Supplementary Program "Sustainable Development"
Degree
Certificate
Semester fee
56,00
Euro
Start of the program
Winter semester
Standard length of the program
4
Semester
Place of study
Eichstätt
Part-time studies possible
No
Does social commitment play an important role for you? Do you want to take on responsibility and develop your skills further – working with your head, heart and hands?
Social commitment is a good way to use your own skills for a good cause. It can also contribute to your own personal growth and improve your chances of starting a career: Volunteering is an important advantage for students today in order to be "one step ahead" when applying for jobs.
The supplementary program in Personal Development and Social Commitment is aimed at committed students from all degree programs. Alongside their main field of study, they will contribute to solving social challenges and take responsibility for self-organized projects. Through their commitment, they can grow as a person and learn to reflect on and deepen the content of their studies by making varied own experiences. They acquire self-organization skills that are necessary for the future of a vibrant civil society.
The program in detail
Contents
“Personal Development & Social Commitment" is a co-curricular accompanying study program. It is aimed at committed students from all disciplines and faculties. Over a period of approx. three semesters, students can contribute to solving social challenges and take responsibility for self-organized projects in addition to their main field of study. They will be given the opportunity to work on existing projects as well as to initiate new projects.
The accompanying studies combine learning and the acquisition of skills in the context of social commitment and promote the sense of purpose as well as design and self-organization skills of students that are necessary for the future of a vibrant civil society. Accordingly, there are no courses taught in the traditional sense. Rather, the course encourages independent learning through participation in self-organized project groups. The independent work and learning in the individual modules is accompanied by a theoretic seminar and a guided reflection at the end of the module.
Workload and duration of study
- Continuing education study program to accompany your studies
- Three Modules (total of 15 ECTS credits)
- Independent learning in self-organized project groups, accompanied by impulses and reflections
- Estimated duration: 3 semesters
The modules
Summer semester: Module Civil Society, Democracy and Participation
Module coordinator: Prof. Dr. Rico Behrens
In this module, students reflect on the topics of civil society, democracy and participation on the basis of an impulse program with a theoretical foundation. The focus is on different thematic aspects that approach learning about democracy.
Winter semester: Module Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Society and the Church
Module coordinator: Prof. Dr. Simone Birkel
This module discusses and tests the fundamentals, methodological issues and practical ways of implementing the guiding principle of sustainability with regard to social and church education processes.
Summer semester: Module Responsibility and Social Problem Solving
Module coordinator: Prof. Dr. Katharina Karl
The module imparts theoretical knowledge in three subject areas that ethically reflect on social commitment: Responsibility, vocation and the ability to deal with conflict through practical examples and sharing experiences from our own social commitment.
Rankings and assessments
KU students and alumni have voted for their University to be Germany's most popular university in the 2024 ranking of the online portal StudyCheck. This is the third time in a row, as KU was also voted the most popular university in 2021 and 2022. The ranking was based on over 78,000 evaluations for more than 500 higher education institutions and universities. 97 percent of students questioned for the ranking would recommend studying at the KU to others.
"There is no better praise for a university than almost 100 percent of students and alumni agreeing: I can only recommend studying at the KU! That is why we are very pleased with the ranking’s outcome, because it expresses the high level of satisfaction of our students," says KU President Prof. Dr. Gabriele Gien.
The KU
The KU has two campuses: Eichstätt and Ingolstadt. Seven faculties are located in Eichstätt. The Ingolstadt School of Management (WFI) and MIDS (Institute of Applied Mathematics, Machine Learning and Data Science) are located on our Ingolstadt campus.
This degree program is taught on our Eichstätt campus.
Studying in Eichstätt
Study location
The district of Eichstätt and the city of Ingolstadt are located in the heart of Bavaria. This central location also means that the KU is easy to reach. Eichstätt impresses with its unique combination of baroque architecture, modern amenities and the picturesque nature of the Altmühltal natural park.
Campus
Short distances and lavish green spaces characterize the KU campus in Eichstätt. The KU is a campus University with modern facilities. The buildings on campus are located close to the Eichstätt old town.
More than just a degree
Studying at the KU not only provides you with the specialist knowledge you need, but also aims to open up real future prospects for its students. We want to support our students in finding their own personal path to their individual dream future! The question is not "What career do I want to pursue?", but rather "Who do I want to be?"
Advisory Service
Some offers and study conditions are different for international students – our International Office is happy to provide help and support. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our team. We are happy to accompany you on your way to the KU and hope that we can welcome you in person soon!
Armelle
Langenwald
International degree seeking students coordinator - Campus Ingolstadt
Building
Hauptbau
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Room: HB-209