University-wide electives

The lecturs is hold by Dr. Hütten, Chief Accounting Officer at SAP AG, Walldorf. The exercise class is hold by Dr. Sessar from SAP AG in Walldorf.

Course Hours:
tba

In response to the globalisation of the world’s capital markets the language of communicating financial information to these capital markets is experiencing a similar globalisation: Since 2001, almost 120 countries have required or permitted the use of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Thus, the world may not be far away from realising the vision of a global set of accounting standards. In such an environment being knowledgeable about IFRS is nearly as important for a business professionals as English language skills.
This course introduces you to the framework, concepts, and processes associated with international financial reporting. You will learn how IFRS are developed and used around the world. You will also examine fundamental IFRS requirements and will exercise their application in practice. Thus, the course shall enable you to understand financial statements prepared under IFRS and apply IFRS accounting and disclosure requirements to a wide range of scenarios.

1. Basics
1.1. Definition and goals
1.2. Basic models of decision theory
2. Capital budgeting
2.1. Static capital budgeting methods
2.1.1. Accounting rate of return
2.1.2. Comparative cost method
2.1.3. Average return method
2.1.4. Payback period rule
2.2. Dynamic capital budgeting methods
2.2.1. Complete finance plan
2.2.2. Present value method
2.2.3. Annuity method
2.2.4. Method of internal interest rates
3. Financing forms
3.1. Legal form and financing
3.2. External financing
3.2.1. Equity financing
3.2.2. Financing by way of credit
3.3. Internal financing
3.3.1. Self-financing
3.3.2. Financing through accrual and allocation to the reserves

1. Basics
1.1. Definition and goals
1.2. Basic models of decision theory
2. Capital budgeting
2.1. Static capital budgeting methods
2.1.1. Accounting rate of return
2.1.2. Comparative cost method
2.1.3. Average return method
2.1.4. Payback period rule
2.2. Dynamic capital budgeting methods
2.2.1. Complete finance plan
2.2.2. Present value method
2.2.3. Annuity method
2.2.4. Method of internal interest rates
3. Financing forms
3.1. Legal form and financing
3.2. External financing
3.2.1. Equity financing
3.2.2. Financing by way of credit
3.3. Internal financing
3.3.1. Self-financing
3.3.2. Financing through accrual and allocation to the reserves

1. Basics
1.1. Definition and goals
1.2. Basic models of decision theory
2. Capital budgeting
2.1. Static capital budgeting methods
2.1.1. Accounting rate of return
2.1.2. Comparative cost method
2.1.3. Average return method
2.1.4. Payback period rule
2.2. Dynamic capital budgeting methods
2.2.1. Complete finance plan
2.2.2. Present value method
2.2.3. Annuity method
2.2.4. Method of internal interest rates
3. Financing forms
3.1. Legal form and financing
3.2. External financing
3.2.1. Equity financing
3.2.2. Financing by way of credit
3.3. Internal financing
3.3.1. Self-financing
3.3.2. Financing through accrual and allocation to the reserves

1. Basics
1.1. Definition and goals
1.2. Basic models of decision theory
2. Capital budgeting
2.1. Static capital budgeting methods
2.1.1. Accounting rate of return
2.1.2. Comparative cost method
2.1.3. Average return method
2.1.4. Payback period rule
2.2. Dynamic capital budgeting methods
2.2.1. Complete finance plan
2.2.2. Present value method
2.2.3. Annuity method
2.2.4. Method of internal interest rates
3. Financing forms
3.1. Legal form and financing
3.2. External financing
3.2.1. Equity financing
3.2.2. Financing by way of credit
3.3. Internal financing
3.3.1. Self-financing
3.3.2. Financing through accrual and allocation to the reserves

1. Basics
1.1. Definition and goals
1.2. Basic models of decision theory
2. Capital budgeting
2.1. Static capital budgeting methods
2.1.1. Accounting rate of return
2.1.2. Comparative cost method
2.1.3. Average return method
2.1.4. Payback period rule
2.2. Dynamic capital budgeting methods
2.2.1. Complete finance plan
2.2.2. Present value method
2.2.3. Annuity method
2.2.4. Method of internal interest rates
3. Financing forms
3.1. Legal form and financing
3.2. External financing
3.2.1. Equity financing
3.2.2. Financing by way of credit
3.3. Internal financing
3.3.1. Self-financing
3.3.2. Financing through accrual and allocation to the reserves

• Presentation of different interest models
• Valuation of financial assets
• Mathematics of bonds and annuities
• Interest rate calculation
• bond/yield valuation

• Presentation of different interest models
• Valuation of financial assets
• Mathematics of bonds and annuities
• Interest rate calculation
• bond/yield valuation

• Presentation of different interest models
• Valuation of financial assets
• Mathematics of bonds and annuities
• Interest rate calculation
• bond/yield valuation

This course first outlines the basics of data and business process modelling based on wide-spread approaches such as entity relationship diagrams, event-driven process chains (EPC), and business process model and notation (BPMN). The remainder of the course then focuses on the use and purpose of integrated information systems across different functional areas in industrial companies. Finally, basics of management support systems such as business intelligence systems are addressed.
 

