An exemplary weekly schedule

Don’t forget: Berlin is a big city, so it might take you up to an hour to get to university!

Elementary courses are supposed to be taken during the first semesters and serve as an introduction to certain topics.

Lectures are a classical docent-focused teaching format. The lecturer gives a presentation or talk, while the students remain passive for most of the time: They listen and take notes. A few hundred students may attend a lecture.

Don’t forget: Berlin is a big city, so it might take you up to an hour to get to university!

Language courses can be an integral part of your study program (e.g. the mono-BA in Arabian Studies), can be taken as a General Professional Skills (ABV) course, or voluntarily based on your personal interest.

Don’t forget: Berlin is a big city, so it might take you up to an hour to get to university!

Lectures are a classical docent-focused teaching format. The lecturer gives a presentation or talk, while the students remain passive for most of the time: They listen and take notes. A few hundred students may attend a lecture.

Don’t forget: Berlin is a big city, so it might take you up to an hour to get to university!

You should not underestimate the time necessary to prepare and revise for classes. To internalize new information, you will usually have to deal with the subject matter in an in-depth manner. If you don’t want to cram a whole semester’s worth of knowledge into your brain shortly before finals, you should plan in some regular revision sessions during lecture period.

Don’t forget: Berlin is a big city, so it might take you up to an hour to get to university!

Elementary courses are supposed to be taken during the first semesters and serve as an introduction to certain topics.

Tutorials are led by higher-semester students who discuss lecture-content relevant for exams with participating students and answer questions. Tutorials are usually offered in conjunction with a lecture.

In seminars, students are supposed to acquire knowledge through active participation and exchange. Discussions between students and the course instructor are part of a seminar, as well as group work and exercises. For a seminar to fulfill its purpose, the size of the course should not exceed a certain number of students.

Don’t forget: Berlin is a big city, so it might take you up to an hour to get to university!

Don’t forget: Berlin is a big city, so it might take you up to an hour to get to university!

In seminars, students are supposed to acquire knowledge through active participation and exchange. Discussions between students and the course instructor are part of a seminar, as well as group work and exercises. For a seminar to fulfill its purpose, the size of the course should not exceed a certain number of students.

At the libraries, you can get the literature you need for classes, exam preparation, term papers, and presentations. You can also go there if you need a calm space to study.

Don’t forget: Berlin is a big city, so it might take you up to an hour to get to university!

Don’t forget: Berlin is a big city, so it might take you up to an hour to get to university!

An exercise often takes place right after a lecture. By going through problem sets, case studies, and real life examples, the newly gained knowledge is put to practical use. Thus, it can be checked whether the content of the lecture has been really understood.

Don’t forget: Berlin is a big city, so it might take you up to an hour to get to university!

You should not underestimate the time necessary to prepare and revise for classes. To internalize new information, you will usually have to deal with the subject matter in an in-depth manner. If you don’t want to cram a whole semester’s worth of knowledge into your brain shortly before finals, you should plan in some regular revision sessions during lecture period.