On this page, exchange students from abroad will find the most important information and documents needed for the organization of their studies in our faculty.

Exchange Institutes in our Faculty

The information found on this page is meant for those who are coming to Leipzig as part of an Cooperation Agreement with the Faculty for Social Sciences and Philosophy.

Information for Planning your Exchange Semester in Leipzig

In order for you to study with us during your exchange semester in Leipzig, you will have to prepare a few things before the semester begins. The main thing is the Learning Agreement, which will establish which modules you will be completing in Leipzig. You can only register for modules and exams when the Learning Agreement has been submitted by the deadline.

Template Learning Agreement

 

The first step is the completion of the Learning Agreement, which can be edited after arrival in Leipzig. The Learning Agreement is the base for your Erasmus study exchange. It will control the recognition of the academic achievements you make abroad. Please begin with your study agreement early, the so-called Learning Agreement, in order to collect all of the necessary signatures before your stay abroad. Complete the Learning Agreement only with complete modules and not for individual classes (which are most of the time different every semester). Below, you can find more information about which modules you can take and to what extent.

Places in modules of your cooperation partner’s study program can be guaranteed. Module places in another study program may be limited and a place cannot be guaranteed, even if you state the module in your Learning Agreement. If you do not get the planned place in another degree program, you can adjust the Learning Agreement afterwards.

In regards to the content of the modules, you can orient yourself by the course catalogues from previous years. Please consider, however, that the content of the seminars changes every year. The current course catalogues are usually released at the beginning of September (winter semester) or at the beginning of March (summer semester) on the websites of the faculty’s institutes.
Please send the Learning Agreement to the Helpdesk of the faculty by the deadline.
Exchange students via the Global and European Studies Institute should submit the Learning Agreement directly to Stephan Kaschner.

Submit the Learning Agreeement for winter semester 2024 between 16 and 26 September 2024!

Please observe the compulsory deadline for the forwarding of the Learning Agreement, as you cannot register for modules electronically without it.

After having submitted your Learning Agreement on time to the Helpdesk of the faculty (or Stephan Kaschner, if you come via the Global and European Studies Institute to Leipzig), you can electronically register yourself for modules and exams.

ADVICE FOR MODULE REGISTRATION IN OUR FACULTY

If you have questions regarding module registration, you can contact the Helpdesk in our faculty.

The Helpdesk will offer a mandatory informational meeting in time for the module registration for all exchange students in our faculty, where all necessary information regarding the registration and organization of your studies in Leipzig will be given.

Mandatory informational event in Winter semester 2024

16 September 2024 at 3 PM

If you do not receive an invitation, please send a short email to: erasmus.sb.sozphil@uni-leipzig.de


Module Registration in other University Faculties
In order to register for modules within study programs outside of the Faculty for Social Sciences and Philosophy, please contact the respective faculty. Please make sure to register for classes digitally. Only this way will you be able to receive an electronic Transcript of Records at the end of your stay.
If this is not possible, you will have to confirm your participation in classes and exams another way. Consult with responsible employees in the other faculties about this.

Erasmuscoordination of the study programs

Study offices of other faculties

For your native university, you will need a Transcript of Records listing the modules you participated in and the academic achievements made at the University of Leipzig. The transcript will be generated digitally if the following conditions are met:

  • You have come to our faculty in Leipzig for an exchange with an cooperation agreement
  • You have been digitally registered for modules and exams in AlmaWeb (a simple confirmation from a teacher will not suffice)
  • Grades have been submitted by teachers or exam managers to AlmaWeb

You will receive your Transcript of Records from your exchange program’s Erasmus coordinator in Leipzig.

 

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Studying in Leipzig. photo: Christian Hüller

List of Modules for Exchange Students

Here you will find available modules offered by your partner institute, which is open to you due to the Cooperation Agreement.
Students in our faculty take classes in the form of modules, which consist of one to three classes with one overlying topic and which is completed with a module exam. Depending on the complexity and scale of the module, 5 to 10 ECTS points will be granted when the module has been completed successfully.

In the overview provided by the institute, you can see which modules and their exams you are able to register for. Some modules are available at their full scale of 10 ECTS as well as at a smaller scale of 5 ECTS. Beyond that, is it not possible to register for just one class within a module.

You can find modules which are a part of other institutes outside of your Cooperation Agreement in a separate overview below.

These modules are only available to you if you are coming to our faculty with a Cooparation Agreement with Global and European Studies. Modules within the master’s program cannot be taken by bachelor’s students. If you have submitted your Learning Agreement on time to Stephan Kaschner, a spot within the modules of Global and European Studies can be guaranteed.
Students who are coming to Leipzig with another Cooparation Agreement should orient themselves by referring to the list of modules within Global and European Studies for other study programs.

Modules Master Global and European Studies
PDF 183 KB


Exchange students within Global and European Studies are also able to sign up for modules belonging to other study programs inside and outside of our faculty. However, there is no guarantee a spot will be given.

 Stephan Kaschner

Stephan Kaschner

Erasmus-Coordinator Global and European Studies Institute

Emil-Fuchs-Straße 1
04105 Leipzig

These modules are only available to you if you are coming to our faculty with a Cooperation Agreement with Communication and Media Studies. Modules within the master’s program cannot be taken by bachelor’s students. If you have submitted your learning agreement on time the Helpdesk, a spot within the modules of Communication and Media Studies can be guaranteed. Students who are coming to Leipzig with another Cooperation Agreement should orient themselves by referring to the list of modules within Communication and Media Studies for other study programs.

