Professional skills development

How is professional skills development integrated into my studies?

The interdisciplinary professional skills development:

  • combines subject-related, interdisciplinary and professionally relevant teaching and learning opportunities.
  • is worth a total of 28 credit points
  • is divided into an interdisciplinary part for the acquisition of various skills (14 credit points) and a subject-related part (14 credit points).

Graphical overview and information in the module handbook:

Further explanations based on the overview in the module handbook:

Part 1) In the interdisciplinary part, you can take various courses offered by your two core subjects and/or the  Professional Skills Development Office. The courses offered by the School of Social Sciences for this are:

  • Step 1 + 2: Techniques of scientific work of your core subject sociology or political science
  • Step 3: Internship report; this is obligatory if you are doing an internship in the core subject of sociology or political science
  • Step 4: Bachelor's colloquium. If you are taking your thesis in the core subject of sociology or politics, the BA colloquium is obligatory.
  • The "Plus" step offers you the opportunity to choose a course from the course catalog of the Coordination Office for Professional Skills Development Areas or a course of your choice from your core subject. In the latter case, the interdisciplinary examination office PATMOS will decide on recognition.

If you do not make use of the school's offers listed here, the alternative offers of your other core subject or the Professional Skills Development Office apply. Please obtain the necessary information from the relevant offices and websites.

Part 2) Offers of the school in the subject-related part/specialization in the scope of 14 CP:

If you choose the subject-related specialization in the core subject of sociology/ or poilitics (and not in the second core subject!), then you can choose from all the courses in your core subject that you are not taking or have not taken in the compulsory elective area of the core subject. You would have to provide proof of at least 6 CP in the subject specialization.

 

Where can I find cross-core subject offers and further information on the "4-step+" model of the professional skills development?

  • On the website of the Professional Skills Development Office.

 

Rules for taking courses in the specialization area of professional skills developmentin the two-subject Bachelor's degree program

If I choose the specialization in the core subject of sociology/ core subject of politics (and not in my second core subject), which courses may I choose within this area?

Please refer to page 3 of the module handbook for your core subject of  Sociology (PDF, 1.86 MB) or  Politics (PDF, 1.08 MB): According to this, you may take all courses from the core subject curriculum of your subject that you have not already taken as compulsory elective courses in this area or that you still wish to take there (double booking ban). In addition, you can choose courses that are explicitly assigned to the free elective area (module ID: SOZ-B-FWB) AND your subject in Stud.IP. For example, Sociology of Religion or Sociology of the Family can NOT be taken in the specialization area of the core subject Politics, but a course not yet selected in the specialization, e.g. in Political Theory (SOZ-BP-PT2, module component 3, see study plan/module description and Stud.IP). Exceptions must be agreed with the Examinations Office before enrolment.