• Business Process Modelling
• Application Systems in
  • Research and Development
  • Marketing and Sales
  • Procurement and Warehousing
  • Production
  • Shipping and Customer Service
  • Finance, Accounting, HR
• Planning and Control Systems

The lecturer will speak about the historical and social backgrounds of Japan as well as the current situation. Each topic will be prepared and presented by one participant or a group of participants (in German). The participants will discuss the topics in a global context. 
Examples of topics (maybe as a gust lecture):

• Language (letters, grammar, phonetic, interpersonal relations and language)
• School system and governmental Curriculum Guideline after world war II
• Family and work
• Religion: Shintoismus from the past until today
• Habits at funerals and ideas about live and death

The lecture MAN 352 Human Resource Management is part of the courses offered to bachelor students in business administration and law at the University of Mannheim. To get an idea of the coherences, problems, and solutions of human resource management as well as the tasks, operational areas, and instruments of management we offer a weekly lecture (1.5 hours) for 12 weeks.

The lecture includes the following topics on human resource management:Human Resource Environment

• Job Analysis & Job Design
• HR Planning & Recruiting
• Selection
• Training
• Performance Management
• Employee Development
• Separation & Retention
• Compensation
• Incentives + International HRM
• High-Performance Organizations

The literature applied in the course is based on:
Noe, R. A., Hollenbeck, J. R., Gerhart, B. A., & Wright, P. M. (2016). Fundamentals of Human Resource Management (6th revised edition). McGraw Hill Higher Education.

This introductory course provides students who chose business administration as a minor subject with the fundamental understanding of management of organizations. First, the lecture gives an overview about the importance of management in general, and it highlights its relevance as an academic discipline. Furthermore, it discusses its theoretical and conceptual foundations, and elaborates on the management functions planning and control, organization, human resources, and leadership. Working on the topics management and ethics, international management, nonprofit management and public management, the course illustrates current challenges in the field of management.

• General basics
• Theoretical perspectives: consumer behavior
• Information-related perspective: foundations of market research
• Strategic perspective: strategic marketing
• Instrumental perspective:

1. Foundations of product policy
2. Foundations of price policy
3. Foundations of communication policy
4. Foundations of distribution and sales policy

• Institutional perspective:

1. Services marketing
2. Business-to-business marketing
3. International marketing

Role of operations management; fundamental planning tasks of operation management; planning methods; main features of production planning, transportation planning and inventory management.

Role of operations management; fundamental planning tasks of operation management; planning methods; main features of production planning, transportation planning and inventory management.

Role of operations management; fundamental planning tasks of operation management; planning methods; main features of production planning, transportation planning and inventory management.

Role of operations management; fundamental planning tasks of operation management; planning methods; main features of production planning, transportation planning and inventory management.

• Presentation of different interest models
• Valuation of financial assets
• Mathematics of bonds and annuities
• Interest rate calculation
• bond/yield valuation

The lecturer will speak about the historical and social backgrounds of Japan as well as the current situation. Each topic will be prepared and presented by one participant or a group of participants (in German). The participants will discuss the topics in a global context. 
Examples of topics (maybe as a gust lecture):

• Language (letters, grammar, phonetic, interpersonal relations and language)
• School system and governmental Curriculum Guideline after world war II
• Family and work
• Religion: Shintoismus from the past until today
• Habits at funerals and ideas about live and death

Relevant topics from the area of entrepreneurship and management research are analyzed and discussed. The focus of the seminar can thereby differ somewhat from term to term. Generally, research seminars may be conceptually or empirically oriented.

Relevant topics from the area of entrepreneurship and management research are analyzed and discussed. The focus of the seminar can thereby differ somewhat from term to term. Generally, research seminars may be conceptually or empirically oriented.

This lecture introduces students to key topics on political violence. We will cover classic and current debates on interstate warfare, civil war, insurgencies and armed groups, coup d’états, terrorism and state repression. Given the vast amount of research in this broad field, we will not be able to cover all aspects in depth, but you will be equipped with key insights and conceptual and analytical frameworks and tools to better understand characteristics and causes of different forms of political violence.

Die Vorlesung gibt einen Überblick über die verschiedenen Institutionen der Europäischen Union. Hauptaugenmerkt liegt dabei auf dem Europäischen Parlament, dem Rat der Europäischen Union, dem Europäischer Rat, der Kommission und dem Europäischen Gerichtshof. Aus den Blickwinkeln verschiedener Theorien der Europäischen Integration wird die Entstehung und Weiterentwicklung der Institutionen beleuchtet. Zudem werden das Zusammenspiel der Institutionen und Herausforderungen für die Zukunft diskutiert.

Die Vorlesung bietet eine Einführung in die Politikwissenschaft und ist für Studierende im ersten Semester konzipiert. Die Veranstaltung stellt grundlegende Konzepte der politik-wissenschaftlichen Forschung dar und gibt einen Überblick über zentrale Grundbegriffe, Fragen, Theorien und Methoden der Politikwissenschaft.

