University Wide Electives (UWE) are courses that do not have specific prerequisites. Exchange students can freely choose among them, regardless of the study program at their home university. For most courses there is no seat limit (for exceptions see course descriptions). You can register via Portal² once you are enrolled at the University of Mannheim or please follow the instructions if stated otherwise. If you have any questions regarding course selection and registration, please contact your departmental exchange coordinator.
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Business School – Bachelor
FIN 301 Investments and Asset Pricing (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
6.0 (Modul/e)
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Registration procedure:
This course does not have limited capacity. Registration via Portal2 will be possible from 15 January 2026.
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class and a tutorial, you can register for it via Portal2.
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class and a tutorial, you can register for it via Portal2.
Instructor(s):
Prof. Dr. Oliver Spalt, Prof. Dr. Erik Theissen
Date(s):
| Tuesday (weekly) | 10.02.2026 – 26.05.2026 | 08:30 – 10:00 | SO 108 Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost |
Description:
Please find a detailed course description via the following link:
Module Catalog Bachelor Business Administration | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Module Catalog Bachelor Business Administration | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
FIN 301 Investments and Asset Pricing (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
6.0 (Modul/e)
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Registration procedure:
This course does not have limited capacity. Registration via Portal2 will be possible from 15 January 2026.
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class and a tutorial, you can register for it via Portal2.
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class and a tutorial, you can register for it via Portal2.
Instructor(s):
Prof. Dr. Oliver Spalt, Prof. Dr. Erik Theissen
Date(s):
| Tuesday (weekly) | 10.02.2026 – 26.05.2026 | 10:15 – 11:45 | SN 163 Manfred Lautenschläger Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord |
Description:
Please find a detailed course description via the following link:
Module Catalog Bachelor Business Administration | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Module Catalog Bachelor Business Administration | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
Grundlagen des externen Rechnungswesens (Lecture)
DE
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
6.0 (Modul/e)
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
German
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Registration procedure:
This course does not have limited capacity. Registration via Portal2 will be possible from 15 January 2026.
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class and a tutorial, you can register for them via Portal2.
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class and a tutorial, you can register for them via Portal2.
Instructor(s):
Prof. Dr. Davud Rostam-Afschar
Date(s):
| Monday (weekly) | 09.02.2026 – 25.05.2026 | 12:00 – 13:30 | 001.A Hörsaal; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude |
Description:
Please find a detailed course description via the following link:
Module Catalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Module Catalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
Grundlagen des externen Rechnungswesens (Lecture)
DE
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
6.0 (Modul/e)
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
German
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Registration procedure:
This course does not have limited capacity. Registration via Portal2 will be possible from 15 January 2026.
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class and a tutorial, you can register for them via Portal2.
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class and a tutorial, you can register for them via Portal2.
Instructor(s):
Prof. Dr. Davud Rostam-Afschar
Date(s):
| Tuesday (weekly) | 10.02.2026 – 26.05.2026 | 15:30 – 17:00 | SO 108 Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost |
Description:
Please find a detailed course description via the following link:
Module Catalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Module Catalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
Internes Rechnungswesen (Lecture)
DE
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
6.0 (Modul/e)
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
German
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Registration procedure:
This course does not have limited capacity. Registration via Portal2 will be possible from 15 January 2026.
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by a tutorial, you can register for it via Portal2.
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by a tutorial, you can register for it via Portal2.
Instructor(s):
Dr. Sebastian Kronenberger
Date(s):
| Monday (weekly) | 09.02.2026 – 25.05.2026 | 13:45 – 15:15 | SO 108 Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost |
Description:
Please find a detailed course description via the following link:
Module Catalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Module Catalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
Internes Rechnungswesen (Lecture)
DE
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
6.0 (Modul/e)
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
German
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Registration procedure:
This course does not have limited capacity. Registration via Portal2 will be possible from 15 January 2026.
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by a tutorial, you can register for it via Portal2.
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by a tutorial, you can register for it via Portal2.
Instructor(s):
Dr. Sebastian Kronenberger
Date(s):
| Wednesday (weekly) | 11.02.2026 – 27.05.2026 | 12:00 – 13:30 | SN 163 Manfred Lautenschläger Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord |
Description:
Please find a detailed course description via the following link:
Module Catalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Module Catalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
IS 301 Foundations of Information Systems (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
6.0 (Modul/e)
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
English
Registration procedure:
This course does not have limited capacity. Registration via Portal2 will be possible from 15 January 2026.
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class and a tutorial, you can register for it via Portal2.
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class and a tutorial, you can register for it via Portal2.
Instructor(s):
Prof. Dr. Markus Strohmaier
Date(s):
| Thursday (weekly) | 12.02.2026 – 28.05.2026 | 12:00 – 13:30 | SO 108 Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost |
Description:
Please find a detailed course description via the following link:
Module Catalog Bachelor Business Administration | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Module Catalog Bachelor Business Administration | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Management für Nebenfachstudierende (Lecture)
DE
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
6
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
German
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Registration procedure:
This course does not have limited capacity. Registration via Portal2 will be possible from 15 January 2026.
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class, you can register for it via Portal2.
Please note that this lecture is accompanied by an exercise class, you can register for it via Portal2.
Instructor(s):
Prof. Dr. Bernd Helmig
Date(s):
| Monday (weekly) | 09.02.2026 – 25.05.2026 | 15:30 – 17:00 | SO 108 Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Ost |
Description:
Please find a detailed course description via the following link:
Module Catalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Module Catalog Beifach BWL | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
Business School – Master
MAN 770 Exercise Class / MAN 770 Übung (Exercise)
EN
Course type:
Exercise
ECTS:
6.0 (Modul/e)
Course suitable for:
Master
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
1
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Instructor(s):
Kai Frömsdorf
Date(s):
| Wednesday (single date) | 11.03.2026 | 08:30 – 13:00 | |
| Thursday (single date) | 02.04.2026 | 08:30 – 13:00 |
Description:
Please find a detailed course description via the following link:
Module Catalog MMM | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Module Catalog MMM | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
MAN 770 Research Seminar (Seminar)
EN
Course type:
Seminar
ECTS:
6
Course suitable for:
Master
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Instructor(s):
Kai Frömsdorf, Dr. Robert Strohmeyer
Date(s):
| Friday (single date) | 20.02.2026 | 09:00 – 18:00 | EO 256 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
| Friday (single date) | 27.02.2026 | 09:00 – 18:00 | |
| Monday (single date) | 06.04.2026 | 09:00 – 18:00 | EO 256 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
| Monday (single date) | 27.04.2026 | 09:00 – 18:00 | EO 256 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Description:
Please find a detailed course description via the following link:
Module Catalog MMM | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
Module Catalog MMM | Universität Mannheim (uni-mannheim.de)
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
Social Sciences – Bachelor
VL General Sociology (Lecture)
DE
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
6
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
German
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Examination achievement:
Abschlussklausur (90 Minuten)
Instructor(s):
Prof. Dr. Marc Helbling
Date(s):
| Wednesday (weekly) | 11.02.2026 – 27.05.2026 | 08:30 – 10:00 | C 013 Hörsaal; A 5, 6 Bauteil C |
Description:
Ausgehend von Debatten über die Frage, ob wir in einer zunehmend polarisierten Gesellschaft leben, wird in dieser Vorlesung der Frage nachgegangen, wie wir (politische) Einstellungen messen und erklären können. Was sind Einstellungen, woher kommen sie und welche Auswirkungen haben sie auf unser Verhalten? Dabei werden insbesondere fremdenfeindliche, populistische und extremistische Einstellungen in den Mittelpunkt der Diskussion gerückt, die zu gesellschaftlichen Spaltungen führen. Neben einem allgemeinen Überblick werden in der Vorlesung einzelne Studien näher besprochen, die sich auch mit Themen wie Islamophobie und Antisemitismus beschäftigen, um einen genaueren Einblick in die universitäre Forschung zu erhalten und aktuelle gesellschaftliche Debatten besser verstehen und einordnen zu können.
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
VL General Sociology (Lecture)
DE
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
6
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
German
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
On-campus and online, live
Instructor(s):
Dr. Joerg Dollmann
Date(s):
| Tuesday (weekly) | 10.02.2026 – 26.05.2026 | 15:30 – 17:00 | B 244 Hörsaal; A 5, 6 Bauteil B |
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
VL Ausgewählte Themen der Politischen Soziologie (Lecture)
DE
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
7
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
German
Registration procedure:
Exchange Students of the Political Science department can use the template sent by the international coordinator. Exchange students from other departments: please send an email to int-pol@sowi.uni-mannheim.de with your Name, Home University, the School you are studying at in Mannheim and Matrikelnummer if applicalble. The course is recommended for the 2nd or 3rd year of studies and requires at least intermediate skills in Political Science.
Instructor(s):
Prof. Dr. Harald Schoen
Date(s):
| Tuesday (weekly) | 10.02.2026 – 26.05.2026 | 15:30 – 17:00 | B 243 Hörsaal; A 5, 6 Bauteil B |
VL Data Analysis (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
6
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Recommended requirement:
Literature:
Agresti. 2018. Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences, 5th ed.
