis, models with qualitative variables (logistic regression), trend and seasonal adjustment, dynamic models and forecasts.
This course extends the basic concepts of Industrial Organization and presents advanced methods and topics. The focus is on business strategies such as price discrimination and product differentiation and on strategic interaction in oligopoly. Students will learn about the importance of the research and development activities of firms and how they are influenced by public policy in general and by the patent system in particular. The course models and evaluates business behavior from both a public policy and a managerial perspective.
Basic theories to explain trade structures and the gains from trade integration. Analyses of trade policies and of the scope and problems of international policy coordination.
Faculty 03 - Social Sciences and Cultural Studies
Artificial intelligence, especially large language models, which can be found in many digital applications, including social media apps, is omnipresent - and usually without us realizing it. Discussions in the political public sphere are now clearly influenced by them, with the visualization of certain political content, but also doxxing, swarming and other forms of discrimination and agitation playing an increasing role. The seminar aims to explore the question of what is meant by a functioning democratic public space, how AI programs can be understood and how technical tendencies influence democratic processes.
The accelerating changes in the global climate are linked to a rise in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events and natural disasters, such as floods, droughts, and even earthquakes. These challenges transcend national borders, pose serious risks to societies, and give rise to new socio-political, economic, legal, and technological questions, as well as pressing transformation needs, necessitating a re-evaluation of disaster risk management strategies. Given the relevance and interdisciplinary significance of this topic, this lecture offers interdisciplinary perspectives on disaster risk (reduction) management. The lecture is structured into three thematic blocs, aligned with the disaster risk cycle. In the first bloc “(Natural) Hazards, risks and disasters”, students learn more about the governance of risks and the development of disasters. This bloc focuses on water-related risks in general, climate change scenarios and the political, economic and legal understanding of risks and disasters. In the second bloc “Prevention, mitigation and preparedness”, climate challenges are analysed from economic and engineering perspectives. This bloc highlights (green) financial policies and seismic risk prevention. In the third bloc “Response and recovery”, several disaster case studies are discussed and the impacts of disasters on food systems, pro-social preferences and community resilience are examined. The lecture combines sessions from the following disciplines: Political Science, Economics, Geography, Engineering, Law.
The unequal distribution of environmental benefits and harms produced by modern capitalist production remains one of the most pressing societal challenges of our time, giving rise to “environmental justice” as a topic of socio-political mobilization and a theoretical concept in social science for analyzing (re-)distribution, mobilization, representation, and political participation. Environmental justice focuses on the nexus between social discrimination and environmental burdens affecting groups such as poor communities, racial minorities, children, and indigenous peoples, and highlights demands for equal environmental protection.
In a first section, the lecture deals with basic concepts (e.g., global governance, theories of international relations, liberal world order) and the impacts of populism, nationalism, and the regression of democracy on global governance - or on the system of the United Nations. On the one hand, students from different study programs will be provided with basic information necessary to understand arguments made about the impact of declining liberal world order on global governance. On the other hand, the lecture will follow a problem-oriented approach and analyze or explore these issues in depth. It will analyse developments in different issue areas (e.g., environment/climate change, development, world trade, disarmament, management of violent conflict and peace-keeping, human rights, food etc.). Lectures will be held in English language and be available in Illias (via Studip). Each lecture includes puzzles with questions to students (for self-study or discussion with students in Studip) or small video-clips about specific themes related to an issue area.
This course aimed to equip students with essential skills for scientific research writing, focusing on core principles such as understanding the nature of science, learning scientific work techniques, conducting topic research, and correctly citing sources. Students will develop the ability to formulate independent research questions and engage in ethical research practices. These insights and skills will not only enhance their academic performance but also develop mindset as educators promoting a culture of critical thinking, rigor, and integrity in educational institutions.
This course is designed to help educators build strong collaboration and teamwork skills, enabling them to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams from various fields and backgrounds. Participants will learn approaches that enhance the quality of education and support effective, lifelong learning through the integration of technology.
The course also focuses on equipping participants with essential skills for the future. They will learn practical, meaningful ways to incorporate advanced technology into their teaching, helping them remain adaptable in an ever-evolving educational landscape. By the end of the course, participants will feel confident in using these tools and strategies to drive positive change within their schools or institutions.
Overall, this course empowers educators to become leaders in their fields, enhancing their ability to engage students, foster collaboration, and improve the overall learning experience.
The course will discuss open government data as a socio-technological issue. It will prepare students to work with open data as a practitioner or scholar. Seven seminars will constitute three main modules.