LEHRBUCH
Shively, W. Phillips. 2018. Power and Choice: An Introduction to Political Science. 15. Auflage, Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ARBEITSMATERIALIEN (Ilias)
Vorlesungsfolien
Kapitel aus Lehrbuch
Zusätzliche Texte

BEWERTUNG
Erforderliche Studienleistungen: keine
Prüfungsleistung: Klausur (90 min.)

DEADLINES
Termin Klausur: Wird noch bekannt gegeben!

Die Vorlesung führt in das Studium der Soziologie ein. Sie erläutert den Gegenstandsbereich des Faches und zeigt seine leitenden Frage- und Aufgabenstellungen auf. Ein besonderes Gewicht liegt dabei zunächst auf den methodologischen Vorgehensweisen, insbesondere dem Konzept soziologischer Erklärungen. Auf dieser Grundlage werden zentrale Grundbegriffe und Einzelthemen der Soziologie, wie Soziales Handeln, Soziale Situationen, Kollektives Handeln, Interaktionen, Tausch, Macht, Rollen, Normen, Institutionen u.v.a.m. behandelt. Schritt für Schritt werden somit wesentliche Bausteine soziologischen Denkens erarbeitet.

In der Vorlesung wird ein systematischer Überblick über die wichtigsten Merkmale
der Sozialstruktur der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und Europa im Vergleich gegeben. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Entwicklung von Bevölkerungs-, Haushalts- und Familienstrukturen, soziale Ungleichheit und soziale Mobilität, speziell in Bezug auf Bildung, auf Erwerbstätigkeit und Beruf sowie auf die Einkommensverteilung und die Wohlstandsentwicklung.

This course is designed to introduce beginning students to the central terms and topics in current (English) linguistics. Topics to be dealt with include phonetics, phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, major (syntactic) contrasts between English and German. We will also have some brief looks at how these topics are relevant in language acquisition, language storage and processing in the human brain, and language variation over time and in society.

This course is designed to introduce beginning students to the central terms and topics in current (English) linguistics. Topics to be dealt with include phonetics, phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, major (syntactic) contrasts between English and German. We will also have some brief looks at how these topics are relevant in language acquisition, language storage and processing in the human brain, and language variation over time and in society.

This course is designed to introduce beginning students to the central terms and topics in current (English) linguistics. Topics to be dealt with include phonetics, phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, major (syntactic) contrasts between English and German. We will also have some brief looks at how these topics are relevant in language acquisition, language storage and processing in the human brain, and language variation over time and in society.

Course Description
During this course students will learn the basic skills and methodologies necessary for the study of literature, especially with regard to anglophone letters and cultures. Students will learn how to analyze poetry, narrative, and drama by studying major works of British and American literature from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries. The focus will be on the technical as well as cultural aspects of works of literature and their historical contexts. By the end of the course students will have gained knowledge of the key literary genres, technical aspects, and critical terms that will form the foundation for the further development of an academic understanding of the wide-ranging scope of British and American literatures.

The course will start by answering the question what literature and the study of literature actually are and then provide an introduction to the three main genres of literature written in English (narrative, drama, and poetry). In discussing these genres, we will take a closer look at key theoretical concepts and tools for the analysis of literary texts. Besides, we will also identify important periods in the history of British and American literature.

Course Requirements 
The course will be taught in English as a hybrid format with online lectures and tutorials as well as an in-class “Übung” (Tuesdays 13:45-15:15) that will observe social distancing guidelines by allowing ca. 40 students per week to attend sessions in a large lecture hall. The modalities and parameters of participation will be explained in the first online session.

Course Description
During this course students will learn the basic skills and methodologies necessary for the study of literature, especially with regard to anglophone letters and cultures. Students will learn how to analyze poetry, narrative, and drama by studying major works of British and American literature from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries. The focus will be on the technical as well as cultural aspects of works of literature and their historical contexts. By the end of the course students will have gained knowledge of the key literary genres, technical aspects, and critical terms that will form the foundation for the further development of an academic understanding of the wide-ranging scope of British and American literatures.

The course will start by answering the question what literature and the study of literature actually are and then provide an introduction to the three main genres of literature written in English (narrative, drama, and poetry). In discussing these genres, we will take a closer look at key theoretical concepts and tools for the analysis of literary texts. Besides, we will also identify important periods in the history of British and American literature.

Course Requirements 
The course will be taught in English as a hybrid format with online lectures and tutorials as well as an in-class “Übung” (Tuesdays 13:45-15:15) that will observe social distancing guidelines by allowing ca. 40 students per week to attend sessions in a large lecture hall. The modalities and parameters of participation will be explained in the first online session.

