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Credit System of the GRK 2213

Compulsory and elective curriculum

Credits

  • Credits = hours of active attendance
  • A graduate student needs 265 credits before submitting the thesis.

Credits from compulsory curriculum

  • A graduate student needs 155 credits from compulsory activities before submitting the thesis.
  • An associate student needs 155 credits from compulsory activities before submitting the thesis.
  • Total of required credits is proportional to the duration of membership
  • Absence time: max. 20 % = 30 credit hours

Credits from elective curriculum

  • A graduate student needs ...
    • 110 credits from elective activities before submitting the thesis.
    • Total of required credits is proportional to the duration of membership
    • No times of absence (times and activities of attendance can be chosen freely and rearranged in case of illness etc.)
  • An associate student has to attend elective activities before submitting the thesis.

Domain

Type

Credit hours 

Compulsory curriculum

Mentoring
Domain:
Annual TAC meetings 6
Attending Career Coaching Days* 16
Meeting personal mentor 6
Science Domain:
Attending annual retreats* 25
Attending Thursday Sessions: Tea Sessions, Guest Lectures* 90
Attending Seminar Days (PI Days, Seminar Days) 12
Total 155

Elective curriculum

Science Domain:
PI workshops (science domain) ≥ 48
Attending actively: summer schools, conferences, symposia 15
Soft Skills,
Management &
Teaching Domains
Workshops offered by MARA, HDM, GRK 2213 etc. 32
Organising students’ symposium 15
Total 110
Total of compulsory
and elective curriculum
265