The first module (seminars on April 01 and 15) will provide basic concepts to understand open data development globally. It is expected that interactive discussions about open data role in democratic countries will take place during these sessions on the basis of the suggested readings.
The second module (seminars on April 29, May 13 and 27) will be devoted to theoretical approaches to analyse open data. Students will be invited to adopt multidisciplinary social science lens to look at this phenomenon and to prepare an individual analytical paper afterwards.
The third module (seminars on June 10 and 24) will discuss examples of open data practices from different countries. It is planned to invite two open data practitioners from private sector or civil society to share about their work and to have an interactive discussion with course participants.
The seminar “Peace, Migration, and Democratic Development in Europe” is inspired and based on the EU Peace forerunner seminar “Migration and Health in the European Union and Turkey,” which we (Prof. Ilgit from Cukurova U. and me) did in the summer semester 2025. This seminar should deepen the insights of the forerunner project and enlarge the geographical scope of peace, migration, and democratic development above Germany and Turkey, and include developments in Italy and Spain as well. While we investigated the nexus of migration and health in the first seminar, this seminar focuses particularly on the interrelations of peace, migration, and democratic development by addressing the question of how migrants in European countries can contribute to the development of peace and democracy in their European countries of residence as well as of origin. In a comparative perspective, we look at how Turkish, Spanish, and Italian migrants engage in integration processes in Germany, and Moroccan migrant organizations in Spain promote peace and democracy in the Maghreb region. In addition, we examine how African migrants in Italy push asylum policies in Italy and promote peace in sub-Saharan Africa, and Syrian refugees in Turkey try to help to rebuild Syria through transnational networks in Istanbul and Ankara. The seminar should improve knowledge about issues of peace, migration, and democracy, and contribute to a better understanding of European peace policies, and enlarge intercultural competences and English skills of students and future teachers (particularly regarding terminologies, categories, and concepts of peace and democracy).
In a rapidly globalizing world, increasing migration and multiculturalism have heightened the socio-cultural complexities in educational systems. Teachers now face the challenge of integrating this diversity while actively promoting equal opportunities and justice. This seminar aims to equip future educators with the necessary skills and attitudes to foster respect and build inclusive, peaceful, and tolerant classroom communities. By developing a global mindset, teachers can serve as role models for their students, demonstrating how to embrace diversity.
Faculty 04 - History and Cultural Studies
Die jüdischen Überlebenden entwickelten nach Verfolgung und Völkermord eine eigene Erinnerungskultur. Diese ist für einzelne Städte in insgesamt ca. 200 Yitzkor-Büchern in jiddischer oder hebräischer Sprache niedergelegt, die heute teilweise ins Englische, ins Polnische oder in andere Sprachen übersetzt wurden. Die jüdische Erinnerung entstand gemäß dem Erinnerungsgot der Thora überall in der Welt, in Israel, den USA. Südamerika, in Australien oder in DP-Lagern der deutschen Besatzungszonen. Erst in den letzten Jahren ist diese jüdische Erinnerung Gegenstand der Forschung. Die beiden Seminarleiter beschäftigen sich schwerpunktmäßig mit der Erinnerung an Lodz (bis 1939 über 200.000 Juden), eine der fünf größten jüdischen Gemeinden Europa. Zu Lodz liegen insgesamt sechs Yitzkor-Bücher vor, die in New York, Buenos Aires und Melbourne entstanden sind. Sie wurden teilweise ins Englische und werden aktuell ins Polnische Übersetzt. Das Seminar beschäftigt sich in interdisziplinärer Kooperation zwischen Historikern und Literaturwissenschaftlern mit den Texten und arbeitet die zugrundeliegenden Erinnerungsstrukturen auf. Es ist für Studierende der Geschichte, der Literaturwissenschaften, der Erinnerungskulturen und der Jewish Studies geeignet. Beteiliogt sind Studierende aus Lodz, Gießen und weitere internationale Interessierte.
In this seminar we will aim to reconsider the history and conceptual framework for the study of Soviet dissent, focusing on the lesser-known resistance movements in Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and other national republics. While the Soviet history of dissent has traditionally been framed through the experiences of Russian intellectuals, in this course we will work with the sources and samizdat texts from the so-called Soviet peripheries. By this, we will attempt to question the dominant narratives and will further explore the diverse peripheral forms of cultural resistance under late Socialism that were often overlooked. By focusing on the transnational dimensions of dissent, we will delve into the interconnectedness of resistance practices across national boundaries, challenging the conventional understanding of "center-periphery" relations. This course will also ask about the persistence of these practices beyond the Cold War era and will address their continued relevance for modern-day resistance movements in Eastern Europe and beyond.
