6. Semester

optional

680121000

5 ECTS

2 hpw

The students acquire basic insights into international art institutions and their historical as well as topical developments and contexts, and intensely discuss these matters. Next to governmental institutions (such as museums, exhibition halls, but also academies), commercial institutions (such as galleries, art auctions, biennial film festivals), and alternative institutions (including guerrilla warfare art, non-profit art exhibitions) are taken into account.

The students develop competences both on dominant theoretical questions in fine arts resp. in art history and on autonomous conceptual designs.

The students gain abilities which enable to them to interact in teams and relate to their subjects. They acquire competences to develop their own research designs and to carry out and present them within a specified and manageable frame

Lecture, seminar, exercises, excursions

Käthe Wenzel

4^th or 6^th Semester

Workload (total)

150 h

every spring semester

hereof

in class

30 h

1 Semester

individual

120 h

Seminar (2 hpw)

participants: 40

Presentation (45 min.) with subsequent discussion

optional

680122000

5 ECTS

2 hpw

Students are able to analyse intercultural conflicts and transcultural developments with respect to minority issues, diversity and justice. They take up current topics and debates to develop and to negotiate arguments, concepts and theories of cultural change.

Analytical skills in cultural studies focusing on cross-border communication and cooperation

Cultural knowledge, hermeneutic understanding and logical argumentation

Respect for different points of view; the ability to mediate between conflicting positions and concepts

Oral presentation and discussion

Mathias Bauer

4^th or 6^th Semester

Workload (total)

150 h

every spring semester

hereof

in class

30 h

1 Semester

individual

120 h

Seminar (2 hpw)

participants: 40

Written Paper (5000-6500 words) or oral exam (30 min.) or oral presentation (15 min.) plus paper (4000-5000 words) or Portfolio

optional

680131000

5 ECTS

2 hpw

Students are able to identify normative challenges and ethical questions concerning Europe. They know relevant normative and ethical discourses and theories about selected normative challenges concerning Europe in a globalised world, concerning for instance questions of peace and migration, equality and justice, transparency and trust, democratic representation and public space or eurocentricity and sustainability. They are able to ana- lyse and to judge normative positions about these questions with regard to their foundation and validity. They are able to present their own positions on such topics in a well-argued fashion.

Students know relevant normative and ethical discourses and theories about selected normative challenges concerning Europe in a globalised world, concerning, for instance, questions of peace and migration, equality and justice, transparency and trust, democratic representation and public space or eurocentricity and sustainability. Students are encouraged to think about normative challenges and ethical questions concerning Europe, to consider how these questions might be answered adequately and to participate critically in a self- reflective way in current discussions. Students are able to identify, reconstruct and reflect upon normative and ethical discourses. They are able to analyse and to assess normative views regarding these questions with respect to their foundation and validity.

Students use normative and ethical approaches to Europe. They are able to correctly identify, label, and define methods and instruments, and to use the appropriate terminology. They learn to demonstrate a critical approach towards sources on the basis of the knowledge provided in class. They are able to present their own positions on such topics in a well-argued fashion.

Students are sensitive to normative challenges and ethical questions concerning Europe in a globalised world. Students are able to learn to collaborate in different ways, to present and analyse problems in the above-mentioned fields in a partner or group situation in a manner appropriate to the addressees, and to competently articulate their thoughts in a culturally appropriate and gender-sensitive manner.

seminar, team-work, presentations

Anne Reichold

4^th or 6^th Semester

Workload (total)

150 h

every spring semester

hereof

in class

30 h

1 Semester

individual

120 h

Seminar (2 hpw)

participants: 40

Written paper (5000-6500 words) or oral exam (25 min.) or oral presentation (15 min.) plus written paper (4000-5000 words) or portfolio

optional

680132000

5 ECTS

2 hpw

The aim of this module is to develop students' ability to analyse and present knowledge of selected social aspects and debates in and on Europe. Emphasis is placed on current topics which raise debates of relevance to this study programme, including historical, social, cultural and business-related discussions. The module aims at providing theoretical and methodological guidelines and instruments for the in-depth analysis of cases and discourses, and to gain insights into patterns of Europeanisation, attitudes toward Europe, and European thinking. Students will improve their textual comprehension skills, their critical thinking, their capability of evaluating sources, as well as their capability of applying these skills to current political discourse and media coverage.

To successfully complete this module, students will have to demonstrate their in-depth, research-based insight into a defined academic subject area. They will be able to demonstrate knowledge of methods and instruments relevant in order to critically approach and assess current debates. They will be able to give an account of relevant scholarly literature and to clearly distinguish objective literature from politically biased or simply inaccurate coverage and publications. Students will be able to identify current debates as to their relevance to the scientific study of Europe, motivate their classification, and adequatly theorise these debates whilst applying appropriate scholarly terminology.

Students will be able to give an account of, properly define and apply methods introduced in this module. Methods to critically examine current topics and debates in society may comprise, but are not limited to, discourse and content analysis, textual and multimodal analysis of e.g. political documents, newspaper reports or social media discourse as well as basic statistical procedures. Students will learn to compose an individual academic idea, review their personal itinerary of research, writing, and revision, and their interest and identity as scholars, practitioners and writers. They will assume a professional mindset and perform different identities as analysts, negotiators, representatives, and strategists; as well as differentiate between professional and personal modes of behaviour.

Students will learn to organise a group research process and collaboratively produce and present an academic poster. They will reflect and appraise the individual and group learning process and learn to give and receive feedback.

Methods of instruction include, but are not limited to, ex-cathedra teaching, classroom discussions, student presentations and different forms of student group work and self-study.

Monika Eigmüller

4^th or 6^th Semester

Workload (total)

150 h

every spring semester

hereof

in class

30 h

1 Semester

individual

120 h

Seminar (2 hpw)

participants: 40

Written paper (5000-6500 words) or oral exam (25 min.) or oral presentation (15 min.) plus written paper (4000-5000 words) or Portfolio