Important links for the Profile Area
Central website of the Profile Area (with information about modules offered by and points of contact for different subjects, about the module handbook, about FAQs, etc.)
Examination and Study Regulations (Prüfungs- und Studienordnung) for the Profile Area, 2012 version, valid for Master students who registered before Summer Semester 2020
Examination and Study Regulations (Prüfungs- und Studienordnung) for the Profile Area, 2020 version, valid for Master students who registered in Winter Semester 2020/2021 or later
Notes on the Profile Area provision in Philosophy
- A minimum of 6 and a maximum of 30 ECTS credits can be earned in the area of Philosophy, depending on the examination and study regulations of the respective Master program.
- The Philosophy modules can be combined with modules from other subjects in the Profile Area. It is also possible to earn all your Profile Area credits in the subject of Philosophy, as long as you have not already registered for assessments in Profile Area modules from other subjects. The Philosophy modules in the Profile Area can be taken in the first through seventh semesters of the Master program, in any desired sequence. But please note when registration for Profile Area modules is recommended according to the plan of study or "Anlage 2" of the Examination and Study Regulations for your Master program.
- Specifically, there is the opportunity in the Philosophy area to take
- up to two Master seminars (WP Phil 1 and/or WP Phil 3) and
- up to two special lecture courses (WP Phil 2 and/or WP Phil 4).
- In a special lecture course (Spezialvorlesung), 6 ECTS credits can be earned by submitting a successful Protokoll (of around 20,000 characters in length, possible grades are "pass"/"fail"). In a philosophical Master seminar, 9 ECTS credits can be earned either by submitting a successful term paper (around 40,000 characters, graded numerically) or by a successful presentation (15-30 minutes in length) with accompanying Protokoll (around 15,000 characters, graded numerically), according to the lecturer's instructions.
- Any attendance requirements related to course content are noted in the LSF course catalog in the entries for courses which are can be chosen under WP Phil 1 to 4. Even though there is no formal attendance requirement in the subject of Philosophy, Faculty 10 expects regular participation from all students who have chosen a course.
- Special lectures and Master seminars do not have to be taken in any particular combination. All Philosophy modules can be completed individually and independently of one another. WP Phil 1 through 4 are completed by means of module assessments which are independent of each other. These assessments can be repeated (up until the seventh semester) as many times as you need to pass, although many courses will not be offered again every semester. If you pass an assessment in WP Phil 1 or WP Phil 3, it is furthermore possible to sign up for a so-called freier Prüfungsversuch (free exam attempt) in another WP Phil 1 or WP Phil 3 seminar in order to improve your grade. The freier Prüfungsversuch applies to all assessments which you passed on the first attempt within the standard period of study.
Please also note: if you registered for one of the assessments (WP Phil 1-WP Phil 4) via the LSF system and you do not pass (for instance, because you did not hand in any work), you must register for the corresponding assessment in a later semester (in the seventh semester at latest) and pass. Choosing an elective module by signing up for the assessment in LSF is fundamentally binding.