This seminar examines the functions, forms, and values of gifts in the medieval world. The concept is broadly defined to include tributes, bride gifts, and other structured exchanges. While our understanding of diplomacy and gift exchange in the Middle Ages relies heavily on written sources, the seminar will focus on the material culture of these transactions – on the surviving “material ambassadors” themselves, their designs, their meanings, and their donors.
Faculty 05 - Language, Literature, Culture
La perspectiva de la glotopolítica permite comprender el funcionamiento de la lengua y el plurilingüismo a partir de la base de las ciencias sociales, desde las cuales lengua, sociedad y cultura se estudian conjuntamente. Sin reduccionismos tecnocráticos, se reflexiona sobre las condiciones de intervención en las relaciones lingüístico-sociales y su reproducción. Esto incluye un examen del peso glotopolítico de la literatura y de los procesos literarios. Los puntos de referencia aquí son los procesos de lucha por la hegemonía en el marco de la sociedad civil. El curso se sitúa en el contexto de un diálogo europeo-latinoamericano en el campo de la investigación glotopolítica, que se ha intensificado en los últimos años, y se trabajará con ejemplos de Europa y América Latina. Empezaremos con consideraciones sobre la historia de la lingüística. Después, se invitará a los participantes a incorporar experiencias de sus propios contextos en el marco de una reflexión sobre las condiciones lingüístico-comunicativas de la participación social.
We will discuss role and function of gestures across diverse cultures and communities of practice, drawing on a range of disciplinary perspectives, including the arts, history, rhetoric, anthropology, ethnography, psychology, cognitive linguistics, and interaction studies. By engaging with these varied frameworks, we also address the methodological challenges associated with making multimodal data accessible for research. Particular attention is given to the innovative techniques and technologies that researchers employ to capture, analyze, and represent gesture within complex communicative environments. The seminar will be held in cooperation with the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) as part of the Probral project (DAAD-CAPES) and includes online experience of intercultural communication in practice
Im Seminar beleuchten wir Zusammenhänge von Grammatik, Text und Sprachwandel. Aufbauend auf einem kurzen Überblick über die Sprachgeschichte im Allgemeinen und grammatische Entwicklungstendenzen im Besonderen einerseits und Überlegungen zu soziopragmatischer Sprachgeschichte andererseits nehmen wir ausgewählte Wandeltendenzen im Neuhochdeutschen (17.-19. Jahrhundert) in den Blick. Dabei nutzen wir das Korpus GiesKaNe 0.3 Das Seminar führt somit auch an die Arbeit mit einem Korpus/mit Sprachdaten heran und bietet somit einen forschenden Zugang zu den Inhalten.
The study of the history of the English language offers highly relevant insights into how we ended up with the English language as it is structured and as it functions all around the world today. In this lecture, we will pay particular attention to the different periods in the history of the English language, i.e. Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, Late Modern English and Present-day English, in order to follow the structural changes on the levels of phonology, lexis, syntax and semantics that have led to the English language as we use it today. We will also consider various areas of linguistic study that include a historical component, e.g. historical text linguistics, historical sociolinguistics, historical corpus linguistics, etc.
This course aims at familiarizing students with approaches to the study of human language in general and to English in particular. Attention will be paid to important concepts and terms of core areas of theoretical linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) and to their relevance to the fields of applied linguistics, such as language acquisition and sociolinguistics.
This course aims at familiarizing students with approaches to the study of human language in general and to English in particular. Attention will be paid to important concepts and terms of core areas of theoretical linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) and to their relevance to the fields of applied linguistics, such as language acquisition, sociolinguistics and cognitive linguistics.
This interactive series of lectures seeks to introduce you to the concepts of and issues in gender, sexuality, and diversity studies. The aim is to make clear how gender, sexuality, LGBTQIA+ rights, race, class, nationhood, migration status, and ableism have to be thought in conjunction with each other in order to understand and to trouble existing social hierarchies. In each session, we will relate an issue such as racial politics or trans rights to the U.S. American and/or the German cultural political context, paying particular attention to contentious issues in this American election year. The goal is to heighten our sensibilities for how we think and talk about and react to social hierarchies based on categories of identity.