Modules Bachelor Communication And Media Studies
PDF 137 KB

Modules Master CommuniCation and Media Studies
PDF 352 KB


Exchange students within Communication and Media Studies are also able to sign up for modules belonging to other study programs inside and outside of our faculty. However, there is no guarantee a spot will be given.

Prof. Dr. Cornelia Wolf

Prof. Dr. Cornelia Wolf

Erasmus-Coordinator Institute of Communication and Media Studies

Nikolaistraße 27-29
04109 Leipzig

Office hours
nach Vdereinbarung

These modules are only available to you if you are coming to our faculty with a Cooperation Agreement with Cultural Studies. If you have submitted your Learning Agreement on time to the Helpdesk, a spot within the modules of Cultural Studies can be guaranteed. Students who are coming to Leipzig with another Cooperation Agreement should orient themselves by referring to the list of modules within Cultural Studies for other study programs.

Modules Bachelor Cultural Studies
PDF 255 KB

Modules Master Cultural Studies
PDF 146 KB


Exchange students within Cultural Studies are also able to sign up for modules belonging to other study programs inside and outside of our faculty. However, there is no guarantee a spot will be given.

 

Dr. Uta Karstein

Dr. Uta Karstein

Erasmus-Coordinator Institute for the Study of Culture

Beethovenstraße 15
04107 Leipzig

Office hours
montags: 15:00-16:00

These modules are only available to you if you are coming to our faculty with a Cooperation Agreement with Philosophy. If you have submitted your Learning Agreement on time to the Helpdesk, a spot within the modules of Philosophy can be guaranteed. Philosophy bachelor students are also able to take modules within the Philosophy’s master’s program. Students who are coming to Leipzig with another Cooperation Agreement should orient themselves by referring to the list of modules within Philosophy for other study programs.

Modules Philosophy
PDF 222 KB


Exchange students within Philosophy are also able to sign up for modules belonging to other study programs inside and outside of our faculty. However, there is no guarantee a spot will be given.

Prof. Dr. Nikolaos Psarros

Prof. Dr. Nikolaos Psarros

Erasmus-Coordinator Institute of Philosophy

Beethovenstraße 15
04107 Leipzig

Office hours
Mittwoch 9:00 – 11:00 Uhr

These modules are only available to you if you are coming to our faculty with a Cooperation Agreement with Political Science. If you have submitted your Learning Agreement on time to the Helpdesk, a spot within the modules of Political Science can be guaranteed. Political Science bachelor students are also able to take modules within the Political Science’s master’s program. Students who are coming to Leipzig with another Cooperation Agreement should orient themselves by referring to the list of modules within Political Science for other study programs.

Modules Political Science
PDF 207 KB


Exchange students within Political Science are also able to sign up for modules belonging to other study programs inside and outside of our faculty. However, there is no guarantee a spot will be given.

Dr. Daniel Schmidt

Dr. Daniel Schmidt

Erasmus-Coordinator Institute of Political Science

Beethovenstraße 15
04107 Leipzig

Office hours
Dienstag 12:00 - 13:00 Uhr und Mittwoch 11:00 - 12:00 Uhr, Terminvereinbarung über https://termin.unileipzig.de/sozphil/powi/stube/

These modules are only available to you if you are coming to our faculty with a Cooperation Agreement with Sociology. Modules within the master’s program cannot be taken by bachelor’s students. If you have submitted your Learning Agreement on time to the Helpdesk, a spot within the modules of Sociology can be guaranteed. Students who are coming to Leipzig with another Cooperation Agreement should orient themselves by referring to the list of modules within Sociology for other study programs.

Modules Bachelor Sociology
PDF 170 KB

Modules Master Sociology
PDF 226 KB


Exchange students within Sociology are also able to sign up for modules belonging to other study programs inside and outside of our faculty. However, there is no guarantee a spot will be given.

Prof. Dr. Holger Lengfeld

Prof. Dr. Holger Lengfeld

Erasmus-Coordinator Institute of Sociology

Beethovenstraße 15
04107 Leipzig

List of Modules outside the own Cooperation Agreement

The following list of modules is available for students who

  • would like to take modules belonging to a study program in our faculty apart from their own exchange study program.
  • would like to take classes in our faculty, but who have come to Leipzig with a Cooperation Agreement outside of the Faculty for Social Sciences and Philosophy.

For a list of modules offered within the study program listed on the Cooperation Agreement with our faculty, please see the overview above.
Apart from these, you can also take modules belonging to other study programs within our faculty. However, the spots reserved for exchange students are limited and cannot be guaranteed. The spots in these modules will be given on a first-come, first-served basis during the module registration period.

If you are coming to Leipzig with a Cooperation Agreement within a study program belonging to another faculty, please orient yourself by referring to the overview here. Modules can only be taken as suggested.

Modules Bachelor Programs of our faculty
PDF 569 KB

Modules Master Programs of our faculty
PDF 504 KB

 

Informations for registration in the modules

Apart from the list of modules offered by our faculty, you can take modules offered by other faculties. However, the list of modules and how registration takes place may be different than the process in our faculty. You will have to attend to the registration within other faculties independently. It is highly recommended that you register yourself electronically for modules in other faculties.  Only this way will you be able to receive a digital Transcript of Records for the classes you have taken at the end of your stay.

Erasmus coordination of othe study programs

Study offices of other faculties

You can also easily enroll digitally in modules of the German Studies, English Studies and Romance Studies courses while registering for the module. You can find information about this on the institute's website.

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