Course Description
During this course students will learn the basic skills and methodologies necessary for the study of literature, especially with regard to anglophone letters and cultures. Students will learn how to analyze poetry, narrative, and drama by studying major works of British and American literature from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries. The focus will be on the technical as well as cultural aspects of works of literature and their historical contexts. By the end of the course students will have gained knowledge of the key literary genres, technical aspects, and critical terms that will form the foundation for the further development of an academic understanding of the wide-ranging scope of British and American literatures.

The course will start by answering the question what literature and the study of literature actually are and then provide an introduction to the three main genres of literature written in English (narrative, drama, and poetry). In discussing these genres, we will take a closer look at key theoretical concepts and tools for the analysis of literary texts. Besides, we will also identify important periods in the history of British and American literature.

Course Requirements 
The course will be taught in English as a hybrid format with online lectures and tutorials as well as an in-class “Übung” (Tuesdays 13:45-15:15) that will observe social distancing guidelines by allowing ca. 40 students per week to attend sessions in a large lecture hall. The modalities and parameters of participation will be explained in the first online session.

Die Vorlesung führt Studienanfänger in das Gegenstandsgebiet, die Methoden und die Begriffe des Faches Neuere deutsche Literaturwissenschaft ein. Sie stellt zentrale Kategorien wie ‚Fiktionalität‘ und ‚Ästhetik‘ vor, behandelt die drei Großgattungen Epik, Drama und Lyrik, bietet einen Durchgang durch die deutsche Literaturgeschichte seit dem Barockzeitalter und erörtert einflussreiche Ansätze der Literaturtheorie. Alle diese Aspekte werden anhand exemplarischer literarischer Werke veranschaulicht.
Als Basis und verbindliche Begleitlektüre für die Vorlesung dient folgende Einführungsdarstellung:
Ulrich Kittstein / Stefani Kugler / Eva Ritthaler: Grundlagen der Neueren deutschen Literaturwissenschaft. Trier: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier, 2019.
Das Programm der Veranstaltung und weitere Materialien können ab Mitte September über die Lernplattform Ilias heruntergeladen werden.
Für alle Teilnehmer der Vorlesung ist der Besuch eines begleitenden Tutoriums verpflichtend, in dem der Stoff vertieft und ergänzt wird. Die Anmeldung dafür muss separat über das Studierendenportal vorgenommen werden.

Die Veranstaltung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ setzt sich aus 2 Semesterwochenstunden (SWS) Vorlesung und 2 SWS Tutorium zusammen. Studierende müssen sich im Online-Anmeldeverfahren jeweils separat für Vorlesung und Tutorium anmelden! Das Tutorium vertieft die in der Vorlesung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ vermittelten Inhalte und erprobt Methoden und Analysekategorien durch Übungsaufgaben. In den Tutorien können offene Fragen zur Vorlesung und zur Begleitlektüre in einer kleineren Gruppe geklärt werden.

Die Vorlesung und die Tutorien finden im Herbstsemester 2020 rein digital statt.

Die Veranstaltung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ setzt sich aus 2 Semesterwochenstunden (SWS) Vorlesung und 2 SWS Tutorium zusammen. Studierende müssen sich im Online-Anmeldeverfahren jeweils separat für Vorlesung und Tutorium anmelden! Das Tutorium vertieft die in der Vorlesung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ vermittelten Inhalte und erprobt Methoden und Analysekategorien durch Übungsaufgaben. In den Tutorien können offene Fragen zur Vorlesung und zur Begleitlektüre in einer kleineren Gruppe geklärt werden.

Die Vorlesung und die Tutorien finden im Herbstsemester 2020 rein digital statt.

Die Veranstaltung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ setzt sich aus 2 Semesterwochenstunden (SWS) Vorlesung und 2 SWS Tutorium zusammen. Studierende müssen sich im Online-Anmeldeverfahren jeweils separat für Vorlesung und Tutorium anmelden! Das Tutorium vertieft die in der Vorlesung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ vermittelten Inhalte und erprobt Methoden und Analysekategorien durch Übungsaufgaben. In den Tutorien können offene Fragen zur Vorlesung und zur Begleitlektüre in einer kleineren Gruppe geklärt werden.

Die Vorlesung und die Tutorien finden im Herbstsemester 2020 rein digital statt.

Die Veranstaltung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ setzt sich aus 2 Semesterwochenstunden (SWS) Vorlesung und 2 SWS Tutorium zusammen. Studierende müssen sich im Online-Anmeldeverfahren jeweils separat für Vorlesung und Tutorium anmelden! Das Tutorium vertieft die in der Vorlesung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ vermittelten Inhalte und erprobt Methoden und Analysekategorien durch Übungsaufgaben. In den Tutorien können offene Fragen zur Vorlesung und zur Begleitlektüre in einer kleineren Gruppe geklärt werden.

Die Vorlesung und die Tutorien finden im Herbstsemester 2020 rein digital statt.

Die Veranstaltung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ setzt sich aus 2 Semesterwochenstunden (SWS) Vorlesung und 2 SWS Tutorium zusammen. Studierende müssen sich im Online-Anmeldeverfahren jeweils separat für Vorlesung und Tutorium anmelden! Das Tutorium vertieft die in der Vorlesung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ vermittelten Inhalte und erprobt Methoden und Analysekategorien durch Übungsaufgaben. In den Tutorien können offene Fragen zur Vorlesung und zur Begleitlektüre in einer kleineren Gruppe geklärt werden.