Der Kurs befasst sich mit ausgewählten französischen Novellen und zielt auf eine fundierte literaturwissenschaftliche Analyse der Texte ab. Die Studierenden erproben sowohl das individuelle Verfassen schriftlicher Interpretationen als auch den gemeinsamen Austausch über die unterschiedlichen Interpretationsansätze und Vorgehensweisen.
Unter Nominalstil versteht man im Allgemeinen die überdurchschnittliche Verwendung nominaler grammatischer Ausdrucksformen (bspw. Nominalisierung, Attribute, Komposita). Als Komplementärbegriff zu Verbalstil meint Nominalstil die nominale Realisierung solcher Satzinhalte, die alternativ auch durch verbale Strukturen ausgedrückt werden könnten. Die Gründe für die Wahl nominalstilistischer Mittel liegen in der Regel außerhalb der Grammatik, d.h., in bestimmten Kommunikationsbereichen (Behördensprache, Rechtssprache, Wissenschaftssprache) kommen nominalstilistische Mittel bevorzugt zum Einsatz, weil sie besonders adäquat für die jeweiligen Anforderungen dieser Bereiche erscheinen. Das Seminar legt einen Fokus auf die grammatischen Grundlagen des Nominalstils (nominale Grammatik, nominale Komplexität), bietet aber auch Raum für Analysen zu den stilistischen Effekten, die mit dem Nominalstil erzielt werden.
Der Kurs rückt den Prozess des Schreibens in den Fokus: Ausgehend von einer Reflexion und Rekonstruktion der Studierenden zu ihren ersten eigenen Erfahrungen des Produzierens und Rezipierens von Texten werden sie in verschiedenen Schritten an den Prozess des eigenständigen (kreativen) Schreibens von Kurzgeschichten herangeführt. Theoretisch-methodisch ist der Kurs auf die Textsorte der Kurzgeschichte ausgerichtet – praktischer Input, Tipps und Erfahrungen werden von der französischen Autorin Dr. Nirina Ralantoaritsimba ergänzt und von der Seminarleiterin literaturwissenschaftlich eingeordnet. Beide nehmen die Studierenden mit in den Entstehungsprozess ihrer eigenen Texte und in die Frage der Reflexion narrativer Mittel und begleiten das Schreiben der Studierenden in einem interdisziplinären Dialog von Praxis und theoretischer Reflexion, wobei die Freude über den Erfolg der ersten eigenen Texte im Vordergrund steht.
Das Seminar verfolgt das Ziel, in die Literatur der Romantik einzuführen. Wir lesen Texte von Eichendorff, Heinrich E.T.A. Hoffmann, Heinrich Heine und weiteren Autorinnen und Autoren der Romantik.
Neben Unterrichten und Fördern zählt Beratung zu den wichtigsten professionellen Handlungskompetenzen von Lehrkräften. Allerdings zeigen aktuelle Studien, dass die meisten Lehrkräfte für das Führen von Beratungsgesprächen zur Förderung von Fremdsprachenkompetenz nicht adäquat geschult sind. Dieser defizitären Lage soll entgegengewirkt werden, indem bereits in der universitären Ausbildungsphase die Beratungskompetenz angehender Lehrkräfte stärker in den Blick genommen und gefördert wird. Im Mittelpunkt des Seminars sollen theoretische Grundlagen des Sprachlerncoaching diskutiert werden, eigene Erfahrungen mit Lernberatungen ermöglicht werden und Ansätze einer wissenschaftlichen Begleitforschung aufgezeigt werden. Erste Schritte einer Ausbildung zum Lernberater sind vorgesehen.
This course, part of the “War and Peace” thematic field, explores the repetition of violence and trauma through a comparative analysis of Europe and Latin America. It examines historical cases like Nazi Germany, Franco’s regime, Yugoslavia’s breakup, and Latin American dictatorships and drug conflicts. The seminar applies theoretical frameworks from thinkers like Segato, Bourdieu, Lacan, Freud, Scarry, and Ahmed to analyze violence as both symbolic and physical. Trauma is approached from psychoanalytical and affective-political perspectives to understand its expression and persistence. Ultimately, the course seeks to uncover shared psychosocial patterns and structural causes behind recurring violence globally.
