Explore your options, expand your skills, obtain additional qualifications
The module programs at FAU consist of modules from existing degree programs which are brought together to form a new interdisciplinary program. Module programs can be helpful for deciding which degree program or main subject to study in the future.
Target group and requirements
The module program is particularly suitable for giving school leavers the opportunity to explore a wide range of subjects. Students and professionals can expand their skills and shape their portfolio to suit their further academic or professional career by gaining additional qualifications.
Prospective students require a suitable university entrance qualification in order to be able to enroll at the university. No fees are charged apart from the semester fee.
Student status and BAföG rules
Students in the module program count as students pursuant to the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (Section 87(1) BayHIG) and enjoy all benefits of enrollment.
Until now, students who are enrolled in module programs have generally been entitled to child benefit until the age of 25 (taking Section 32 (4)(2a) Income Tax Act (EStG) into account). For more detailed information in your case, please contact your advisor at the family benefits office (Familienkasse).
However, module programs are not eligible for BAföG funding. This does have one advantage, though. It means that changing to a regular degree program at FAU after the module program does not count as changing degree program. This can prove helpful later on, as students who receive BAföG funding are generally only allowed to change once over the duration of their studies.
Module programs offered by FAU
Module programs are currently offered at FAU at the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology and at the Faculty of Sciences.
Studium Philosophicum (orientation studies)
Studium Philosophicum is a module studies program which is designed to help students find out what they would like to study from a broad range of subjects offered at the faculty. Students can choose modules based on their individual interests with lectures, seminars, tutorials and other teaching units in almost 30 subjects at the faculty. All of the modules are part of the Bachelor’s degree curriculum. Any modules that students complete in a module studies program can be accredited toward a Bachelor’s degree. During the Studium Philosophicum program, students are enrolled at the university.
The Digital Humanities program offers exciting insights into the digital world of the social sciences and humanities. Accessible to all ages and with no admission restrictions, it enables students to understand and shape digital processes. Digital Humanities is a flexible and diverse modular program that shapes the future.
Italian culture: Art, literature and language (Module studies)
Are you fascinated with Italian art and culture? Would you like to explore interdisciplinary subjects while refining your intercultural skills and optimize your career profile with an additional qualification? The interdisciplinary module program “Italian culture: Art, literature and language” offers you the opportunity to deepen your knowledge of Italian art and literature, improve your language skills and earn a certificate after two semesters of study. If you aren’t yet sure what you would like to study, this program is an opportunity to learn about art history and Romance languages without committing to a longer degree program or to bridge the waiting period for a degree program with admission restrictions.
Modular Studies Naturale: Natural Sciences and Sustainability (Module studies)
The „Modulstudien Naturale: Naturwissenschaften und Nachhaltigkeit“ is an orientation program at (FAU, which you can choose to study for one or two semesters. During this time, you can take lectures, seminars and exercises from the Faculty of Natural Sciences as well as other FAU courses related to the subject area of sustainability. The courses are part of regular bachelor’s degree programs and you can take exams in them, which you can have credited to your subsequent studies if necessary. In doing so, you have full student status as defined by the Bavarian Higher Education Act.
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