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ECTS

European Credit Transfer System

Every semester we are offering a wide range of lectures, courses, seminars, research projects, field courses, excursions, etc. The following list is a guideline to help you understand the different types of courses and their corresponding „value“ in the ECTS.

The types of courses are written in German with the English translation in brackets.


  

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Type of Course  Credits 
Eintages-Exkursion (one day field trip)  2 
Einwöchige Exkursion (one week field trip)  5 
Einwöchiges Gelände-/Grundpraktikum (one week field course)  5 
Übung (course dealing with specialized topics in Geography and Geosciences; LN*)  5 
Oberseminar (graduate seminar)  10 
Projektstudie (research project, one semester)  10 
Forschungspraktikum (research project, two semesters)  20 
any one course earning a LN* plus any additional course/lecture  5 
any one course earning an eLN* plus any additional course/lecture  5 
any two courses earning an eLN*  5 



 

*) LN = Leistungsnachweis (proof of comprehension and acquired skills with full exam)
eLN = einfacher Leistungsnachweis (same as above, but simplified exam)