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.
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.
The first step is the completion of the Learning Agreement (LA), which can be edited after arrival in Leipzig. The LA is the base for your Erasmus study exchange. It will control the recognition of the academic achievements you make abroad. Please start preparing your LA as early as possible in order to collect all necessary signatures before your stay abroad. Complete the LA 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.
Please note that module places are limited in terms of capacity and therefore cannot be guaranteed. Even if you have specified the module in your LA. If you do not receive a planned module in the module enrollment, you can subsequently adjust the LA.
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 do not submit the final Learning Agreement to your Erasmus coordinator until all modules you would like to take have been selected. You can submit it either via the Moveon database or as a PDF by email.
You can enrol for the modules you wish to take and register for the exam electronically using Tool.
You can choose modules from your subject, related modules from our faculty and/or modules from other faculties and subjects.
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 SUMMER semester 2025
10 March 2025 at 11 AM
If you do not receive an invitation one week before, 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.
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.
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
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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.
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. Please note, that there is no guarantee for a place in a special module.
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
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Modules Master CommuniCation and Media Studies
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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.
These modules are only available to you if you are coming to our faculty with a Cooperation Agreement with Cultural Studies. Please note, that there is no guarantee for a place in a special module.
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
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Modules Master Cultural Studies
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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.
These modules are only available to you if you are coming to our faculty with a Cooperation Agreement with Philosophy. Please note, that there is no guarantee for a place in a special module.
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
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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.
These modules are only available to you if you are coming to our faculty with a Cooperation Agreement with Political Science. Please note, that there is no guarantee for a place in a special module.
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
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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.
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. Please note, that there is no guarantee for a place in a special module.
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
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Modules Master Sociology
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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.
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
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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.