Liberal Arts and Sciences

During your studies, you have various subjects, which consist of one or more modules. A module deals with a specific topic and consists of one or more courses. In the module handbook for your degree program, you will find a description of the modules and their subject assignment as well as a study plan. This gives you an orientation as to which courses you should attend in which semester in order to complete your studies within the standard period of study. It takes into account a balanced distribution of courses over the individual semesters. It also ensures that you are first taught the important basics before moving on to more advanced topics. Your individual course of study may differ from this. In the LAS degree program, you choose one of three majors: Science Communication, History of the Present or Technology Assessment and Future Design. In addition, you choose one of currently nine minors, such as literature and media cultural studies, philosophy or art history. • Science CommunicationYou will learn how to effectively communicate research findings to a broad audience and combine social, communication and media science methods. In this way, you will be optimally prepared for careers in which you create the link between science and the public. • History of the PresentHere you will acquire knowledge of political, intellectual and cultural history. You will analyze historical sources and research current topics such as democracy, technology and climate change. Practical projects in collaboration with cultural institutions complement your studies. • Technology Assessment and Future DesignYou will acquire interdisciplinary knowledge to evaluate technological innovations and their social impact. The degree program combines sustainability with progress and prepares you to actively shape the future. • Science Communication • History of the Present and • Technology Assessment and Future Design offer a fixed selection from the study program, which can also be studied in the major. • Media Culture: Theory and Practice introduces you to theoretical and analytical principles in the field of media culture and prepares you for practical work in the media and cultural sector. • Literature and Knowledge teaches you literary history and theory in order to understand the connection between literature and knowledge. • European Literature is historically oriented and offers you the opportunity to study medieval studies and modern German literary studies and history. • Philosophy introduces you to the fundamental topics of the subject and to problem-oriented questions from either practical or theoretical philosophy. • History of Art teaches you art historical analysis methods and knowledge of all art genres and forms of artistic creation from Christian late antiquity to contemporary art production, with a focus on painting and sculpture, architecture and new media. Does that all sound interesting? The Minor • Studium Individuale gives you another option: an in