Kellstedt & Whitten. 2018. The Fundamentals of Political Science Research, 3rd ed.
Lewis-Beck & Lewis-Beck. 2016. Applied Regression: An Introduction, 2nd ed.
Pollock & Edwards. 2019. The Essentials of Political Analysis, 6th ed.
Galderisi. 2015. Understanding Political Science Statistics: Observations and Expectations in Political Analysis.
Kellstedt & Whitten. 2018. The Fundamentals of Political Science Research, 3rd ed.
Lewis-Beck & Lewis-Beck. 2016. Applied Regression: An Introduction, 2nd ed.
Pollock & Edwards. 2019. The Essentials of Political Analysis, 6th ed.
Galderisi. 2015. Understanding Political Science Statistics: Observations and Expectations in Political Analysis.
Examination achievement:
Final Exam (90 minutes)
Instructor(s):
Sean Damien Carey Ph.D.
Date(s):
| Monday (weekly) | 09.02.2026 – 25.05.2026 | 10:15 – 11:45 | M 003 PWC Hörsaal; Schloss Mittelbau |
Description:
Statistical skills are essential for students of any empirically oriented social science. In the study of political science an understanding of statistical data analysis is necessary not only for conducting analysis, but also for understanding a significant proportion of the empirical political science literature. This course is an introduction to data analysis in empirical political research. We will introduce the basic methods of data analysis using the statistical software package Stata. The course aims to provide students with an appreciation of what good statistical analysis can achieve, how to use statistical methods appropriately and with confidence and how to interpret the results produced by those methods clearly and correctly.
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
VL Introduction to Comparative Government (Lecture)
DE
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
6
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
German
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Registration procedure:
Exchange Students of the Political Science department can use the template sent by the international coordinator. Exchange students from other departments: please send an email to int-pol@sowi.uni-mannheim.de with your Name, Home University, the School you are studying at in Mannheim and Matrikelnummer if applicalble.
Instructor(s):
Prof. Dr. Thomas Bräuninger
Date(s):
| Tuesday (weekly) | 10.02.2026 – 26.05.2026 | 13:45 – 15:15 | 001.A Hörsaal; A 3 Bibl.,Hörsaalgebäude |
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
Social Sciences – Master
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Humanities – Bachelor
ANG 301 Introduction to Linguistics (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
8.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Registration procedure:
Registration: All incoming exchange students at the School of Humanities need to register for their courses via Portal2. For further details, please check the instructions for course registration or contact incomingphil.uni-mannheim.de.
Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incomingphil.uni-mannheim.de.
Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incomingphil.uni-mannheim.de.
Learning target:
In this course you have a chance to
- learn about the basics of synchronic linguistics,
- get to know some descriptive and analytic tools used in linguistics,
- practice linguistic analyses in the areas of sounds, words, and sentences,
- find out what is of interest to you in linguistics,
- learn to work with English textbooks,
- and learn to accumulate and aggregate information from different sources.
Literature:
Radford, Andrew, Martin Atkinson, David Britain, Harald Clahsen, Andrew Spencer. (2009). Linguistics: an Introduction. (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Textbook, please buy!)
Examination achievement:
Passing the final 90 min. written exam
Instructor(s):
Dr. Ira Gawlitzek
Date(s):
| Tuesday (weekly) | 10.02.2026 – 26.05.2026 | 08:30 – 10:00 | EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Description:
This course is designed to introduce beginning students to the central topics and terms in current (English) linguistics. We will discuss the sound system of English, how words are formed and modified in English and how words are combined to form sentences. Or in technical terms: We will cover phonetics, phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, major (syntactic) contrasts between English and German and occasionally glimpse at the historical development of English. 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.
Note that this class will be taught as a flipped classroom, which means that you prepare sessions individually by reading the textbook chapter and watching video clips online BEFORE the sessions. In class your questions will be answered and problem cases solved. You will learn more about this in the first session.
Note that this class will be taught as a flipped classroom, which means that you prepare sessions individually by reading the textbook chapter and watching video clips online BEFORE the sessions. In class your questions will be answered and problem cases solved. You will learn more about this in the first session.
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
ANG 310- Introduction to Literary Studies (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
8.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Registration procedure:
Registration: All incoming exchange students at the School of Humanities need to register for their courses via Portal2. For further details, please check the instructions for course registration or contact incomingphil.uni-mannheim.de.
Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incomingphil.uni-mannheim.de.
Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incomingphil.uni-mannheim.de.
Literature:
Learning materials will include a reader including shorter primary texts, and videos introducing some of the most important aspects of general literary theory and genre theory. Please buy the following texts in addition to the reader:
- Mario Klarer, Introduction to Literary Studies. Third Edition. Abingdon: Routledge, 2013
- Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, ed. by Owen Knowles (Penguin Classics)
- David Henry Hwang, M. Butterfly (Plume Books).
Examination achievement:
90-minute written exam
Instructor(s):
Dr. Stefan Glomb
Date(s):
| Friday (weekly) | 13.02.2026 – 29.05.2026 | 12:00 – 13:30 | EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Description:
This lecture will introduce students to the theory and practice of analysing literary texts. It will cover both literary theory and literary history, referring to a wide range of primary texts covering the three main genres and most of the periods of Britsh and American literarture.
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
Introduction to Romance Literature and Media (Lecture)
DE
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
4.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
German
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Registration procedure:
Registration: All incoming exchange students at the School of Humanities need to register for their courses via Portal2. For further details, please check the instructions for course registration or contact incomingphil.uni-mannheim.de.
Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incomingphil.uni-mannheim.de.
Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incomingphil.uni-mannheim.de.
Recommended requirement:
Instructor(s):
Dr. Lena Schönwälder
Date(s):
| Thursday (weekly) | 12.02.2026 – 28.05.2026 | 12:00 – 13:30 | EO 150 AbsolventUM Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Description:
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.
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.
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
Introduction to Romance Language and Media Studies (Lecture)
DE
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
4.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
German
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Registration procedure:
Registration: All incoming exchange students at the School of Humanities need to register for their courses via Portal2. For further details, please check the instructions for course registration or contact incomingphil.uni-mannheim.de.
Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incomingphil.uni-mannheim.de.
Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incomingphil.uni-mannheim.de.
Examination achievement:
Die Veranstaltung schließt mit einer Klausur ab.
Instructor(s):
Dr. Svenja Dufferain-Ottmann, Prof. Dr. Lidia Becker
Date(s):
| Monday (weekly) | 09.02.2026 – 25.05.2026 | 12:00 – 13:30 | EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Description:
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, Spracherwerb und Mehrsprachigkeit, Soziolinguistik...)?
Diese und ähnliche Fragen werden in der Ringvorlesung behandelt und dabei gemeinsame Grundlagen für das weitere sprachwissenschaftliche Studium vermittelt. Um das Verständnis direkt zu vertiefen, sind kurze Quiz in die Präsenzsitzungen integriert: In Kleingruppen oder im Austausch mit der Gesamtgruppe werden Lösungsansätze diskutiert und Themen reflektiert. Die Aufgaben dienen nicht der Bewertung, sondern als Lernbegleitung – sie geben individuell unterstützendes Feedback, stärken den Austausch unter Kommiliton*innen und helfen, Wissenslücken frühzeitig zu erkennen.
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
Introduction to Romance Language and Media Studies (Lecture)
DE
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
4.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
German
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Registration procedure:
Registration: All incoming exchange students at the School of Humanities need to register for their courses via Portal2. For further details, please check the instructions for course registration or contact incomingphil.uni-mannheim.de.
Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incomingphil.uni-mannheim.de.
Anmeldung: Alle Austauschstudierenden der Philosophischen Fakultät müssen sich über Portal2 für ihre Kurse anmelden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie in unserer Anleitung oder wenden Sie sich an incomingphil.uni-mannheim.de.
Examination achievement:
Die Veranstaltung schließt mit einer Klausur ab.
Instructor(s):
Dr. Svenja Dufferain-Ottmann, Prof. Dr. Lidia Becker
Date(s):
| Monday (weekly) | 09.02.2026 – 25.05.2026 | 13:45 – 15:15 | EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Description:
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, Spracherwerb und Mehrsprachigkeit, Soziolinguistik...)?