Faculty 08 - Biology and Chemistry
- Atomic structure
- Periodic table of the elements
- Chemical bonding
- Valence structures
- Redox-reactions
- Acid-base chemistry
- Energetic and kinetics of reactions
- Organic compounds, hybridization
- Isomers and nomenclature
- Organic substance groups
- Reaction mechanisms
- Carbohydrates, proteins, fats
To introduce students to the basics concepts of sustainability, starting from an historical perspective and providing different declinations of sustainability (e.g., but not limited to, biodiversity, circular economy, resource depletion, raw materials criticality, climate changes). To enable students to address, in a holistic and transdisciplinary approach, the complexity and interdependencies underpinning the concept of sustainability and to critically correlate them (e.g. relationships between biodiversity depletion and climate changes/global warming).
- Fundamentals of polymer sciences: molecular weight, coil models
- Types of polymers and polymerization
- Transition metal catalyzed polymerization
- Organometallic chemistry, methods for construction of carbon-carbon bonds
- Polymer and material properties
- Crystallinity of polymers
- Polymer recycling
- Processing of materials
- Liquid crystals and OLEDs
This course focuses on the analysis and evaluation of scientific publications, coupled with intensive writing exercises and self-editing to enhance text correction skills. Students will learn how to plan, organize, and detail research projects, as well as collect, prepare, and present data effectively. The course also includes training in creating graphical representations of scientific results and presenting personal research findings. Additionally, it covers the use of specialized English terminology and nuances pertinent to scientific communication.
- Basic electrochemistry (galvanic cells, electrolysis)
- Concepts for batteries (Li-ion battery, metal-oxygen batteries, redox-flow cell)
- Solar cells, LEDs, OLEDs
- Photovoltaics: potential for the energy revolution
- Water splitting and fuel cells
- Sustainability concepts for energy materials (following the 12 criteria of Anatas)
- General thermodynamic considerations for the energy revolution (energy content of storage materials, energy conversion efficiency)
- Basic concepts of green and sustainable chemistry and the evolution of the field.
- Overview of alternative modes of activation of chemical reactions (i.e. microwaves, ultrasound, light), their mode of action and use in organic chemistry.
- Principles of photochemistry and photocatalysis for the synthesis of organic molecules.
- Application of mechanochemistry for selective transformation of organic molecules.
- Principles of electrochemistry and their application in organic synthesis.
- Design of flow systems for their application in synthesis.
- Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts for the development of green/sustainable chemical processes.
- Valorization of the use of organic solvents and an overview of the development of alternative solvents (new solvents from biomass resources, ionic liquids, deep eutectic salts, water etc.).
- Identify and evaluate impacts of pollutants on water quality
- Correlate sources and available technologies for pollution minimization and control
- Discuss characteristics of different types of advanced oxidation processes
- Analyze influence of process parameters on efficiency of water treatment by advanced oxidation processes
- Correlate degradation mechanisms of water pollutants with biodegradability and toxicity changes
- Assess inhibitory effect of water matrix in practical application of advanced oxidation processes.
- Explain the basics for the selection of materials for membrane preparation, and how to characterize membranes
- Define types of membrane operations and design membrane systems
- Select membranes for specific purposes and to test their main characteristics
Faculty 09 - Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Management
The course covers topics such as analysis of variance, comparison of treatments, mixed linear models, experimental designs, and data analysis using statistical software. The students must have knowledge of statistical methods and experimental designs, and be able to analyse experiments and studies.
The course introduces the students to key concepts for analysing economic development and applies them to a range of current development topics. I place specific emphasis on the role of natural resources and institutions in the process of development. While the course takes an economics perspective, it considers economic development as a multidisciplinary topic and integrates viewpoints from neighbouring social sciences into a problem-centred approach. It is divided into four parts (I to IV), each consisting of three sessions. Starting with an introduction to essential theories and models of economic growth and structural change in part I, the roles of natural resources and agriculture will be explored in part II. Part III focuses on institutions and the pivotal governance mechanisms of growth and development. In part IV, I will extend the concepts learned so far to investigate current problems of finance and development aid, culture, corruption, religion and violent conflict. Throughout the course, students will be exposed to case studies and applications with a specific eye on emerging and transition economies.
Even though the importance of sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goals are increasingly acknowledged and accepted throughout society, we still need to identify tangible ways it can be implemented in practice. The course provides a general introduction to the theory and methodologies of sustainability research and it will show how transdisciplinary approaches can deliver better solutions in practice. The course is structured in three main parts: I) origins of sustainable development and the core idea of sustainable research. Using international and regional cases to provide active student participation and critical reflection II) Introduction to inter- and transdisciplinary research and collaboration. Students will look at the process of transdisciplinary collaboration III) and investigate the use of specific tools and methodologies which can apply to various sectors.
