Course Catalogue Module Handbook FLEX – Free Elective Area

Interdisciplinary courses

    Module FLEX 06: Interdisciplinary practice

    The following overview contains all interdisciplinary courses in the FLEX 06 module.

    Information for students on FLEX – Free Reflective Area

    In the Bachelor's degree programmes at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, students can take modules worth 10 – 15 ECTS credits of their own choice (Section 4 (4) RO-SP). There is also a free elective area in many MA programmes. The modules in the module handbook FLEX – Free Elective Area are expressly designed for the elective areas of the degree programmes and can be taken by all students.

    The modules are worth 5 ECTS credits (with the exception of FLEX 12 with 10 ECTS credits).

    Here you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions about FLEX – Free Electives.

    The scope of the elective area and possible more detailed provisions can be found in the study and examination regulations and the module handbook of your degree programme. Information on the FLEX elective modules can be found in the module handbook FLEX – Free Elective Area.

    The FLEX courses offered in the respective semester are listed in the course catalogue .

    Current details and information on the individual courses can be found in the respective courses in Moodle or Incom.

    Enrolment in a FLEX module takes place via Moodle or Incom. All further information on enrolment (prerequisites, deadlines, etc.) can be found in the course catalogue or alternatively in the module description.

    Yes, students from all departments have the opportunity to complete the FLEX modules as part of their Bachelor's and/or Master's degree programme. The relevant details (scope of the elective area and possible more precise provisions) can be found in the study and examination regulations of your degree programme.

    The number of courses that belong to a FLEX module can be found in the module description. In modules with 5 ECTS credit points, two courses must generally be attended.

    In order to successfully complete a FLEX module, all of the achievements listed in the module description must be completed.

    No. Each FLEX module can only be completed once during the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes.

    If you have successfully completed courses or modules in another degree programme at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam or at other universities, you can have these recognised in the free elective area.

    To do this, send the certificate and the desired FLEX module by email to the Examinations Services (pruefungs-service@fh-potsdam.de).

    If you have acquired competences outside the university, you can apply for recognition of prior learning achievements in the free elective area. You can find all the information here.

    FLEX modules are currently 13 elective modules (as of June 2024) that are open to all students at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.

    Interflex is a unique offer from the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam in which two lecturers from different departments and practice offer a course together. Interflex courses can be completed as part of the FLEX 05 Interflex module.

    FLEX modules are currently 13 elective modules (as of June 2024) that are open to all students at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. The FLEX modules offer key skills for future professorial recruitment, regardless of the degree programme. These include sustainability, data, diversity and intercultural skills, interdisciplinarity as well as key start-up-specific and business management qualifications.

    In addition, some degree programmes at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam offer course-specific electives. Details can be found in the respective study and examination regulations or the module handbook.

    The module coordinators are responsible for planning and implementing the FLEX modules. The module coordinators are named in the module description.

    Please get in touch with the module coordinator or the contact person in your Department. These are listed at the bottom of this page.

    Information for lecturers on FLEX 05 Interflex

    Interflex courses are courses that follow the didactic principle of research-based learning and are jointly taught by lecturers from different departments (team teaching). The FLEX 05 Interflex module is worth 5 ECTS credits and comprises a course of 4 semester hours per week. The module examination is a graded project work. The module can be recognised as an elective in all FHP degree programmes.

    As a rule, all FHP professors can offer an Interflex course once per academic year in free consultation with colleagues without the need for a separate application procedure. Further information can be found in the Interflex guidelines.

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