Die Vorlesung und die Tutorien finden im Herbstsemester 2020 rein digital statt.

Die Veranstaltung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ setzt sich aus 2 Semesterwochenstunden (SWS) Vorlesung und 2 SWS Tutorium zusammen. Studierende müssen sich im Online-Anmeldeverfahren jeweils separat für Vorlesung und Tutorium anmelden! Das Tutorium vertieft die in der Vorlesung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ vermittelten Inhalte und erprobt Methoden und Analysekategorien durch Übungsaufgaben. In den Tutorien können offene Fragen zur Vorlesung und zur Begleitlektüre in einer kleineren Gruppe geklärt werden.

Die Vorlesung und die Tutorien finden im Herbstsemester 2020 rein digital statt.

Die Veranstaltung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ setzt sich aus 2 Semesterwochenstunden (SWS) Vorlesung und 2 SWS Tutorium zusammen. Studierende müssen sich im Online-Anmeldeverfahren jeweils separat für Vorlesung und Tutorium anmelden! Das Tutorium vertieft die in der Vorlesung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ vermittelten Inhalte und erprobt Methoden und Analysekategorien durch Übungsaufgaben. In den Tutorien können offene Fragen zur Vorlesung und zur Begleitlektüre in einer kleineren Gruppe geklärt werden.

Die Vorlesung und die Tutorien finden im Herbstsemester 2020 rein digital statt.

Die Veranstaltung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ setzt sich aus 2 Semesterwochenstunden (SWS) Vorlesung und 2 SWS Tutorium zusammen. Studierende müssen sich im Online-Anmeldeverfahren jeweils separat für Vorlesung und Tutorium anmelden! Das Tutorium vertieft die in der Vorlesung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ vermittelten Inhalte und erprobt Methoden und Analysekategorien durch Übungsaufgaben. In den Tutorien können offene Fragen zur Vorlesung und zur Begleitlektüre in einer kleineren Gruppe geklärt werden.

Die Vorlesung und die Tutorien finden im Herbstsemester 2020 rein digital statt.

Die Veranstaltung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ setzt sich aus 2 Semesterwochenstunden (SWS) Vorlesung und 2 SWS Tutorium zusammen. Studierende müssen sich im Online-Anmeldeverfahren jeweils separat für Vorlesung und Tutorium anmelden! Das Tutorium vertieft die in der Vorlesung „Einführung in die Synchrone Sprachwissenschaft“ vermittelten Inhalte und erprobt Methoden und Analysekategorien durch Übungsaufgaben. In den Tutorien können offene Fragen zur Vorlesung und zur Begleitlektüre in einer kleineren Gruppe geklärt werden.

Die Vorlesung und die Tutorien finden im Herbstsemester 2020 rein digital statt.

Die Vorlesung mit begleitendem Tutorium führt anhand des Deutschen in zentrale Teilgebiete der Germanistischen Linguistik ein (v.a. Phonologie, Morphologie, Syntax, Semantik und Pragmatik). Neben ihren zentralen Inhalten und Fragestellungen werden Grundbegriffe und Methoden der Germanistischen Linguistik vorgestellt und eingeübt.

Die Vorlesung und die Tutorien finden im Herbstsemester 2020 rein digital statt.

Content
The lecture International Cultural Studies introduces students to basic select topics and concepts related to the field of cultural studies by discussing texts and theories from international scholars. It provides an overview of key terms such as race, class, gender, and identity among others and enables students to understand and reflect upon these key terms and their underlying concepts within their historical, societal, and cultural context. To do so, it raises questions on how cultural texts and practices shape our understanding of society, politics, history and culture.

IMPORTANT

Organizational Information
There will be 6 parallel groups (International Cultural Studies: Lecture A-F) for this course. You will need to register for one group only.
Each parallel group consists of a weekly lecture followed by a discussion session.
Each lecture will be made available with all other materials (presentations, texts) a week before each discussion session. Each discussion session will focus on topics and concepts introduced in the lecture recordings. Since lecture recordings are made available a week before the discussion session, students will be able to prepare for the discussion on their own time.

On Monday September 28th, 5:15pm, there will be an introductory lecture for all parallel groups. This first session will provide more information on the organizational structure and the content of this lecture. Discussion sessions for all groups will begin in the second week of the lecture period.
There will be two additional information and recap sessions for all parallel groups on November 9th, 7pm and on December 7th, 7pm.
These sessions will take place online in PHIL-ZOOM-10.

Content
The lecture International Cultural Studies introduces students to basic select topics and concepts related to the field of cultural studies by discussing texts and theories from international scholars. It provides an overview of key terms such as race, class, gender, and identity among others and enables students to understand and reflect upon these key terms and their underlying concepts within their historical, societal, and cultural context. To do so, it raises questions on how cultural texts and practices shape our understanding of society, politics, history and culture.