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Humanities – Master
Aktuelle Forschungen zu Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit (Research seminar)
DE
Course type:
Research seminar
ECTS:
8.0
Course suitable for:
Master
Language of instruction:
German
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Instructor(s):
PD Dr. Julia Bruch, Verena Weller, Prof. Dr. Hiram Kümper, Dr. Anja Thaller
Date(s):
| Tuesday (weekly) | 10.02.2026 – 26.05.2026 | 17:15 – 18:45 | EO 242 Seminarraum; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
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Economics – Bachelor
Macroeconomics A (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
8.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
4
Instructor(s):
Prof. Ph. D. Miren Azkarate-Askasua
Date(s):
| Friday (weekly) | 13.02.2026 – 29.05.2026 | 08:30 – 10:00 | |
| Friday (weekly) | 13.02.2026 – 29.05.2026 | 10:15 – 11:45 |
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Microeconomics A (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
8.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
4
Instructor(s):
Prof. Dr. Thomas Tröger
Date(s):
| Tuesday (weekly) | 10.02.2026 – 26.05.2026 | 12:00 – 13:30 | M 003 PWC Hörsaal; Schloss Mittelbau |
| Wednesday (weekly) | 11.02.2026 – 27.05.2026 | 12:00 – 13:30 | SN 169 Röchling Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord |
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Economics – Master
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Law – Bachelor
An Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
8.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor, Master
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Registration procedure:
This course will introduce students to distinctive aspects that comprise the law and legal system of the United States. Topics will examine the interplay between state and federal court systems, as well as sources of law and lawmaking, the American legal education and becoming a lawyer. We will explore key subjects from first-year law school curriculum, including torts, contract, property, constitutional law, criminal law, and criminal and civil procedure. Other topics will include the jury trial, class actions, punitive damages, and practical aspects of the law in the United States, such as rules of discovery and the basics of legal research, writing and trial advocacy.
The course will be split into three parts: first, general aspects of U.S. laws and legal system; second, an overview of substantive topics in key subject areas of law; and, third, practicing law in the United States including commencing a lawsuit, research, and litigation.
Your final grade will comprise class preparedness, homework assignment (written or oral) and a written final exam.
About the Lecturer:
Sheila A. O'Laughlin is an attorney, author, and international legal educator with over 25 years of legal experience. She has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Mannheim, Germany, for over five years, teaching U.S. law to international students. Her legal career spans general practice and complex litigation in Iowa and Chicago, where she has handled diverse matters including family law, criminal defense, estate planning, commercial litigation, class action suits, appeals, and jury trials. She earned her J.D. cum laude from the University of Arkansas and holds a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. She is also the published author of the legal thriller “In the Interest of N.K.” (June 2023).
Sheila A. O'Laughlin is an attorney, author, and international legal educator with over 25 years of legal experience. She has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Mannheim, Germany, for over five years, teaching U.S. law to international students. Her legal career spans general practice and complex litigation in Iowa and Chicago, where she has handled diverse matters including family law, criminal defense, estate planning, commercial litigation, class action suits, appeals, and jury trials. She earned her J.D. cum laude from the University of Arkansas and holds a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. She is also the published author of the legal thriller “In the Interest of N.K.” (June 2023).
The course will be split into three parts: first, general aspects of U.S. laws and legal system; second, an overview of substantive topics in key subject areas of law; and, third, practicing law in the United States including commencing a lawsuit, research, and litigation.
Your final grade will comprise class preparedness, homework assignment (written or oral) and a written final exam.
About the Lecturer:
Sheila A. O'Laughlin is an attorney, author, and international legal educator with over 25 years of legal experience. She has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Mannheim, Germany, for over five years, teaching U.S. law to international students. Her legal career spans general practice and complex litigation in Iowa and Chicago, where she has handled diverse matters including family law, criminal defense, estate planning, commercial litigation, class action suits, appeals, and jury trials. She earned her J.D. cum laude from the University of Arkansas and holds a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. She is also the published author of the legal thriller “In the Interest of N.K.” (June 2023).
Sheila A. O'Laughlin is an attorney, author, and international legal educator with over 25 years of legal experience. She has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Mannheim, Germany, for over five years, teaching U.S. law to international students. Her legal career spans general practice and complex litigation in Iowa and Chicago, where she has handled diverse matters including family law, criminal defense, estate planning, commercial litigation, class action suits, appeals, and jury trials. She earned her J.D. cum laude from the University of Arkansas and holds a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. She is also the published author of the legal thriller “In the Interest of N.K.” (June 2023).
Instructor(s):
Sheila O'Laughlin
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
Digital Assets Regulation (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
8.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor, Master
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
1
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Registration procedure:
The amount and value of new digital objects appeared due to the ongoing development of information technologies and covered by the concept “digital assets” is constantly and impressively growing. However, the legal landscape for such objects is still under considerations. The main issue that needs to be resolved to ensure rights of digital assets’ holders is which legal provisions are the most appropriate for the regulation of relations regarding digital assets.
This course aims to both give understanding of the digital assets and ways to protect rights to digital assets in terms of current legislation and case law as well as defining digital ownership as a perspective way to protect rights to digital assets. It is also important to understand the border between data and digital assets, how these two groups of digital objects are correlated and what are the differences in their protection. That is why the course embraces also the basics of data protection. Based on that, the course covers such topics:
- Digital assets: notion, types, legal landscape
- Digital ownership: European and American perspectives
- Digital assets and data: the basics of data protection
- Personal and machine-generated data ownership issues
- Cryptocurrencies, NFT and other crypto-assets
- Social media and online gaming accounts
- Digital inheritance
The first topic aims to introduce current approaches to the definition of digital assets, describe types of digital assets and recent legislative findings on digital assets regulation.
In the second chapter the concept of digital ownership as a type of ownership will be described, current developments on implementing this concept in European and American legal field will be highlighted, the feasibility and necessity of this concept for protection of rights to digital assets will be explained.
The third section covers basics of privacy law, data protection, gives understanding of Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), the link between data and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Issues of correlation between information and data concepts will be discussed in this section.
The fourth chapter looks into the current legal regulation of personal data and machine-generated data, aiming to describe the concept of data ownership and its correlation with digital ownership.
The fifth chapter aims to discuss approach to legal regulation of cryptocurrencies and other crypto-assets both at the European and national legislative level. It specifically focuses on the issues of NFT, including their transfer and connection to intellectual property rights.
Social media and online gaming accounts will be discussed from the digital ownership perspective. Tradable elements of the account will be revealed, current possibilities to protect rights and get benefits from social and online gaming accounts considering provisions of the Terms of Service will be discussed.
In the section on digital inheritance current issues and instruments to define post-mortal fate of digital assets will be discussed. Possible legal frames for common and civil law to dispose of digital assets will be highlighted, the US experience to solve this issue will be considered.
Learning outcomes and qualification goals:
The course intends to provide students with a deeper understanding of the digital assets concept and approaches to protect rights to digital assets.
Exam type: essay
Special Requirements: participation in discussions, presentation of the key topics during the course is required.
About the Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Kateryna Nekit is a Professor in the Civil Law Department at the National University “Odesa Law Academy” and currently serves as a Research Fellow and Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Mannheim. In 2022, she completed her habilitation thesis on the right to private property in the information society and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Juridical Science (equivalent to Dr. Habil.).
From August 2022 to July 2023, she was a Guest Researcher at the Center for SME Research and Entrepreneurship at the University of Mannheim, where she led the project “Digital Assets in the Activities of Technology-Oriented Startups”. Drawing on this experience, she developed the course “Digital Assets Regulation”, which she has been teaching at the University of Mannheim since 2023.
Since 2023, she has also been an invited speaker at Mannheim Business School and a Guest Professor at the Salzburg Summer School on Private Law. In 2024, she served as a Guest Professor at the University of Brescia (Italy), delivering a lecture series titled “Legal Implications of Digital Assets” for PhD students.
Her research focuses on digital property and the role of data in the digital age.
Instructor(s):
Prof. Dr. Kateryna Nekit
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
International and Comparative Company Law (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
8.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor, Master
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
On-campus and online, live
Registration procedure:
This course examines the legal framework that applies to companies as key actors on the international plane in the 21st century.
In its first part, the course will introduce the company as a legal institution and will analyze the stark contrast between the often multinational nature of company activities and the lack of unified international rules on company law. In its second part, the course will focus on the private international law of companies, explaining how to determine the domestic legal rules that apply to companies engaged in cross-border activities. The third and final part of the course will compare how core questions of substantive company law are treated in different jurisdictions (including, but not restricted to, Germany and the U.S.).
Students who have completed the course will have developed a sound understanding of the international and comparative dimensions of company law, enabling them to work successfully in an international business environment, whether in a law firm, a multinational company, or a regulatory agency. The course is suitable for exchange and graduate students (LL.M., M.C.B.L.) of law and related fields, as well as for LL.B. students.
The course will cover the following subjects:
Course materials: Required reading materials will be provided or made available electronically via the university library. For introductory and further readings (optional):
Assessment: Class participation and final written exam
Lecturer: Dr. Torsten Kindt, LL.M. (Stanford)
Dr. Torsten Kindt, LL.M. (Stanford), is a senior research associate at the Chair of Civil Law, International and European Commercial Law at the University of Mannheim. He has studied law at the Universities of Heidelberg (First State Exam) and Cambridge. During his practical legal training, he clerked inter alia at the dispute resolution department of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Frankfurt office and at the German Federal Constitutional Court. After his Second State Exam at the Higher Regional Court Stuttgart, he completed an LL.M.-program at Stanford Law School and obtained a doctorate at the University of Mannheim with the thesis ‘Transnationale Verträge im nationalen Recht’ (‘Transnational Contracts in National Law’). His research focuses on conflict-of-laws, international commercial, company and financial law, procedural law and private law theory.