Faculty 11 - Medicine
The course “Basic Books” is structured as a reading course, which deals with central books on global health. Students can choose between different books, which they would like to read as well as to discuss and present in groups. These books include “A History of Global Health”, “Blind Spot” and “Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies - Migrant Farmworkers in the United States”. The course should improve reading skills and contribute to a better understanding of global health issues.
Language Courses
Would you like to try out how it feels to learn German? Would you like to read your first short texts in German and understand simple movies in German? Would you like to learn the basics of German grammar? Would you like to learn some interesting facts about student life in Giessen?
Then sign up for our virtual taster course! The fully digitalized course can be worked on independently on our learning platform. The course is for absolute beginners without any knowledge of German. It covers the basics of German at A0 level.
You have already attended German courses at A1.1 level and can't get enough? Do you want to keep practising or simply repeat the basics? Then this offer is just right for you! You can work on, repeat and deepen the content on a weekly basis at a time of your choice.
The course covers the basics of A1.1 level and offers in-depth opportunities for students who have already attended an A1.1-course and achieved very good grades. The fully digitalised course can be worked on independently on our learning platform.
48 hours of independent work, which means at least 4 hours of independent work per week.
You have already attended an A1 German course? Do you want to keep practising or simply repeat the basics? Then this offer is just right for you! You can work on, repeat and deepen the content on a weekly basis at a time of your choice.
The course covers the basics of A1.2 level and offers in-depth opportunities for students who have already attended an A1 course. The fully digitalised course can be worked on independently on our learning platform.
Du hast schon einen Deutschkurs auf B1-Niveau besucht? Du möchtest weiter trainieren und deine Kenntnisse festigen? Dann ist dieses Angebot genau das Richtige für dich! In einem wöchentlichen Rhythmus kannst du zu einer von dir ausgewählten Zeit die Inhalte erarbeiten, wiederholen und vertiefen.
Der Kurs ist auf die Vermittlung von Deutschkenntnissen im alltagssprachlichen und akademischen Umfeld ausgerichtet und bietet Vertiefungsmöglichkeiten für Studierende, die bereits einen B1-Kurs besucht haben. Das volldigitalisierte Angebot kann eigenständig auf unserer Lernplattform bearbeitet werden.
Du hast schon einen Deutschkurs auf B2-Niveau besucht? Du möchtest weiter trainieren und deine Kenntnisse festigen? Dann ist dieses Angebot genau das Richtige für dich! In einem wöchentlichen Rhythmus kannst du zu einer von dir ausgewählten Zeit die Inhalte erarbeiten, wiederholen und vertiefen.
Der Kurs ist auf die Vermittlung von Deutschkenntnissen im alltagssprachlichen und akademischen Umfeld ausgerichtet und bietet Vertiefungsmöglichkeiten für Studierende, die bereits einen B2-Kurs besucht haben. Das volldigitalisierte Angebot kann eigenständig auf unserer Lernplattform bearbeitet werden.
Il programma del corso mira a sviluppare una competenza comunicativa orientata all'azione nell'ambito delle abilità ricettive e produttive nella lingua straniera al livello B1+ del QCER, a insegnare strategie di apprendimento e a sviluppare una competenza pluriculturale.
Contenuti del corso:
- Attività di comprensione orale e scritta, grammatica, vocabolario, produzione e interazione scritta e orale
- Mediazione sotto l'aspetto dell'interazione e della collaborazione
- Aspetti socio-culturali del paese della lingua di riferimento
Il programma del corso mira a sviluppare una competenza comunicativa orientata all'azione con particolare attenzione alla produzione e interazione orale in lingua straniera al livello B1+ del QCER - Il programma serve a consolidare e ampliare i contenuti appresi nei corsi da A1 a B1 e a sviluppare una competenza pluriculturale.
Contenuti del corso:
- Attività varie di comprensione e produzione orale
- Mediazione sotto l'aspetto dell'interazione e della collaborazione
- Aspetti socio-culturali del paese della lingua di riferimento
Das Angebot fördert die selbstgesteuerte Erweiterung sprachlicher Fähigkeiten in einer Sprachtandem-Partnerschaft. Studierende setzen individuelle Lernziele, verbessern Sprach- und Kommunikationskompetenzen, dokumentieren ihre Fortschritte und reflektieren interkulturelle Erfahrungen.
The course supports the self-directed development of language skills in a language tandem partnership. Students set individual learning goals, enhance their language and communication skills, document their progress, and reflect on intercultural experiences.
