Extra courses for Incomings
1. General Professional Skills Courses (ABV) for BSc Students
These general professional skills courses (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
- subject-related additional qualifications
2. Courses for International Exchange Students: “Berlin and Germany in a European Perspective"
Exchange students may sign up for special courses on “Berlin and Germany in a European Perspective".
Different modules cover key aspects of German history, culture or society, and help you acquire useful skills for a German academic environment.
Each course provides 5 ECTS.- Orientation in Berlin and Germany
- Central Aspects of German and European Society and Culture
- Key Issues of German and European Culture
- Film, Art and Literature in a Social and Cultural Context
- Aspects of German and European Culture
- German and European Politics
- German Media – Media in Germany
- German History in a European Context
- Economy and Economics in Germany and Europe
3. 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
4. Courses Offered by Other Berlin Universities
Students are very welcome to attend courses at
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 courses from the other universities are completed, no ToR can be issued by FU Berlin.