In its first part, the course will introduce the company as a legal institution and will analyze the stark contrast between the often multinational nature of company activities and the lack of unified international rules on company law. In its second part, the course will focus on the private international law of companies, explaining how to determine the domestic legal rules that apply to companies engaged in cross-border activities. The third and final part of the course will compare how core questions of substantive company law are treated in different jurisdictions (including, but not restricted to, Germany and the U.S.).
Students who have completed the course will have developed a sound understanding of the international and comparative dimensions of company law, enabling them to work successfully in an international business environment, whether in a law firm, a multinational company, or a regulatory agency. The course is suitable for exchange and graduate students (LL.M., M.C.B.L.) of law and related fields, as well as for LL.B. students.
The course will cover the following subjects:
- Concept and different forms of companies
- Public international law of companies
- Private international law of companies
- Comparative company law
- Companies in international dispute resolution
Course materials: Required reading materials will be provided or made available electronically via the university library. For introductory and further readings (optional):
- Cahn, Andreas/
Donald, David C.: Comparative Company Law, 2nd edition, Cambridge 2020, Cambridge University Press - Gerner-Beuerle, Carsten/
Anderson Schillig, Michael: Comparative Company Law, Oxford 2018, Oxford University Press - Kraakman, Reinier et al.: The Anatomy of Corporate Law, 3rd edition, Oxford 2017, Oxford University Press
Assessment: Class participation and final written exam
Lecturer: Dr. Torsten Kindt, LL.M. (Stanford)
Dr. Torsten Kindt, LL.M. (Stanford), is a senior research associate at the Chair of Civil Law, International and European Commercial Law at the University of Mannheim. He has studied law at the Universities of Heidelberg (First State Exam) and Cambridge. During his practical legal training, he clerked inter alia at the dispute resolution department of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Frankfurt office and at the German Federal Constitutional Court. After his Second State Exam at the Higher Regional Court Stuttgart, he completed an LL.M.-program at Stanford Law School and obtained a doctorate at the University of Mannheim with the thesis ‘Transnationale Verträge im nationalen Recht’ (‘Transnational Contracts in National Law’). His research focuses on conflict-of-laws, international commercial, company and financial law, procedural law and private law theory.
Instructor(s):
Dr. Torsten Andreas Kindt
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
International Humanitarian Law / The law of armed conflict (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
8.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor, Master
Language of instruction:
English
Attendance:
On-campus and online, live
Registration procedure:
International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is a body of rules that seeks to limit the effects of armed conflict. IHL protects those who are not participating in hostilities, and those who are no longer participating in hostilities. This body of law imposes limits on the methods and means of warfare. IHL forms part of public international law and is largely based on treaties and rules of customary international law.
In this course the development as well as the basic concepts of IHL will be explored. Students will be introduced to the most important documents governing armed conflict, learn how to apply these and will consider the challenges posed to the application of IHL in armed conflicts. A large part of the course will focus on the new developments in IHL including the emergence of new forms of armed conflicts and the development and use of new technologies in armed conflict.
Assessment
Assessment for this course will consist of one presentation and one take-home exam.
About the lecturer: Marelie Manders
Marelie Manders is originally from South Africa where she completed both her Bachelors (LLB) and Masters Degrees (LLM International Law) at the University of Pretoria. She has previously worked as a Lecturer and researcher in South Africa and has been with the University of Mannheim since 2020. She is currently persuiing her PhD at the University of Mannheim where her research is focused on armed groups in International Humanitarian Law.
In this course the development as well as the basic concepts of IHL will be explored. Students will be introduced to the most important documents governing armed conflict, learn how to apply these and will consider the challenges posed to the application of IHL in armed conflicts. A large part of the course will focus on the new developments in IHL including the emergence of new forms of armed conflicts and the development and use of new technologies in armed conflict.
Assessment
Assessment for this course will consist of one presentation and one take-home exam.
About the lecturer: Marelie Manders
Marelie Manders is originally from South Africa where she completed both her Bachelors (LLB) and Masters Degrees (LLM International Law) at the University of Pretoria. She has previously worked as a Lecturer and researcher in South Africa and has been with the University of Mannheim since 2020. She is currently persuiing her PhD at the University of Mannheim where her research is focused on armed groups in International Humanitarian Law.
Instructor(s):
Marelie Manders
Date(s):
| Wednesday (weekly) | 11.02.2026 – 27.05.2026 | 15:30 – 17:00 | EO 165 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Introduction to Public International Law (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
8.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor, Master
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Online, live
Instructor(s):
Raphael Oidtmann
Description:
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):
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.
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)
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.
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
US Fundamental Rights (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
8.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor, Master
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
On-campus and online, live
Registration procedure:
This course is an introduction to certain fundamental rights of the American legal system through the Bill of Rights and the adjudication of the United States Supreme Court. Students will be taught how to read and brief cases through selected excerpts of landmark decisions. Issues include judicial review, the right to privacy, the right to freedom of expression, the death penalty, the right to choose, as well as same-sex marriage. Though this course is a lecture, some participation is expected.
Block 1: U.S. Fundamental Rights – U.S. Constitutional Law
Block 2: Case Law / The Bill of Rights
Block 3: Judicial Review (Marbury v. Madison)
Block 4: Freedom of Speech I. (Schenck v. U.S. / Texas v. Johnson / U.S. v. O’Brien)
Block 5: Freedom of Speech II. (Tests / Spence v. Washington / U.S. v. Eichman)
Block 6: Death Penalty I. (Miranda v. Arizona / Furman v. Georgia)
Block 7: Death Penalty II. (Gregg v. Georgia / contemporary discussions)
Block 8: Equal Protection I. (Plessy v. Ferguson / Brown v. Board of Education)
Block 9: Equal Protection II: (Brown cont.)
Block 10: Right to Privacy I. (Griswold v. Connecticut / Eisenstadt v. Baird)
Block 11: Right to Privacy II. (Roe v. Wade / Planned Parenthood v. Casey)
Block 12: Right to Privacy III. (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization)
Block 13: Marriage Equality I. (Loving v. Virginia / Lawrence v. Texas / U.S. v. Windsor)
Block 14: Marriage Equality II. and Conclusion (Obergefell v. Hodges)
Required reading: Will be made available electronically.
Exam: Timed essay exam.
About the Lecturer:
Judit Beke-Martos, J.D., LL.M., PhD. is the managing director of the Center for International Affairs of the Legal Faculty of the Ruhr University in Bochum (Germany) as well as the lecturer of foreign-language legal education there. Between 2019 and 2024, she was a postdoc researcher in the HUN-REN–ELTE Legal History Research group on Legal Sovereignty. Previously, she was the acting head and associate director of the Law & Language Center at the Legal Faculty of the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena (Germany) as well as a postdoc researcher and lecturer at the Legal Faculty of the University of Mannheim, where she continues to teach as an adjunct faculty. She earned her J.D. and Ph.D. in Law at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest (Hungary), and her LL.M in US and Global Business Law at Suffolk University Law School (SULS) in Boston, (MA, USA). She spent a year in residence as a Visiting Scholar at SULS in Boston (2008–2009), where she conducted comparative research in constitutional and legal history and gave lectures to students, faculty and other interested audiences. She spent three months in residence as a Foreign Legal Researcher at the Legal History Institute of Gent University (Belgium) conducting research on the 19th Century constitutional history of Europe. She published a book and several scholarly articles on various topics in English, German and Hungarian. She edited or co-edited multiple books on various legal topics and she is the founder and co-editor of the weekly published online blog JOG.történet. Her current research interest focuses on 18–20th Century constitutions and their effects on the relationship between the head of state or the sovereign and the people. She is the Treasurer of the European Society for Comparative Legal History and a strong supporter of international academic cooperation.
Block 1: U.S. Fundamental Rights – U.S. Constitutional Law
Block 2: Case Law / The Bill of Rights
Block 3: Judicial Review (Marbury v. Madison)
Block 4: Freedom of Speech I. (Schenck v. U.S. / Texas v. Johnson / U.S. v. O’Brien)
Block 5: Freedom of Speech II. (Tests / Spence v. Washington / U.S. v. Eichman)
Block 6: Death Penalty I. (Miranda v. Arizona / Furman v. Georgia)
Block 7: Death Penalty II. (Gregg v. Georgia / contemporary discussions)
Block 8: Equal Protection I. (Plessy v. Ferguson / Brown v. Board of Education)
Block 9: Equal Protection II: (Brown cont.)
Block 10: Right to Privacy I. (Griswold v. Connecticut / Eisenstadt v. Baird)
Block 11: Right to Privacy II. (Roe v. Wade / Planned Parenthood v. Casey)
Block 12: Right to Privacy III. (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization)
Block 13: Marriage Equality I. (Loving v. Virginia / Lawrence v. Texas / U.S. v. Windsor)
Block 14: Marriage Equality II. and Conclusion (Obergefell v. Hodges)
Required reading: Will be made available electronically.