IMPORTANT

Organizational Information
There will be 6 parallel groups (International Cultural Studies: Lecture A-F) for this course. You will need to register for one group only.
Each parallel group consists of a weekly lecture followed by a discussion session.
Each lecture will be made available with all other materials (presentations, texts) a week before each discussion session. Each discussion session will focus on topics and concepts introduced in the lecture recordings. Since lecture recordings are made available a week before the discussion session, students will be able to prepare for the discussion on their own time.

On Monday September 28th, 5:15pm, there will be an introductory lecture for all parallel groups. This first session will provide more information on the organizational structure and the content of this lecture. Discussion sessions for all groups will begin in the second week of the lecture period.
There will be two additional information and recap sessions for all parallel groups on November 9th, 7pm and on December 7th, 7pm.
These sessions will take place online in PHIL-ZOOM-10.

Content
The lecture International Cultural Studies introduces students to basic select topics and concepts related to the field of cultural studies by discussing texts and theories from international scholars. It provides an overview of key terms such as race, class, gender, and identity among others and enables students to understand and reflect upon these key terms and their underlying concepts within their historical, societal, and cultural context. To do so, it raises questions on how cultural texts and practices shape our understanding of society, politics, history and culture.

IMPORTANT

Organizational Information
There will be 6 parallel groups (International Cultural Studies: Lecture A-F) for this course. You will need to register for one group only.
Each parallel group consists of a weekly lecture followed by a discussion session.
Each lecture will be made available with all other materials (presentations, texts) a week before each discussion session. Each discussion session will focus on topics and concepts introduced in the lecture recordings. Since lecture recordings are made available a week before the discussion session, students will be able to prepare for the discussion on their own time.

On Monday September 28th, 5:15pm, there will be an introductory lecture for all parallel groups. This first session will provide more information on the organizational structure and the content of this lecture. Discussion sessions for all groups will begin in the second week of the lecture period.
There will be two additional information and recap sessions for all parallel groups on November 9th, 7pm and on December 7th, 7pm.
These sessions will take place online in PHIL-ZOOM-10.

Content
The lecture International Cultural Studies introduces students to basic select topics and concepts related to the field of cultural studies by discussing texts and theories from international scholars. It provides an overview of key terms such as race, class, gender, and identity among others and enables students to understand and reflect upon these key terms and their underlying concepts within their historical, societal, and cultural context. To do so, it raises questions on how cultural texts and practices shape our understanding of society, politics, history and culture.

IMPORTANT

Organizational Information
There will be 6 parallel groups (International Cultural Studies: Lecture A-F) for this course. You will need to register for one group only.
Each parallel group consists of a weekly lecture followed by a discussion session.
Each lecture will be made available with all other materials (presentations, texts) a week before each discussion session. Each discussion session will focus on topics and concepts introduced in the lecture recordings. Since lecture recordings are made available a week before the discussion session, students will be able to prepare for the discussion on their own time.

On Monday September 28th, 5:15pm, there will be an introductory lecture for all parallel groups. This first session will provide more information on the organizational structure and the content of this lecture. Discussion sessions for all groups will begin in the second week of the lecture period.
There will be two additional information and recap sessions for all parallel groups on November 9th, 7pm and on December 7th, 7pm.
These sessions will take place online in PHIL-ZOOM-10.

Content
The lecture International Cultural Studies introduces students to basic select topics and concepts related to the field of cultural studies by discussing texts and theories from international scholars. It provides an overview of key terms such as race, class, gender, and identity among others and enables students to understand and reflect upon these key terms and their underlying concepts within their historical, societal, and cultural context. To do so, it raises questions on how cultural texts and practices shape our understanding of society, politics, history and culture.

IMPORTANT

Organizational Information
There will be 6 parallel groups (International Cultural Studies: Lecture A-F) for this course. You will need to register for one group only.
Each parallel group consists of a weekly lecture followed by a discussion session.
Each lecture will be made available with all other materials (presentations, texts) a week before each discussion session. Each discussion session will focus on topics and concepts introduced in the lecture recordings. Since lecture recordings are made available a week before the discussion session, students will be able to prepare for the discussion on their own time.

On Monday September 28th, 5:15pm, there will be an introductory lecture for all parallel groups. This first session will provide more information on the organizational structure and the content of this lecture. Discussion sessions for all groups will begin in the second week of the lecture period.
There will be two additional information and recap sessions for all parallel groups on November 9th, 7pm and on December 7th, 7pm.
These sessions will take place online in PHIL-ZOOM-10.

Content
The lecture International Cultural Studies introduces students to basic select topics and concepts related to the field of cultural studies by discussing texts and theories from international scholars. It provides an overview of key terms such as race, class, gender, and identity among others and enables students to understand and reflect upon these key terms and their underlying concepts within their historical, societal, and cultural context. To do so, it raises questions on how cultural texts and practices shape our understanding of society, politics, history and culture.

