Your degree program

As part of your degree program, you will need a number of regulations and documents that explain what you must, may and must not do during your studies. The most important documents include the General Examination Regulations (APO), the Study and Subject Examination Regulations (StFPO) and the Module Handbook (MHB). The APO sets out general rules that apply to all degree programs in a faculty. The StFPO concretises these rules for a specific degree program and may contain specific deviations or additions. Finally, the MHB describes the content of the modules provided for in the StFPO.

The general examination regulations (APO) of each faculty regulate cross-course aspects such as the structure and tasks of the examination boards, permitted examination formats, the awarding of grades and other examination modalities.

It is advisable to read the APO at least once at the beginning of your studies (by the way, it's okay and normal not to understand every sentence directly) in order to understand the framework of your own degree program and the study and subject examination regulations based on it, as well as the module handbooks.

Each degree program has its own Study and Subject Examination Regulations (StFPO). These concretise the general requirements of the APO for a specific degree program. They contain specific regulations on course content, admission requirements, examination requirements and the structure of the degree program. You will need the StFPO more often than the APO and you should also read it carefully before starting your degree program. It is particularly important at the beginning to know which modules you have to complete during your degree program (compulsory modules), which modules you can choose between several options (elective modules) and which module groups these are divided into.

If you are completing a multi-subject Bachelor's degree, additional StFPOs may apply to you for the second major or minor subject.

The Module Handbook (MHB) describes the individual modules of a degree program in detail. It provides information about the content of the modules, the respective learning objectives, forms of examination, recommended literature and the workload for students. In particular, you can also see the associated courses. This allows you to find out how many semesters you have to take the module over, whether it is a seminar with only one weekly course or whether a lecture is combined with an exercise, which takes up more space in your timetable. Especially when starting your studies, you can read through which modules are recommended for which semester to get an initial idea of how to create your timetable.

If you are completing a multi-subject Bachelor's degree, additional MHBs may be applicable for your second major or minor subject.

These regulations govern the structure and content of your degree program in very formal language. In addition, we provide an overview of each degree program, which makes the most important content easier to understand.

The Studium Generale serves, among other things, to acquire interdisciplinary professional, didactic and foreign language skills and is part of many Bachelor's degree programmes, especially at the GuK faculty.

You can attend all courses that are authorised for the Studium Generale in UnivIS. If you would like to attend additional or different courses, please contact the respective lecturers.

You are free to choose the subjects from which the courses originate. The credits earned in the General Studies programme are not included in the overall grade of your degree; however, the ECTS points are required to reach the total number.

The examination boards help with formal uncertainties regarding module selection and submission and in some cases are the point of contact for credit transfer in Bamberg and abroad. It is best to make a note of the examination board responsible for you, as you will need it from time to time during your studies!

In addition to the modules that can be found in the module handbook, there is another large selection of modules that can be taken. These can either be incorporated directly into the degree program or are part of other thematic certificates.

In many degree programs, there are modules that only allow a certain number of retakes for examinations. If the number of retakes for an exam is set to ‘1’, for example, you should pass this exam at the second attempt, otherwise you will lose your right to take exams on this degree program (≈ you will no longer be able to continue studying on your degree program). There is no general rule; instead, the number of retakes varies greatly between degree programs or even between individual modules within a degree program. You can find the regulations that apply to you in your Study and Subject Examination Regulations (it's best to look them up right away!).

The Subject-specific study counselling is a suitable point of contact for detailed and further information on course content and structure. Among other things, it provides assistance with questions about specialisation in academic work, learning and working techniques in the subject and the relevant regulations of the University of Bamberg. The Student Advisory Service should be contacted in particular by students transferring to another university to check whether credits already earned (at another university or in another degree program) can be transferred.

Studying or doing an internship abroad is compulsory for some degree programs, but is highly recommended in any case. With over 400 partner universities in more than 70 countries, there is definitely plenty of choice for the vast majority of degree programs. If you can imagine going abroad, you can hardly start planning too early. To get started, why not attend one of the international evenings organised by the International Office or take a look at your options online.

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