Exam: Timed essay exam.
About the Lecturer:
Judit Beke-Martos, J.D., LL.M., PhD. is the managing director of the Center for International Affairs of the Legal Faculty of the Ruhr University in Bochum (Germany) as well as the lecturer of foreign-language legal education there. Between 2019 and 2024, she was a postdoc researcher in the HUN-REN–ELTE Legal History Research group on Legal Sovereignty. Previously, she was the acting head and associate director of the Law & Language Center at the Legal Faculty of the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena (Germany) as well as a postdoc researcher and lecturer at the Legal Faculty of the University of Mannheim, where she continues to teach as an adjunct faculty. She earned her J.D. and Ph.D. in Law at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest (Hungary), and her LL.M in US and Global Business Law at Suffolk University Law School (SULS) in Boston, (MA, USA). She spent a year in residence as a Visiting Scholar at SULS in Boston (2008–2009), where she conducted comparative research in constitutional and legal history and gave lectures to students, faculty and other interested audiences. She spent three months in residence as a Foreign Legal Researcher at the Legal History Institute of Gent University (Belgium) conducting research on the 19th Century constitutional history of Europe. She published a book and several scholarly articles on various topics in English, German and Hungarian. She edited or co-edited multiple books on various legal topics and she is the founder and co-editor of the weekly published online blog JOG.történet. Her current research interest focuses on 18–20th Century constitutions and their effects on the relationship between the head of state or the sovereign and the people. She is the Treasurer of the European Society for Comparative Legal History and a strong supporter of international academic cooperation.
Instructor(s):
Dr. Judit Beke-Martos
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
Law – Master
An Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
8.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor, Master
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Registration procedure:
This course will introduce students to distinctive aspects that comprise the law and legal system of the United States. Topics will examine the interplay between state and federal court systems, as well as sources of law and lawmaking, the American legal education and becoming a lawyer. We will explore key subjects from first-year law school curriculum, including torts, contract, property, constitutional law, criminal law, and criminal and civil procedure. Other topics will include the jury trial, class actions, punitive damages, and practical aspects of the law in the United States, such as rules of discovery and the basics of legal research, writing and trial advocacy.
The course will be split into three parts: first, general aspects of U.S. laws and legal system; second, an overview of substantive topics in key subject areas of law; and, third, practicing law in the United States including commencing a lawsuit, research, and litigation.
Your final grade will comprise class preparedness, homework assignment (written or oral) and a written final exam.
About the Lecturer:
Sheila A. O'Laughlin is an attorney, author, and international legal educator with over 25 years of legal experience. She has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Mannheim, Germany, for over five years, teaching U.S. law to international students. Her legal career spans general practice and complex litigation in Iowa and Chicago, where she has handled diverse matters including family law, criminal defense, estate planning, commercial litigation, class action suits, appeals, and jury trials. She earned her J.D. cum laude from the University of Arkansas and holds a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. She is also the published author of the legal thriller “In the Interest of N.K.” (June 2023).
Sheila A. O'Laughlin is an attorney, author, and international legal educator with over 25 years of legal experience. She has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Mannheim, Germany, for over five years, teaching U.S. law to international students. Her legal career spans general practice and complex litigation in Iowa and Chicago, where she has handled diverse matters including family law, criminal defense, estate planning, commercial litigation, class action suits, appeals, and jury trials. She earned her J.D. cum laude from the University of Arkansas and holds a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. She is also the published author of the legal thriller “In the Interest of N.K.” (June 2023).
The course will be split into three parts: first, general aspects of U.S. laws and legal system; second, an overview of substantive topics in key subject areas of law; and, third, practicing law in the United States including commencing a lawsuit, research, and litigation.
Your final grade will comprise class preparedness, homework assignment (written or oral) and a written final exam.
About the Lecturer:
Sheila A. O'Laughlin is an attorney, author, and international legal educator with over 25 years of legal experience. She has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Mannheim, Germany, for over five years, teaching U.S. law to international students. Her legal career spans general practice and complex litigation in Iowa and Chicago, where she has handled diverse matters including family law, criminal defense, estate planning, commercial litigation, class action suits, appeals, and jury trials. She earned her J.D. cum laude from the University of Arkansas and holds a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. She is also the published author of the legal thriller “In the Interest of N.K.” (June 2023).
Sheila A. O'Laughlin is an attorney, author, and international legal educator with over 25 years of legal experience. She has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Mannheim, Germany, for over five years, teaching U.S. law to international students. Her legal career spans general practice and complex litigation in Iowa and Chicago, where she has handled diverse matters including family law, criminal defense, estate planning, commercial litigation, class action suits, appeals, and jury trials. She earned her J.D. cum laude from the University of Arkansas and holds a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. She is also the published author of the legal thriller “In the Interest of N.K.” (June 2023).
Instructor(s):
Sheila O'Laughlin
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
Digital Assets Regulation (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
8.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor, Master
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
1
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Registration procedure:
The amount and value of new digital objects appeared due to the ongoing development of information technologies and covered by the concept “digital assets” is constantly and impressively growing. However, the legal landscape for such objects is still under considerations. The main issue that needs to be resolved to ensure rights of digital assets’ holders is which legal provisions are the most appropriate for the regulation of relations regarding digital assets.
This course aims to both give understanding of the digital assets and ways to protect rights to digital assets in terms of current legislation and case law as well as defining digital ownership as a perspective way to protect rights to digital assets. It is also important to understand the border between data and digital assets, how these two groups of digital objects are correlated and what are the differences in their protection. That is why the course embraces also the basics of data protection. Based on that, the course covers such topics:
- Digital assets: notion, types, legal landscape
- Digital ownership: European and American perspectives
- Digital assets and data: the basics of data protection
- Personal and machine-generated data ownership issues
- Cryptocurrencies, NFT and other crypto-assets
- Social media and online gaming accounts
- Digital inheritance
The first topic aims to introduce current approaches to the definition of digital assets, describe types of digital assets and recent legislative findings on digital assets regulation.
In the second chapter the concept of digital ownership as a type of ownership will be described, current developments on implementing this concept in European and American legal field will be highlighted, the feasibility and necessity of this concept for protection of rights to digital assets will be explained.
The third section covers basics of privacy law, data protection, gives understanding of Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), the link between data and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Issues of correlation between information and data concepts will be discussed in this section.
The fourth chapter looks into the current legal regulation of personal data and machine-generated data, aiming to describe the concept of data ownership and its correlation with digital ownership.
The fifth chapter aims to discuss approach to legal regulation of cryptocurrencies and other crypto-assets both at the European and national legislative level. It specifically focuses on the issues of NFT, including their transfer and connection to intellectual property rights.
Social media and online gaming accounts will be discussed from the digital ownership perspective. Tradable elements of the account will be revealed, current possibilities to protect rights and get benefits from social and online gaming accounts considering provisions of the Terms of Service will be discussed.
In the section on digital inheritance current issues and instruments to define post-mortal fate of digital assets will be discussed. Possible legal frames for common and civil law to dispose of digital assets will be highlighted, the US experience to solve this issue will be considered.
Learning outcomes and qualification goals:
The course intends to provide students with a deeper understanding of the digital assets concept and approaches to protect rights to digital assets.
Exam type: essay
Special Requirements: participation in discussions, presentation of the key topics during the course is required.
About the Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Kateryna Nekit is a Professor in the Civil Law Department at the National University “Odesa Law Academy” and currently serves as a Research Fellow and Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Mannheim. In 2022, she completed her habilitation thesis on the right to private property in the information society and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Juridical Science (equivalent to Dr. Habil.).
From August 2022 to July 2023, she was a Guest Researcher at the Center for SME Research and Entrepreneurship at the University of Mannheim, where she led the project “Digital Assets in the Activities of Technology-Oriented Startups”. Drawing on this experience, she developed the course “Digital Assets Regulation”, which she has been teaching at the University of Mannheim since 2023.
Since 2023, she has also been an invited speaker at Mannheim Business School and a Guest Professor at the Salzburg Summer School on Private Law. In 2024, she served as a Guest Professor at the University of Brescia (Italy), delivering a lecture series titled “Legal Implications of Digital Assets” for PhD students.
Her research focuses on digital property and the role of data in the digital age.
Instructor(s):
Prof. Dr. Kateryna Nekit
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
International and Comparative Company Law (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
8.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor, Master
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
On-campus and online, live
Registration procedure:
This course examines the legal framework that applies to companies as key actors on the international plane in the 21st century.
In its first part, the course will introduce the company as a legal institution and will analyze the stark contrast between the often multinational nature of company activities and the lack of unified international rules on company law. In its second part, the course will focus on the private international law of companies, explaining how to determine the domestic legal rules that apply to companies engaged in cross-border activities. The third and final part of the course will compare how core questions of substantive company law are treated in different jurisdictions (including, but not restricted to, Germany and the U.S.).
Students who have completed the course will have developed a sound understanding of the international and comparative dimensions of company law, enabling them to work successfully in an international business environment, whether in a law firm, a multinational company, or a regulatory agency. The course is suitable for exchange and graduate students (LL.M., M.C.B.L.) of law and related fields, as well as for LL.B. students.
The course will cover the following subjects:
Course materials: Required reading materials will be provided or made available electronically via the university library. For introductory and further readings (optional):
Assessment: Class participation and final written exam
Lecturer: Dr. Torsten Kindt, LL.M. (Stanford)
Dr. Torsten Kindt, LL.M. (Stanford), is a senior research associate at the Chair of Civil Law, International and European Commercial Law at the University of Mannheim. He has studied law at the Universities of Heidelberg (First State Exam) and Cambridge. During his practical legal training, he clerked inter alia at the dispute resolution department of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Frankfurt office and at the German Federal Constitutional Court. After his Second State Exam at the Higher Regional Court Stuttgart, he completed an LL.M.-program at Stanford Law School and obtained a doctorate at the University of Mannheim with the thesis ‘Transnationale Verträge im nationalen Recht’ (‘Transnational Contracts in National Law’). His research focuses on conflict-of-laws, international commercial, company and financial law, procedural law and private law theory.
In its first part, the course will introduce the company as a legal institution and will analyze the stark contrast between the often multinational nature of company activities and the lack of unified international rules on company law. In its second part, the course will focus on the private international law of companies, explaining how to determine the domestic legal rules that apply to companies engaged in cross-border activities. The third and final part of the course will compare how core questions of substantive company law are treated in different jurisdictions (including, but not restricted to, Germany and the U.S.).
Students who have completed the course will have developed a sound understanding of the international and comparative dimensions of company law, enabling them to work successfully in an international business environment, whether in a law firm, a multinational company, or a regulatory agency. The course is suitable for exchange and graduate students (LL.M., M.C.B.L.) of law and related fields, as well as for LL.B. students.
The course will cover the following subjects:
- Concept and different forms of companies
- Public international law of companies
- Private international law of companies
- Comparative company law
- Companies in international dispute resolution
Course materials: Required reading materials will be provided or made available electronically via the university library. For introductory and further readings (optional):
- Cahn, Andreas/
Donald, David C.: Comparative Company Law, 2nd edition, Cambridge 2020, Cambridge University Press - Gerner-Beuerle, Carsten/
Anderson Schillig, Michael: Comparative Company Law, Oxford 2018, Oxford University Press - Kraakman, Reinier et al.: The Anatomy of Corporate Law, 3rd edition, Oxford 2017, Oxford University Press
Assessment: Class participation and final written exam
Lecturer: Dr. Torsten Kindt, LL.M. (Stanford)
Dr. Torsten Kindt, LL.M. (Stanford), is a senior research associate at the Chair of Civil Law, International and European Commercial Law at the University of Mannheim. He has studied law at the Universities of Heidelberg (First State Exam) and Cambridge. During his practical legal training, he clerked inter alia at the dispute resolution department of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Frankfurt office and at the German Federal Constitutional Court. After his Second State Exam at the Higher Regional Court Stuttgart, he completed an LL.M.-program at Stanford Law School and obtained a doctorate at the University of Mannheim with the thesis ‘Transnationale Verträge im nationalen Recht’ (‘Transnational Contracts in National Law’). His research focuses on conflict-of-laws, international commercial, company and financial law, procedural law and private law theory.
Instructor(s):
Dr. Torsten Andreas Kindt
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
International Humanitarian Law / The law of armed conflict (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
8.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor, Master
Language of instruction:
English
Attendance:
On-campus and online, live
Registration procedure:
International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is a body of rules that seeks to limit the effects of armed conflict. IHL protects those who are not participating in hostilities, and those who are no longer participating in hostilities. This body of law imposes limits on the methods and means of warfare. IHL forms part of public international law and is largely based on treaties and rules of customary international law.
In this course the development as well as the basic concepts of IHL will be explored. Students will be introduced to the most important documents governing armed conflict, learn how to apply these and will consider the challenges posed to the application of IHL in armed conflicts. A large part of the course will focus on the new developments in IHL including the emergence of new forms of armed conflicts and the development and use of new technologies in armed conflict.
Assessment
Assessment for this course will consist of one presentation and one take-home exam.
About the lecturer: Marelie Manders
Marelie Manders is originally from South Africa where she completed both her Bachelors (LLB) and Masters Degrees (LLM International Law) at the University of Pretoria. She has previously worked as a Lecturer and researcher in South Africa and has been with the University of Mannheim since 2020. She is currently persuiing her PhD at the University of Mannheim where her research is focused on armed groups in International Humanitarian Law.
In this course the development as well as the basic concepts of IHL will be explored. Students will be introduced to the most important documents governing armed conflict, learn how to apply these and will consider the challenges posed to the application of IHL in armed conflicts. A large part of the course will focus on the new developments in IHL including the emergence of new forms of armed conflicts and the development and use of new technologies in armed conflict.
Assessment
Assessment for this course will consist of one presentation and one take-home exam.
About the lecturer: Marelie Manders
Marelie Manders is originally from South Africa where she completed both her Bachelors (LLB) and Masters Degrees (LLM International Law) at the University of Pretoria. She has previously worked as a Lecturer and researcher in South Africa and has been with the University of Mannheim since 2020. She is currently persuiing her PhD at the University of Mannheim where her research is focused on armed groups in International Humanitarian Law.
Instructor(s):
Marelie Manders
Date(s):
| Wednesday (weekly) | 11.02.2026 – 27.05.2026 | 15:30 – 17:00 | EO 165 Hörsaal; Schloss Ehrenhof Ost |
Introduction to Public International Law (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
8.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor, Master
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Online, live
Instructor(s):
Raphael Oidtmann
Description:
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):
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.
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)
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.
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
US Fundamental Rights (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
8.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor, Master
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
On-campus and online, live
Registration procedure:
This course is an introduction to certain fundamental rights of the American legal system through the Bill of Rights and the adjudication of the United States Supreme Court. Students will be taught how to read and brief cases through selected excerpts of landmark decisions. Issues include judicial review, the right to privacy, the right to freedom of expression, the death penalty, the right to choose, as well as same-sex marriage. Though this course is a lecture, some participation is expected.
Block 1: U.S. Fundamental Rights – U.S. Constitutional Law
Block 2: Case Law / The Bill of Rights
Block 3: Judicial Review (Marbury v. Madison)
Block 4: Freedom of Speech I. (Schenck v. U.S. / Texas v. Johnson / U.S. v. O’Brien)
Block 5: Freedom of Speech II. (Tests / Spence v. Washington / U.S. v. Eichman)
Block 6: Death Penalty I. (Miranda v. Arizona / Furman v. Georgia)
Block 7: Death Penalty II. (Gregg v. Georgia / contemporary discussions)
Block 8: Equal Protection I. (Plessy v. Ferguson / Brown v. Board of Education)
Block 9: Equal Protection II: (Brown cont.)
Block 10: Right to Privacy I. (Griswold v. Connecticut / Eisenstadt v. Baird)
Block 11: Right to Privacy II. (Roe v. Wade / Planned Parenthood v. Casey)
Block 12: Right to Privacy III. (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization)
Block 13: Marriage Equality I. (Loving v. Virginia / Lawrence v. Texas / U.S. v. Windsor)
Block 14: Marriage Equality II. and Conclusion (Obergefell v. Hodges)
Required reading: Will be made available electronically.
Exam: Timed essay exam.
About the Lecturer:
Judit Beke-Martos, J.D., LL.M., PhD. is the managing director of the Center for International Affairs of the Legal Faculty of the Ruhr University in Bochum (Germany) as well as the lecturer of foreign-language legal education there. Between 2019 and 2024, she was a postdoc researcher in the HUN-REN–ELTE Legal History Research group on Legal Sovereignty. Previously, she was the acting head and associate director of the Law & Language Center at the Legal Faculty of the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena (Germany) as well as a postdoc researcher and lecturer at the Legal Faculty of the University of Mannheim, where she continues to teach as an adjunct faculty. She earned her J.D. and Ph.D. in Law at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest (Hungary), and her LL.M in US and Global Business Law at Suffolk University Law School (SULS) in Boston, (MA, USA). She spent a year in residence as a Visiting Scholar at SULS in Boston (2008–2009), where she conducted comparative research in constitutional and legal history and gave lectures to students, faculty and other interested audiences. She spent three months in residence as a Foreign Legal Researcher at the Legal History Institute of Gent University (Belgium) conducting research on the 19th Century constitutional history of Europe. She published a book and several scholarly articles on various topics in English, German and Hungarian. She edited or co-edited multiple books on various legal topics and she is the founder and co-editor of the weekly published online blog JOG.történet. Her current research interest focuses on 18–20th Century constitutions and their effects on the relationship between the head of state or the sovereign and the people. She is the Treasurer of the European Society for Comparative Legal History and a strong supporter of international academic cooperation.
