Elective Group 2: Supplementary Subjects Description

In the Master's degree program in Chemistry, there is the supplementary elective area 2, in which a total of 15 ECTS credits are acquired. These are made up as follows:

1. Additional competence from the "Concentrations" area (5 ECTS)
   In this area, you can take any module from one of the nine concentrations. It does not matter whether this module comes from one of the three concentrations you have chosen or from one of the other six, the module cannot, however, count towards both the concentration requirements and this elective area.
    
2. Additional qualification (10 ECTS)
   In this area, you can earn ECTS points in the following ways:
    
   • Didactic Scientific Lecturing (5 ECTS each)
     You will supervise tutorials for major or minor subject chemistry students (Bachelor level) for one semester at a time. You will learn how to convey scientific facts in a didactically meaningful way by preparing working materials. You are supervised by lecturers from the respective department. Further information on didactic scientific lecturing and the contact persons in the individual institutes can be found in the study organization section.
      
   • Small or large internship abroad (5 or 10 ECTS)
     The Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy supports stays abroad during your studies. You can receive ECTS points for an internship abroad of at least 4 or 8 weeks, regardless of the subject area, if you complete it at a foreign university or research institution. In addition, credits earned abroad can of course also be credited in the area of concentration, provided they are equivalent in type and scope. Please note, however, that work completed abroad cannot be credited twice (an eight-week internship can therefore be credited either as a major internship abroad or as a 10 ECTS credit point concentration internship).
      
   • Competences acquired within/outside the natural sciences that are related to chemistry (5 ECTS credits each)
     Within the framework of these modules, it is possible to credit courses from other faculties in the Master's in Chemistry that are not explicitly provided for in the study regulations, but which complement the chosen combination of concentrations in a meaningful way. For example, students who wish to specialize in Theoretical Chemistry can take programming courses from Computer Science or students who wish to write a Master's thesis in Medical Chemistry can have courses from Medicine credited. The crediting of a non-subject-related course in this area is only possible after prior consultation with the study coordinator and the express approval of a professor from the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy.