Getting Started in Your Program
You have enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program at TU Dortmund University - and now what?
Information on questions about starting your studies, such as health insurance, residence registration, finding accommodation, etc. can be found on the "After enrollment " and "Degree Seeking Students" pages.
In addition to these organizational issues, international first-year students often have questions about starting their academic life, such as:
- What are my next steps after enrollment, in relation to the respective degree program?
- How do I create my timetable?
- Which information resources and contact persons should I definitely know?
You will find information on this in this overview, sorted according to the respective degree programs. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions!
German-taught Bachelor's degree programs
The next steps after enrollment
Come to the semester opening event on the 1st day of the lecture period. Events are announced on the faculty homepage . Additional dates can also be found in the faculty calendar (in German).
How do first-year students create their timetable?
For students starting in the first semester of the Bachelor's degree programs, the timetable will be announced at the beginning of the semester.
Which information resources and contact persons should first-year international students be aware of?
You can find all important information about studying and advisory services on the faculty homepage.
The next steps after enrollment
Check the announcements on the website and register in the Moodle room for first-year students. You should also register for the orientation phase and take part in the preliminary mathematics/statistics course.
How do first-year students create their timetable?
During the orientation phase or via the online course catalog LSF
Which information resources and contact persons should international first-year students be familiar with?
The next steps after enrollment
Two weeks before the start of the lecture period, a preliminary course is offered by the CCB department. Here, the content of inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and mathematics from school is repeated. This is accompanied by the orientation phase. The department also offers events in cooperation with the student council.
How do first-year students create their timetable?
The current timetables can be found on the faculty website (in German).
Which information resources and contact persons should first-year international students be aware of?
You should be familiar with the department's website, in particular the portal for studying (in German) and the website for starting your studies (in German). Contact persons would be the relevant persons in the Student Advisory Service (in German), Dr. Iovkova and Ms. Beate Heinz.
The next steps after enrollment
Two weeks before the start of the lecture period, a preliminary course is offered by the CCB department. Here, the contents of inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry and mathematics from school are repeated. This preliminary course is particularly geared towards the subject of chemistry for the teaching profession GyGe/Bk. This is accompanied by the orientation phase. Before the start of the lecture period, information events on chemistry as a teaching subject are held at the department.
How do first-year students create their timetable?
Students of the teaching degree GyGe can use these timetables (in German) as a guide for their subject-specific courses. Otherwise, the courses can be found in LSF. The student council usually offers support in creating a timetable. Questions about the timetable can also be asked at the information events on the teaching degree.
Which information resources and contact persons should international first-year students be aware of?
The faculty website (in German), where you can find the module handbooks, study plans, FSBs and examination regulations, as well as the student advisory service (in German), is important for the teaching degree program.
The next steps after enrollment
You will be invited by e-mail to the orientation week (usually in the last week before the start of lectures); it would be very important for you to attend as international first-year students; if you have any questions in advance, you can contact the following e-mail address: studienberatung-journalistik.fk15@tu-dortmund.de
How do first-year students create their timetable?
The preparation of the timetable will be discussed in detail during the orientation week.
Which information resources and contact persons should first-year international students be aware of?
You can contact the Student Advisory Service: Tina Bettels-Schwabbauer and Anja Wollschlaeger, studienberatung-journalistik.fk15@tu-dortmund.de
Other resources are also important for you - depending on your degree program:
The next steps after enrollment
You will find a "First Aid Kit" on the faculty website. All information for the time before the start of your studies can be found on the faculty website on the subject of starting your studies and a study guide.
How do first-year students create their timetable?
On the faculty website you will find information about the start of lectures, the module handbook and helpful tips in the Study Guide.
Which information resources and contact persons should first-year international students be aware of?
Please contact the International Coordination Office and the relevant Student Advisory Service. If you have any questions about the recognition of examinations, please contact the Student Coordination Office.
The next steps after enrollment
On the website of the Department of Mathematics you will find...
- an overview of the contact persons (in German)
- Information on counseling services and events (in German) in the department and at TU Dortmund University
In addition, the student council (in German) is always a good source of information.
The next steps after enrollment
If you have any questions, please contact the Student Advisory Service (see contact below).
How do first-year students create their timetable?
You can find the course catalog (in German) on the department's website.
Which information resources and contact persons should first-year international students be aware of?
The homepage of the Department of Mathematics (in German) is important. You can also contact the Student Advisory Service, Ms. Magdalena Thöne (studhelp@math.tu-dortmund.de). To contact the Examination Board, please contact Prof. Dr. Christian Kreuzer at pruefungsausschuss-mathe-techno@math.tu-dortmund.de
German-taught Master's degree programs
The next steps after enrollment
Come to the semester opening event on the 1st day of the lecture period. There will also be an additional information event for first-year students from other universities of the Master's degree programs on Monday in the 2nd week of lectures. The events will be announced on the faculty website .
Additional dates can also be found in the faculty calendar (in German).
How do first-year students create their timetable?
As a student in the first semester of the Master's program, you determine your courses yourself according to the study plan.
Which information resources and contact persons should first-year international students be aware of?
You can find all the important information about studying and advisory services on the faculty website.
The next steps after enrollment
Check the announcements on the website and register in the Moodle room for first-year students. You should also register for the orientation phase and take part in the econometrics preliminary course and the Master's welcome event.
How do first-year students create their timetable?
During the orientation phase or via the online course catalog LSF
Which information resources and contact persons should international first-year students be aware of?
The next steps after enrollment
If you have any questions, please contact fs-erziehungswissenschaft.fk12@tu-dortmund.de
How do first-year students create their timetable?
If you have any questions about your timetable - or any other queries about your studies - you can contact fs-erziehungswissenschaft.fk12@tu-dortmund.de
The next steps after enrolling
You will be invited by e-mail to the orientation week (usually in the last week before the start of lectures); it would be very important for you to attend as a first-year international student; if you have any questions in advance, you can contact the following e-mail address: studienberatung-journalistik.fk15@tu-dortmund.de
How do first-year students create their timetable?
The preparation of the timetable will be discussed in detail during the orientation week.
Which information resources and contact persons should first-year international students be aware of?
- Student Advisory Service: Tina Bettels-Schwabbauer and Anja Wollschlaeger, studienberatung-journalistik.fk15@tu-dortmund.de
Study plan and module handbook Journalism Studies (in German)
The next steps after enrollment
On the faculty website you will find
- a "First Aid Kit "
- The date of the Master's welcome and presentation slides with lots of information and
- a helpful study guide.
How do first-year students create their timetable?
You can find information on how to create your timetable on the faculty website. Further information can be found in the module handbook , in the LSF and in the Study Guide.
Which information resources and contact persons should international first-year students be aware of?
Please contact the International Coordination Office and the respective Student Advisory Service. If you have any questions about the recognition of examinations, please contact the Student Coordination Office.
How do first-year students create their timetable?
Please contact the Student Coordination Office: Studienkoordination.reha@tu-dortmund.de
Which information resources and contact persons should first-year international students be aware of?
- The most important is the faculty's homepage
- You can reach the Student Coordination Office at Studienkoordination.reha@tu-dortmund.de
How do first-year students create their timetable?
They put together their timetable in the LSF.
Which information resources and contact persons should first-year international students know about?
All information can be found on the homepage of the Department of Social Sciences, for example on the courses offered, the module handbook, the examination regulations and the study plan as well as an overview and contact information on the subject of advising .
How do first-year students create their timetable?
You create your own study plan. It is recommended that you take the compulsory modules for the respective semester depending on when you start your studies (winter/summer).
If you are admitted with conditions, you should also take these immediately. Further courses to fill up to the usual 30 ECTS per semester can be taken as desired from the elective courses offered by the department. The current range of electives is announced on the website of the Department of Statistics.
Which information resources and contact persons should international first-year students be aware of?
The Student Council of the Department of Statistics has compiled an information brochure .
For all other inquiries, please contact the Student Advisory Service at study-advisory@statistik.tu-dortmund.de
English-taught Master's degree programs
The next steps after enrollment
Before the start of the lecture period, an information event will be held via Zoom video conference. There will also be a campus tour with the opportunity to ask questions about starting your studies. Students admitted to the program will be contacted by email.
How do first-year students create their timetable?
The current timetables (in German) can be found online. As these are compulsory elective courses for which there are certain requirements according to the examination regulations, you can view allocation tables from the current semester and the previous year (in German). The requirements and the contents of the modules can be found on the faculty website.
Which information resources and contact persons should international first-year students be aware of?
- Examination regulations and module handbooks for the Master's in Chemical Biology
- Examination regulations and module handbooks for the Master's in Chemistry
- In addition to the timetable and assignment information, the Moodle platforms are also helpful
- Contact person is Ms. Beate Heinz, alternatively also Ms. Iovkova
The next steps after enrollment
You should familiarize yourself with the information on the website of the International Office and take part in the relevant events.
There is also an orientation phase that you should take part in. The easiest way to find information about this is via the student council's social media contacts. All information about studying is available during the orientation phase.
If you are suitably motivated - i.e. purely optional - you can work through the preliminary courses .
How do first-year students create their timetable?
You are responsible for creating your own study plan. It is recommended that you take the compulsory modules for the semester in question, depending on when you start your studies (winter/summer). In the case of conditional admission, these should also be taken immediately. Additional courses to fill up to the usual 30 ECTS per semester can be taken as desired from the elective courses offered by the department. The current range of electives is published on the website .
Which information resources and contact persons should international first-year students be aware of?
Our student council has compiled an information brochure for you.
If you have any further questions, you can contact the Student Advisory Service: study-advisory@statistik.tu-dortmund.de
The next steps after enrollment
Check the letter of admission to see whether enrollment was subject to conditions. If so, you should fulfill the conditions before the start of the semester if possible. In this case, this is usually the reworking of certain content, as the Bachelor's degree in this discipline (Sports Science or Data Science) was not extensive enough. The material to work on can be found in a Moodle room, which you are automatically enrolled in when you are enrolled.
How do first-year students create their timetable?
The timetable is created automatically as you only start with one seminar size of students and remain in this group for all courses for the first semester.
What information resources and contacts should first-year international students be aware of?
You should be aware of the International Office's welcome events, introductory sessions and language courses. It is also advisable to find out about university sports and the sports student council.
The next steps after enrollment
After enrollment and before the start of the semester, please read through theinformation provided by the International Office and enroll yourself in the Moodle room "Master Econometrics Information". The forum in this room is used to share important information with the Econometrics students. A link to the Moodle room and a document containing further important links can be found at the bottom of this webpage. Please also have a look at the information provided on the page.
At the start of the semester, we organize an info meeting for Econometrics students. We provide a comprehensive overview of the Master's program and explain how to put together a weekly schedule, how to register for exams, and how the program is structured, among other things. It is also a great opportunity to meet your fellow Econometrics students. We urgently recommend attending this event! The timing and location of the event will be announced in due time via the info Moodle room.
Further, the Student Council (FSR Statistik) organizes a number of events during orientation week at the start of the semester at which you can get to know your fellow students and the TU Dortmund campus. You can find the info channels of the student council here:
How do first-year students create their timetable?
Students are responsible for creating their own weekly class and study schedule. The department strongly recommends taking the core modules during the first semesters of the study program. In addition, if your admission into the program is conditional on certain requirement courses, we recommend taking these as soon as possible, as well. A typical semester for a two-year period of study consists of 30 ECTS. In our module handbook and on the department's website, the department provides typical courses of study for a start in either the summer term or the winter term. Links to the current course catalogues of all three participating universities are provided in the list of important links (see above).
Which information resources and contact persons should first-year international students be aware of?
- The student council has put together an information booklet
- If you have any further questions, please contact the student advisory team at study-advisory@statistik.tu-dortmund.de.
The next steps after enrolment
For you as international first-year students enrolled on the Master's degree programme in Economic Policy and Journalism, the department will organize an orientation and familiarization event in the week before the start of lectures. This will provide information on topics such as the course of studies and timetabling and introduce you to the usual platforms such as Moodle. The department also wants to offer a more informal opportunity for you to get to know each other in a relaxed setting. You will find up-to-date information on this in good time on the following website under "News".
How do first-year students create their timetable?
You create your own timetable. You should primarily use the ideal study plan and the latest version of the module handbook as a guide. Both documents can be found on the website of the degree program.
If you need support in creating your study plan, you can contact the department at any time by email at studienberatung-wipojo.fk15@tu-dortmund.de.
Which information resources and contact persons should international first-year students be aware of?
If you have any questions about your studies, you can contact the Student Advisory Service at studienberatung-wipojo.fk15@tu-dortmund.de.
You can find everything you need to know about studying on the degree program website.
The department will also provide an overview of current courses there in the future.
The next steps after enrolment
You should familiarize yourself with your module handbook .
An information event is held for each degree programme at the beginning of the semester, in which all relevant aspects for everyday study are explained. The details of the event will be available shortly beforehand on the homepage of the degree program.
How do first-year students create their timetable?
They put together their timetable in the LSF.
Which information resources and contact persons should international first-year students be aware of?
The IMAP homepage and your contact person Prf. Dr. Kevin Kröninger are important.
The next steps after enrollment
You will be contacted by email as soon as possible. You can also get in touch with the relevant contact persons (see below) if you have any questions.
How do first-year students create their timetable?
There is a sample timetable on the homepage and individual study counseling especially in the case of subject-specific admission requirements.
Which information resources and contact persons should first-year international students be aware of?
You can find a lot of information on the homepage of the Department of Mathematics.
There are also contact persons for the various areas:
- Industrial Mathematics Coordinator: Hogenrich Damanik industrial@math.tu-dortmund.de
- Industrial Mathematics Secretariat: Fiona Drees industrial@math.tu-dortmund.de
- Student Advisory Service: Magdalena Thöne studhelp@math.tu-dortmund.de
- Examination board: Prof. Dr. Christian Kreuzer pruefungsausschuss-mathe-techno@math.tu-dortmund.de
The next steps after enrollment
You should definitely keep an eye on the Marepol website. Information about the induction week is usually published on the homepage towards the end of the semester. Most questions that arise before the start of studies are answered in the FAQs.
How do first-year students create their timetable?
- In the FAQs you will find very detailed instructions on how to create a timetable.
- You will also find a current timetable and instructions for registering for courses in LSF under "Documents & Instructions" .
- If you have any further questions, these can be clarified during the timetable consultation in the orientation week. Urgent questions can also be sent directly to marepol.ht@tu-dortmund.de.
Which information resources and contact persons should first-year international students be aware of?
You should definitely read the Marepol website carefully, especially the FAQs. If you have any questions, please contact marepol.ht@tu-dortmund.de at any time .
The next steps after enrollment
You will be actively provided with information by the Manufacturing Technology Coordination via a mailing list. Therefore, you already have contact and a contact point for queries
How do first-year students create their timetable?
You can find information about your timetable on the faculty website. Further information can be found in the module handbook as well as in the LSF and the Study Guide.
Which information resources and contact persons should first-year international students be aware of?
The MMT Coordination: Sylvia Engel and Ramona Hölker-Jäger and the International Coordination, Frigga Göckede
The next steps after enrolment
You should familiarize yourself with your module handbook .
An information event is held for each degree programme at the beginning of the semester, in which all relevant aspects for everyday study are explained. The details of the event will be available shortly beforehand on the homepage of the degree program.
How do first-year students create their timetable?
They put together their timetable in the LSF . English translations can be found on the homepages.
Which information resources and contact persons should international first-year students know about?
The MMPPLS homepage is important and your contact persons are Mr. Armin Lühr (Track A), Mr. Matthias Schneider (Track B) and Ms. Anne Bialek.
The next steps after enrollment
There is a Moodle course for the MS^2 program. In addition, lectures start in September (one month earlier than usual in Germany).
How do first-year students create their timetable?
The timetable is predefined and can also be found via Moodle (see above). In addition, there is always an opening event where everything is explained again and the slides are uploaded after the event.
Which information resources and contact persons should international first-year students be aware of?
- The department's website is important.
- After enrolling, you should register in the Moodle course
- The best way to contact us by e-mail is via ms2.ab@tu-dortmund.de.
The next steps after enrolment
You should familiarize yourself with your module handbook .
An information event is held for each degree programme at the beginning of the semester, in which all relevant aspects for everyday study are explained. The details of the event will be available shortly beforehand on the homepage of the degree program.
How do first-year students create their timetable?
They put together their timetable in the LSF. English translations can be found on the homepages.
Which information resources and contact persons should international first-year students be aware of?
The homepage of the Department of Physics and your contact person Mr. Jörg Bünemann are important.
The next steps after enrolment
After enrolment, you should consult the module book of the Master's degree program SES to familiarize yourself with the structure of the degree program and the courses offered.
The possible degree programs for the semester and related information are available via the university' LSF platform . Based on the information from the university's LSF platform, the relevant course advisors can be contacted if necessary to clarify any questions.
How do first-year students create their timetable?
You should use the university's LSF platform to create your timetable for the semester. You should also be aware that certain electives are dependent on other courses, especially compulsory courses. Therefore, it is advantageous to prioritize required courses if possible and take them first.
Which information resources and contact persons should first-year international students be aware of?
- You can also obtain information from the student council of the Master's degree program SES .
- If you have general or specific questions about the Master's degree program SES, you can contact the SES coordination team by e-mail: sustainable-energy-systems.etit@tu-dortmund.de
- On the website you will also find information about the internship office.
The next steps after enrolling
Take part in the orientation phase before the start of lectures. During this period, all SPRING students receive the necessary information about their studies, e.g. LSF , Campus Portal, moodle, contact points for psychological support, contact persons in the Department of Spatial Planning and the partner universities for a wide range of issues, etc.
How do first-year students create their timetable?
You create your timetable via LSF.
Which information resources and contact persons should first-year international students know about?
During the orientation phase, you will be informed of all contacts and sources of information. Further information can be found on the SPRING website.