Studying in a foreign country offers you the unique chance to get to know a new academic culture and another perspective on your field of study. Once you are admitted as an exchange student at the LMU, we will fully support you in selecting courses that meet the requirements of your home university.
The Department of Sociology offers various courses taught in German and English. You will find them in our course catalogue LSF, even without an LMU account.
The course catalogue for the current semester is only released two months before the lecture period begins. For this reason, we recommend you have a look through the courses offered in the past academic year for an idea of what might be offered in upcoming semesters.
You will receive detailed information on how to register for the courses you would like to attend during your stay before the semester begins.
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As our seminars and exercise courses are generally advanced courses in both the Bachelor and Master degree programs, they are open for exchange students with a major or minor in sociology or social sciences at their home university.
In any case, previous knowledge of sociological theories and (quantitative and qualitative) methods of social research is needed to pass the courses.
Students with no previous knowledge are welcome to attend our introductory lectures. Please note that these courses are taught in German only; therefore, a German language proficiency of at least B2 is necessary.
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Summer semester:
If you fulfill the prerequisites, you can apply for 1-2 sociology courses per semester.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for further advice, we are more than happy to help you find appropriate courses!
Generally, you should attend courses corresponding to your degree program.
As a Bachelor student, you may exceptionally take a Master level course with the explicit consent of the instructor and if you have the relevant prerequisites for the course. Please be aware that you will be assessed according to the standards for Master students.
As part of the Bologna Process, the LMU uses the ECTS to grant credits for completed courses. Grading at German universities follows a numerical scheme that is likey different from that of your home university, but will be translated to your respetive grading system upon completion of your exchange program.