Block 1: U.S. Fundamental Rights – U.S. Constitutional Law
Block 2: Case Law / The Bill of Rights
Block 3: Judicial Review (Marbury v. Madison)
Block 4: Freedom of Speech I. (Schenck v. U.S. / Texas v. Johnson / U.S. v. O’Brien)
Block 5: Freedom of Speech II. (Tests / Spence v. Washington / U.S. v. Eichman)
Block 6: Death Penalty I. (Miranda v. Arizona / Furman v. Georgia)
Block 7: Death Penalty II. (Gregg v. Georgia / contemporary discussions)
Block 8: Equal Protection I. (Plessy v. Ferguson / Brown v. Board of Education)
Block 9: Equal Protection II: (Brown cont.)
Block 10: Right to Privacy I. (Griswold v. Connecticut / Eisenstadt v. Baird)
Block 11: Right to Privacy II. (Roe v. Wade / Planned Parenthood v. Casey)
Block 12: Right to Privacy III. (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization)
Block 13: Marriage Equality I. (Loving v. Virginia / Lawrence v. Texas / U.S. v. Windsor)
Block 14: Marriage Equality II. and Conclusion (Obergefell v. Hodges)
Required reading: Will be made available electronically.
Exam: Timed essay exam.
About the Lecturer:
Judit Beke-Martos, J.D., LL.M., PhD. is the managing director of the Center for International Affairs of the Legal Faculty of the Ruhr University in Bochum (Germany) as well as the lecturer of foreign-language legal education there. Between 2019 and 2024, she was a postdoc researcher in the HUN-REN–ELTE Legal History Research group on Legal Sovereignty. Previously, she was the acting head and associate director of the Law & Language Center at the Legal Faculty of the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena (Germany) as well as a postdoc researcher and lecturer at the Legal Faculty of the University of Mannheim, where she continues to teach as an adjunct faculty. She earned her J.D. and Ph.D. in Law at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest (Hungary), and her LL.M in US and Global Business Law at Suffolk University Law School (SULS) in Boston, (MA, USA). She spent a year in residence as a Visiting Scholar at SULS in Boston (2008–2009), where she conducted comparative research in constitutional and legal history and gave lectures to students, faculty and other interested audiences. She spent three months in residence as a Foreign Legal Researcher at the Legal History Institute of Gent University (Belgium) conducting research on the 19th Century constitutional history of Europe. She published a book and several scholarly articles on various topics in English, German and Hungarian. She edited or co-edited multiple books on various legal topics and she is the founder and co-editor of the weekly published online blog JOG.történet. Her current research interest focuses on 18–20th Century constitutions and their effects on the relationship between the head of state or the sovereign and the people. She is the Treasurer of the European Society for Comparative Legal History and a strong supporter of international academic cooperation.
Instructor(s):
Dr. Judit Beke-Martos
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
Business Informatics and Mathematics – Bachelor
MAT 304 Linear Algebra II / A (Lecture)
DE
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
4.0 (Modul/e)
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
German
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Learning target:
Fachkompetenz:
• Vertiefungen der Linearen Algebra I wie Normalformen von Endomorphismen kennen (BK1)
Methodenkompetenz:
• Das Wechselspiel zwischen abstrakten Objekten (Endomorphismen, Bilinearformen) und repräsentierenden konkreten Daten (Matrizen) würdigen (BF1, BO2).
Personale Kompetenz:
• Strukturiertes Denken (BO2).
• Teamarbeit (BF4).
• Kommunikationsfähigkeit (BO1).
• Vertiefungen der Linearen Algebra I wie Normalformen von Endomorphismen kennen (BK1)
Methodenkompetenz:
• Das Wechselspiel zwischen abstrakten Objekten (Endomorphismen, Bilinearformen) und repräsentierenden konkreten Daten (Matrizen) würdigen (BF1, BO2).
Personale Kompetenz:
• Strukturiertes Denken (BO2).
• Teamarbeit (BF4).
• Kommunikationsfähigkeit (BO1).
Recommended requirement:
Examination achievement:
schriftliche Klausur
Instructor(s):
Prof. Dr. Claus Hertling
Date(s):
| Monday (weekly) | 09.02.2026 – 23.03.2026 | 12:00 – 13:30 | B 144 Hörsaal; A 5, 6 Bauteil B |
| Friday (weekly) | 13.02.2026 – 27.03.2026 | 12:00 – 13:30 | B 144 Hörsaal; A 5, 6 Bauteil B |
Description:
• Euklidische Vektorräume, Normalformen von Endomorphismen oder andere Ergänzungen zur Linearen Algebra I
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
MAB 406 Linear Algebra II / B (Lecture)
DE
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
5.0 (Modul/e)
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
German
Credit hours 1:
2
Attendance:
Live & on-campus
Learning target:
Fachkompetenz:
• Vertiefung der Linearen Algebra I wie Sesquilinearformen und Spektralsätze kennen (BK1)
Methodenkompetenz:
• Das Wechselspiel zwischen abstrakten Objekten (Endomorphismen, Bilinearformen) und repräsentierenden konkreten Daten (Matrizen) würdigen (BF1, BO2).
• Die Verbindung von Algebra und Geometrie würdigen (BF1, BO2).
Personale Kompetenz:
• Strukturiertes Denken (BO2).
• Teamarbeit (BF4).
• Kommunikationsfähigkeit (BO1, BO4).
• Vertiefung der Linearen Algebra I wie Sesquilinearformen und Spektralsätze kennen (BK1)
Methodenkompetenz:
• Das Wechselspiel zwischen abstrakten Objekten (Endomorphismen, Bilinearformen) und repräsentierenden konkreten Daten (Matrizen) würdigen (BF1, BO2).
• Die Verbindung von Algebra und Geometrie würdigen (BF1, BO2).
Personale Kompetenz:
• Strukturiertes Denken (BO2).
• Teamarbeit (BF4).
• Kommunikationsfähigkeit (BO1, BO4).
Examination achievement:
Mündliche Prüfung oder schriftliche Klausur
Instructor(s):
Prof. Dr. Claus Hertling
Date(s):
| Monday (weekly) | 13.04.2026 – 25.05.2026 | 12:00 – 13:30 | B 144 Hörsaal; A 5, 6 Bauteil B |
| Friday (weekly) | 17.04.2026 – 29.05.2026 | 12:00 – 13:30 | B 144 Hörsaal; A 5, 6 Bauteil B |
Description:
• Algebra und Geometrie der Sesquilinearformen und Bilinearformen
• Spektralsätze
• Spektralsätze
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
MAC 405 Stochastic Simulation (Lecture)
EN
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
6.0 (Modul/e)
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
English
Credit hours 1:
2
Learning target:
Fachkompetenz:
Mathematischer Hintergrund und Algorithmen zur Erzeugung von Pseudozufallszahlen (BK1, BK3, BO3)
Grundverständnis für die Erzeugung von Algorithmen für die Simulation von „discrete event systems“ (BK3, BO2)
„Goodness-of-fit“ Tests (BK1)
Mathematischer Hintergrund und Algorithmen zur numerischen Behandlung von Markovketten in diskreter und stetiger Zeit (BK3, BO3)
Grundverständnis von Monte-Methoden und ihrer Verbesserungen durch Varianzreduktionsverfahren (BK1, BK3, BO3)
Grundverständnis der Markovketten-Monte-Carlo Methode (BK1, BK3, BO3)
Methodenkompetenz:
Erkennen, welche Algorithmen zur Erzeugung von Pseudozufallszahlen verschiedener Verteilungen eingesetzt werden können, Umsetzung in konkrete Programme (BF2, BF3, BO3)
Fähigkeit einfache stochastische Modelle zu simulieren und die Ergebnisse zu validieren (BF2, BF3, BO3)
Grundkenntnisse in der Programmierung mit Scilab (BF3)
Personale Kompetenz:
Teamarbeit (BF4)
Mathematischer Hintergrund und Algorithmen zur Erzeugung von Pseudozufallszahlen (BK1, BK3, BO3)
Grundverständnis für die Erzeugung von Algorithmen für die Simulation von „discrete event systems“ (BK3, BO2)
„Goodness-of-fit“ Tests (BK1)
Mathematischer Hintergrund und Algorithmen zur numerischen Behandlung von Markovketten in diskreter und stetiger Zeit (BK3, BO3)
Grundverständnis von Monte-Methoden und ihrer Verbesserungen durch Varianzreduktionsverfahren (BK1, BK3, BO3)
Grundverständnis der Markovketten-Monte-Carlo Methode (BK1, BK3, BO3)
Methodenkompetenz:
Erkennen, welche Algorithmen zur Erzeugung von Pseudozufallszahlen verschiedener Verteilungen eingesetzt werden können, Umsetzung in konkrete Programme (BF2, BF3, BO3)
Fähigkeit einfache stochastische Modelle zu simulieren und die Ergebnisse zu validieren (BF2, BF3, BO3)
Grundkenntnisse in der Programmierung mit Scilab (BF3)
Personale Kompetenz:
Teamarbeit (BF4)
Recommended requirement:
Examination achievement:
schriftliche Klausur
Instructor(s):
Dr. Peter Parczewski
Date(s):
| Wednesday (weekly) | 11.02.2026 – 27.05.2026 | 12:00 – 13:30 | C 015 Hörsaal; A 5, 6 Bauteil C |
Description:
Erzeugung von Pseudozufallszahlen: Inversions-, Kompositions- und Akzeptanz-Verwerfungsmethode, spezielle Methoden
Simulation diskreter Ereignissysteme
Monte-Carlo-Methode, Varianzreduktion
Statistische Validierung: Chi-Quadrat-Test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov-Test
Numerische Behandlung von Markovketten
Markovketten-Monte-Carlo
Simulation diskreter Ereignissysteme
Monte-Carlo-Methode, Varianzreduktion
Statistische Validierung: Chi-Quadrat-Test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov-Test
Numerische Behandlung von Markovketten
Markovketten-Monte-Carlo
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1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
MAT 302 Analysis II (Lecture)
DE
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
10.0 (Modul/e)
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
German
Credit hours 1:
4
Learning target:
Fachkompetenz:
• Konvergenz in metrischen Räumen (BK1)
• Stetigkeit von Abbildungen zwischen metrischen Räumen (BK1)
• Differenzierbarkeit von Funktionen mehrerer Variablen (BK1)
• Grundbegriffe der nichtlinearen Analysis (BF1, BK1)
• Integration von Funktionen mehrerer Variablen (BK1)
Methodenkompetenz:
• mathematische Beweisführung (BF1, BO2)
• Hantieren mit Gleichungen und Ungleichungen (BF1, BO2)
• Berechnen von Grenzwerten (BF1,BO3)
• Berechnen von Ableitungen (BO2)
• Bestimmung von Minima unter Zwangsbedingungen (BF2, BO3)
• Berechnen von Integralen (BO2)
Personale Kompetenz:
• Teamarbeit (BF4)
• Konvergenz in metrischen Räumen (BK1)
• Stetigkeit von Abbildungen zwischen metrischen Räumen (BK1)
• Differenzierbarkeit von Funktionen mehrerer Variablen (BK1)
• Grundbegriffe der nichtlinearen Analysis (BF1, BK1)
• Integration von Funktionen mehrerer Variablen (BK1)
Methodenkompetenz:
• mathematische Beweisführung (BF1, BO2)
• Hantieren mit Gleichungen und Ungleichungen (BF1, BO2)
• Berechnen von Grenzwerten (BF1,BO3)
• Berechnen von Ableitungen (BO2)
• Bestimmung von Minima unter Zwangsbedingungen (BF2, BO3)
• Berechnen von Integralen (BO2)
Personale Kompetenz:
• Teamarbeit (BF4)
Recommended requirement:
Examination achievement:
schriftliche Klausur
Instructor(s):
Prof. Dr. Martin Schmidt
Date(s):
| Wednesday (weekly) | 11.02.2026 – 27.05.2026 | 08:30 – 10:00 | B 144 Hörsaal; A 5, 6 Bauteil B |
| Thursday (weekly) | 12.02.2026 – 28.05.2026 | 10:15 – 11:45 | B 144 Hörsaal; A 5, 6 Bauteil B |
Description:
• metrische Räume
• normierte Vektorräume
• Funktionen mehrerer Variabler
• Funktionale
• normierte Vektorräume
• Funktionen mehrerer Variabler
• Funktionale
More information
1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
Practical Computer Science II (Lecture)
DE
Course type:
Lecture
ECTS:
6.0
Course suitable for:
Bachelor
Language of instruction:
German
Credit hours 1:
4
Learning target:
Fachkompetenz:
Aufbau und Arbeitsweise moderner Digitalrechner, Aufgaben und Funktionsweise moderner Betriebssysteme, insbesondere Prozess- und Speicherverwaltung. Aufbau und Arbeitsweise von Compilern.
Methodenkompetenz:
Entwurf einfacher logischer Schaltungen, Lösung von Programmier-aufgaben in Programmieren, Entwurf einfacher Grammatiken, Um-gang mit Compiler-Generatoren.
Personale Kompetenz:
Selbständiges Arbeiten in Kleingruppen.
Aufbau und Arbeitsweise moderner Digitalrechner, Aufgaben und Funktionsweise moderner Betriebssysteme, insbesondere Prozess- und Speicherverwaltung. Aufbau und Arbeitsweise von Compilern.
Methodenkompetenz:
Entwurf einfacher logischer Schaltungen, Lösung von Programmier-aufgaben in Programmieren, Entwurf einfacher Grammatiken, Um-gang mit Compiler-Generatoren.
Personale Kompetenz:
Selbständiges Arbeiten in Kleingruppen.
Recommended requirement:
Examination achievement:
Studienbeginn ab HWS 2011:
Erfolgreiche Teilnahme am Übungsbetrieb
schriftliche Klausur (90 Minuten)
Erfolgreiche Teilnahme am Übungsbetrieb
schriftliche Klausur (90 Minuten)
Studienbeginn vor HWS 2011:
schriftliche Klausur (90 Minuten)
Instructor(s):
Prof. Dr. Rainer Gemulla
Date(s):
| Tuesday (weekly) | 10.02.2026 – 26.05.2026 | 13:45 – 17:00 | SN 169 Röchling Hörsaal; Schloss Schneckenhof Nord |
Description:
Die Vorlesung beschäftigt sich mit den technischen und methodischen Grundlagen der Ausführung von Anwendungsprogrammen auf modernen Digitalrechnern. Dies umfasst vor allem die folgenden Gebiete:
1. Rechnerarchitektur
2. Betriebssysteme
3. Compilerbau
4. Java Virtual Machine
1. Rechnerarchitektur
2. Betriebssysteme
3. Compilerbau
4. Java Virtual Machine
More information
1 Credit hours indicate the duration of a course which is offered weekly during one semester. One credit hour equals 45 minutes.
Business Informatics and Mathematics – Master
Currently no events available.
Contact Department of Law
Dr. Elisa Berdica (she/her)
International Coordinator at the Department of LawUniversity of Mannheim
Abteilung Rechtswissenschaft
Schloss Westflügel – Room W 219
68161 MannheimConsultation hour(s):
By appointmentContact Department of Economics
Incomings Bachelor
Credit: Anna LogueDr. Christiane Cischinsky (she/her)
Assistant of the Examination Committee and Exchange Coordinator, Bachelor of EconomicsUniversity of Mannheim
Abteilung Volkswirtschaftslehre
L7, 3–5 – Room 423
68161 MannheimConsultation hour(s):
Open office hours (also during the semester break):
Tuesday mornings, 9.30–12.30
or by appointment.
Please contact me by e-mail outside office hours. I can usually be reached by phone on Friday mornings.
I will be on vacation from October 27 to 31. Therefore, there will be no open consultation hours on October 28. In urgent cases, please contact my colleague Linda Köhler (linda.koehler@uni-mannheim.de).Office hours:
Office presence: Tue, Wed, FriIncomings Master
Credit: Anna LogueSebastian Herdtweck (he/him)
Program Manager and Exchange Coordinator M.Sc. EconomicsUniversity of Mannheim
Department of Economics
L 7, 3–5 – Room 405
68161 MannheimConsultation hour(s):
Personal consultation hours: Tue and Wed, 9:30 – 11:30
Telephone availability: Tue and Wed, 9:30 – 16:30Contact Business School
Contact School of Social Sciences
Incomings Political Science
Incomings Psychology and Sociology
Credit: Anna LogueJanina Heker, M.A. (she/her)
Departmental Exchange Coordinator for Sociology and Psychology (incoming)University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
Building A – Room A 414
68159 MannheimConsultation hour(s):
Online consultation: https://www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/en/consultation/janina-heker/Contact School of Humanities
Credit: Elene RakviashviliEva Breitbach (she/her)
Incoming and Outgoing Exchange Coordinator | Virtual MobilityCourse selection abroad: auslandssemester.phil@uni-mannheim.de | Requests concerning virtual mobility to: virtualmobility.philuni-mannheim.deUniversity of Mannheim
School of Humanities
Schloss – Room EO 291
68161 MannheimConsultation hour(s):
Tue 1–3 p.m. – Virtual consultation hours for Incoming Students
Please book your appointment: https://www.phil.uni-mannheim.de/en/office-hours-for-incomings/Contact School of Business Informatics and Mathematics
Credit: Juliane RothJuliane Roth, M.A. (she/her)
Departmental Exchange Coordinator, DigitizationUniversity of Mannheim
School of Business Informatics and Mathematics
B 6, 26
Gebäudeteil B – Room B 1.05
68159 MannheimConsultation hour(s):
by appointment via email