IMPORTANT

Organizational Information
There will be 6 parallel groups (International Cultural Studies: Lecture A-F) for this course. You will need to register for one group only.
Each parallel group consists of a weekly lecture followed by a discussion session.
Each lecture will be made available with all other materials (presentations, texts) a week before each discussion session. Each discussion session will focus on topics and concepts introduced in the lecture recordings. Since lecture recordings are made available a week before the discussion session, students will be able to prepare for the discussion on their own time.

On Monday September 28th, 5:15pm, there will be an introductory lecture for all parallel groups. This first session will provide more information on the organizational structure and the content of this lecture. Discussion sessions for all groups will begin in the second week of the lecture period.
There will be two additional information and recap sessions for all parallel groups on November 9th, 7pm and on December 7th, 7pm.
These sessions will take place online in PHIL-ZOOM-10.

Die Einführungsveranstaltung vermittelt das Basiswissen, auf dem das Studium der romanischen Literatur- und Medienwissenschaft aufbaut. Die Veranstaltung schließt mit einer Klausur ab.
Neben der Klärung grundsätzlicher Fragen und Begriffe, führt die Vorlesung in Gegenstandsbereiche, Gattungen und literatur- und medienwissenschaftliche Arbeitsweisen ein. Darüber hinaus sollen unter Rückgriff auf literatur- und kulturtheoretische Ansätze verschiedene Methoden des Lesens, Textverstehens und Interpretierens vorgestellt und eingeübt werden.
Voraussetzungen: keine

Die Einführungsveranstaltung vermittelt das Basiswissen, auf dem das Studium der romanischen Literatur- und Medienwissenschaft aufbaut. Die Veranstaltung schließt mit einer Klausur ab.
Neben der Klärung grundsätzlicher Fragen und Begriffe, führt die Vorlesung in Gegenstandsbereiche, Gattungen und literatur- und medienwissenschaftliche Arbeitsweisen ein. Darüber hinaus sollen unter Rückgriff auf literatur- und kulturtheoretische Ansätze verschiedene Methoden des Lesens, Textverstehens und Interpretierens vorgestellt und eingeübt werden.
Voraussetzungen: keine

Wie sind die romanischen Sprachen entstanden? Wie ist ihre Ausdifferenzierung zu erklären, ihre heutige ‚Gestalt‘ zu beschreiben? Welche Begriffe, Theorien und Methoden stellt die moderne Sprachwissenschaft dafür zur Verfügung? Welche Anwendungsbereiche eröffnen sprachwissenschaftliche Theorien und Methoden (z.B. Textlinguistik, Gesprächsanalyse, Medienanalyse, Spracherwerb und Mehrsprachigkeit, Soziolinguistik...)? Diese und ähnliche Fragen werden in der Ringvorlesung behandelt und dabei gemeinsame Grundlagen für das weitere sprachwissenschaftliche Studium vermittelt.

This course offers its participants an opportunity to experience, reflect on and apply a goal-oriented approach to intercultural learning. In addition to exploring some of the recommendations offered by researchers on facilitating intercultural communication and deepening understandings of one's own and the other's culture, the course takes on a rather hands-on approach, allowing students to perform cultural mini-dramas, view video clips as the basis for analyzing key concepts discussed, write about critical incidents and discuss evolving understandings of the nature of interaction in intercultural encounters.

The overarching aim of the course, therefore, is to develop skills and competences which facilitate an openness towards and understanding of other cultures in local as well as foreign contexts.

Please note: This course approaches the concept of Intercultural Communication from  a Cultural Studies rather than a Business Studies perspective and is, therefore, not a class on Business Communication.

Kurzbeschreibung und Lernziele:

Was ist Geschichte? Und was ist der Beruf des Historikers? Die Vorlesung führt in grundlegende methodische wie theoretische Fragen der Geschichtswissenschaft ein und möchte die Geschichtlichkeit und Standortgebundenheit von Geschichtsschreibung selbst vermitteln. Das Mittelalter war finster – woher wissen wir das? Welchen Einfluss hat die Geschichtswissenschaft des 19. Jahrhunderts auf die Wahrnehmung von Geschichte? Welche Fragen an die Geschichte entwickelt das 20., das frühe 21. Jahrhundert? Die Vorlesung wird dem aus der Perspektive unterschiedlicher Epochen und Teildisziplinen des Fachs vorstellen. Sie tut dies in Form einer Ringvorlesung, an der die Vertreter der unterschiedlichen Epochen von der Alten Geschichte bis zur Zeitgeschichte spezifische Zugänge ihrer Disziplin zur Geschichte verdeutlichen.

One of the most significant developments both in international law and international relations throughout the last two decades has been the (re-)emergence of an international legal order based on a robust interpretation of the concept of international criminal justice. By establishing both international and hybrid criminal courts addressing international core crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, the international community has demonstrated an ever more growing commitment to end impunity for the most heinous crimes affecting mankind as a whole and to hold those bearing individual criminal responsibility personally accountable.

