The information about the credit points is unfortunately not so straightforward to find.

In the longtermschedule, you can chose either the course-oriented or the module-oriented schedule:

• 0086c: 2014, BSc Informatik (Mono), 150 LPs

• 0089c: 2014, MSc Informatik (Mono), 120 LPs

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• 0084d: 2013, BSc Mathematik (Mono), 120 LPs

• 0280c: 2018, MSc Mathematik (Mono), 120 LPs

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• 0260c: 2012, BSc Bioinformatik (Mono), 150 LPs

• 0262c: 2019, MSc Bioinformatik (Mono), 120 LPs

Example: If at home you study in the computer engineering department at the undergraduate level, it is the regulation "0086c: 2014, BSc Informatik (mono), 150 LPs" you need to choose at FU Berlin to see BSc courses.

The leftmost column under the heading "Modules" shows one or several "module keys".

• Select the module key with the prefix of your study program according to the above list and click it (e.g. 0086c).

• A subwindow will open, in which you find the ECTS credits in the box with the heading "LP".

For bioinformatics, the course-based view is incomplete because many courses are given by other departments.

• Usually, lectures are paired up with exercise/tutorial classes ("practice seminar"), and the lecture plus the excercises together form one module.

• The ETCS credits are given for the module.

• You have to pass both, the criteria for the exercises (usually based on regular participation, and submitting exercise sheets) and for the lecture (typically an exam) to get the credits for the module.

Besides these "practice seminars", there are also other seminars, that truly have the character of a seminar. Usually the participants prepare a presentation based on studying the literature.

First of all, please read this AND the information in the Distributed Campus portal.

As a student of Mathematics or Computer Science, you need to enter modules into the lines of the OLA:

• If a module consists of several items, as is usually the case, enter the CODE number for both items on one line, e.g. 19303701+19303702 or 19303701/02.
• For the SUBJECT, it is sufficient to name the subject of the lecture and add "and practice seminar". (This is despite the fact that the Distributed Campus portal recommends to enter "only individual courses (seminar, lecture, exercise, etc.)".
• There is an exception for some modules that stretch over two semesters, or some 15-credit modules that combine lectures and seminars.

For BSc students: General professional skills courses (ABV)

These couses (marked as ABV in the course catalog) may provide you with interdisciplinary skills in different areas to improve your career prospects: information and media, gender and diversity, organization and management, communication, sustainable development or subject-related additional qualifications.

Courses for International Exchange Students: “Berlin and Germany in a European Perspective"

As an exchange student may sign up for special courses on “Berlin and Germany in a European Perspective". The different modules cover key aspects of German history, culture or society and help you acquire useful skills for a German academic environment. They give 5 ECTS each.

• Orientation in Berlin and Germany (GER)
• Central Aspects of German and European Society and Culture (GER)
• Key Issues of German and European Culture (GER)
• Film, Art and Literature in a Social and Cultural Context (GER)
• Aspects of German and European Culture (ENG)
• German and European Politics (ENG)
• German Media – Media in Germany (ENG)
• German History in a European Context (ENG)
• Economy and Economics in Germany and Europe (ENG)

German Language Courses

The FU Language Centre offers German language courses prior to and during the semester:

• the six-week intensive pre-semester courses may be booked for a reduced participation fee by exchange students
• courses during the semester range from 4–8 hours per week and are free of charge

Courses offered by other Berlin universities

Students are very welcome to attend courses at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU), Technische Universität Berlin (TU) or even at the University of Potsdam. However, you must make sure that you still complete courses at the FU, because if you wish an FU transcript at the end of your stay, this is only issued if you have also completed FU courses. If only HU courses are completed, no ToR can be issued.