This course aims at providing students with a fundamental understanding of this increasingly important realm of public international law. Thus, in a first approach, an overview both of international criminal law’s theoretical foundation as well as its historical sources will be provided. Adjacently, focus will be given to the ad-hoc tribunals of the 1990s (such as the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia) and most prominently to the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the first permanent international organization addressing matters of international criminal justice.

Complementary to this institutional approach, the second part of the course will address material law aspects: Besides the abovementioned crimes as stipulated in the Rome Statute forming the International Criminal Court, attention will be given to further international crimes such as piracy or terrorism. Additionally, questions such as immunity from prosecution for heads of state or government, modes of liability, interdependencies between the national and international judicial sphere and notions of state sovereignty will be addressed throughout the course.

This course provides students with an understanding of the system of public international law, regulating relations between actors on the global stage. Topics include: the nature of international law, sources of international law (including treaties, customary international law and general principles of law), participants in the international legal system (including notions of statehood, legal personality and diplomatic protection), territory and acquisition of title, state responsibility, jurisdiction and immunity, the relationship between international and domestic law, international human rights law, the (peacekeeping) operations of the United Nations including the role of the General Assembly, international dispute settlement and the role of the International Court of Justice as well as the law regulating the use of force and, correspondingly, the Security Council.
Sessions will take place on a weekly basis and consist of both lecture and discussion parts. Within the discussion part, current developments such as inter alia pending cases before the International Court of Justice and further contemporary topics will be discussed.

Introductory Reading (optional):

• Cassese, Antonio (ed.): ‘Realizing Utopia: The Future of International Law’ (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2012)
• Crawford, James and Ian Brownlie: ‘Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law’ (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2012)
• Hall, Stephen: ‘Principles of International Law’ (Hong Kong, LexisNexis, 2014)
• Kaczorowska, Alina: ‘Public International Law’ (London, Routledge, 2010)
• Lowe, Vaughan: ‘International Law’ (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2007)
• Tourme-Jouannet, Emmanuelle: ‘The Liberal-Welfarist Law of Nations: A History of International Law’ (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2012)

Required reading materials as well as additional sources will be provided electronically.
Mode of assessment for this course will be a research paper. In addition, oral participation will contribute to the final grade awarded for this course.

Course is open for Bachelor and Master students and recommended for Bachelor and Master Political Science students. 

One of the most significant developments both in international law and international relations throughout the last two decades has been the (re-)emergence of an international legal order based on a robust interpretation of the concept of international criminal justice. By establishing both international and hybrid criminal courts addressing international core crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, the international community has demonstrated an ever more growing commitment to end impunity for the most heinous crimes affecting mankind as a whole and to hold those bearing individual criminal responsibility personally accountable.

This course aims at providing students with a fundamental understanding of this increasingly important realm of public international law. Thus, in a first approach, an overview both of international criminal law’s theoretical foundation as well as its historical sources will be provided. Adjacently, focus will be given to the ad-hoc tribunals of the 1990s (such as the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia) and most prominently to the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the first permanent international organization addressing matters of international criminal justice.

Complementary to this institutional approach, the second part of the course will address material law aspects: Besides the abovementioned crimes as stipulated in the Rome Statute forming the International Criminal Court, attention will be given to further international crimes such as piracy or terrorism. Additionally, questions such as immunity from prosecution for heads of state or government, modes of liability, interdependencies between the national and international judicial sphere and notions of state sovereignty will be addressed throughout the course.

This course provides students with an understanding of the system of public international law, regulating relations between actors on the global stage. Topics include: the nature of international law, sources of international law (including treaties, customary international law and general principles of law), participants in the international legal system (including notions of statehood, legal personality and diplomatic protection), territory and acquisition of title, state responsibility, jurisdiction and immunity, the relationship between international and domestic law, international human rights law, the (peacekeeping) operations of the United Nations including the role of the General Assembly, international dispute settlement and the role of the International Court of Justice as well as the law regulating the use of force and, correspondingly, the Security Council.
Sessions will take place on a weekly basis and consist of both lecture and discussion parts. Within the discussion part, current developments such as inter alia pending cases before the International Court of Justice and further contemporary topics will be discussed.

Introductory Reading (optional):

• Cassese, Antonio (ed.): ‘Realizing Utopia: The Future of International Law’ (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2012)
• Crawford, James and Ian Brownlie: ‘Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law’ (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2012)
• Hall, Stephen: ‘Principles of International Law’ (Hong Kong, LexisNexis, 2014)
• Kaczorowska, Alina: ‘Public International Law’ (London, Routledge, 2010)
• Lowe, Vaughan: ‘International Law’ (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2007)
• Tourme-Jouannet, Emmanuelle: ‘The Liberal-Welfarist Law of Nations: A History of International Law’ (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2012)

Required reading materials as well as additional sources will be provided electronically.
Mode of assessment for this course will be a research paper. In addition, oral participation will contribute to the final grade awarded for this course.

Course is open for Bachelor and Master students and recommended for Bachelor and Master Political Science students.