Summer
WELCOME @ SBE for the Summer Semester 2021
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What's important now
FULL SEMESTER SCHEDULE
JUN
22 End of Regular Registration Period: JUN 22
JUL
23 End of lectures: JUL 23
26 Regular exam period: JUL 26 (possibly JUL 24) - AUG 13
(26.07.2021 – 13.08.2021)Provisional Nature of all Information: Please note that all information remain subject to change due to the current dynamic situation caused by Covid-19 and measures to fight its spread.
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Academic Calendar / Semester Schedule
For an up-to-date calendar, including holidays, please visit the university's calendar website. Each summer/spring-semester consists of two periods: Term I and Term II. Accordingly, we differentiate between courses taking place during the whole semester (=regular courses), and courses taking place either in Term I or Term II.
All information subject to change.
FEB
Basic information by e-Mails on your studies at SBE
MAR
Application for Seminars; most Business Skills
APR
06 Welcoming Info Session (via Zoom)
Official Welcome & essential information on your studies
Online Group Meetings to pose questions and discuss study plan
Online Individual MeetingsSearch and enrol in the LEARNWEB-courses for information & course material
12 Start of lectures: APR 12
Course/exam registration starts
- For Courses of Term I + Seminars: APR 12 - APR 27
- For all Regular Courses: APR 26 - JUN 22
26 Start Registration Period for all Regular Courses: APR 26 - JUN 22
27 End of Term I Registration Period: APR 27
_ _ You will receive the password for Flexnow to check your registrations: tba
Check your course/ exam registrations on FLEXNOW
MAY
25 Exam period Term I: MAY 25 - 29 (possibly Saturdays May 08/15/22)
31 Start of Term II: May 31
JUN
22 End of Regular Registration Period: JUN 22
JUL
23 End of lectures: JUL 23
26 Regular exam period: JUL 26 (possibly JUL 24) - AUG 13
(26.07.2021 – 13.08.2021)
AUG
13 End of regular exam period: AUG 13
SEP
Generation of Transcript of Records
How to generate the Transcript of Records
All grades will be published by end of SEPProvisional Nature of all Information: Please note that all information remain subject to change due to the current dynamic situation caused by Covid-19 and measures to fight its spread.
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Learning Agreement / Study Plan
In order to have a productive yet comfortable study period during the exchange, it is advised to take a look at our School's course offerings and prepare an according personal study plan. During the group meetings, we will discuss the study plan in further detail, if needed. Definite course offerings for WS 2020/21 will only be available approximately two weeks before the start of the semester. However, as we do not expect major changes in course offerings for the SS 2021 compared to SS 20, the course offerings and descriptions of SS 20 will be a good basis for preparing the personal study plan.- >> The ERASMUS Learning Agreement (LA)
For ERASMUS students, this study plan is called Learning Agreement (LA) - which consists of three sections: Before, During and After the Mobility.Use template from your home university: Please consult your home coordinator about your University's LA templates and requirements. You can find the template from the EU Commission here.Changes: After consultation with yourhome coordinator, it is possible to change the LA at all times during the semester. Note: the home coordinator's approval is always required.Electronic LAs: If your University does not use electronic LAs anyway: Due to environmental reasons, we appreciate the LA to be sent via e-mail. In the near future, we will be switching to the Online Learning Agreement (OLA) along with EU Commission's guidelines.Study cycle: Always indicate your Study Cycle by choosing "EQF level 6" = Bachelor level OR "EQF level 7" = Master level.
Otherwise, the LA cannot be accepted if you wish to take Master courses. Erasmus code: D MUNSTER01 Component titles/ codes: Titles shall be indicated in the language of instruction (i.e. German or English); Component codes are not necessary.- >> Preliminary Course Offerings
The most important source regarding courses is the Online Course Catalogue, displaying all offered courses and up-to-date schedules. Information on contents and knowledge requirements are to be found in the Course Descriptions [see below in section "Course Offerings"]. In due time after the official registration, students will also get access to the additional websites LEARNWEB (course material) and FLEXNOW (exam registration).- >> Bachelor- and Master-Level
As a general rule, Master level exchange students can choose from all offered courses (Business, Economics, Information Systems). For Bachelor level exchange students, on the other hand, not all Master level courses are open: for a list please see below in section "Course Offerings". Exceptions may apply if are able to certify extensive prior knowledge in one specific field.- >> Course Load
The usual course load for one semester comprises 30 ECTS [ >> What are ECTS? ]. Provided the home university approves of the Learning Agreement/ Study Plan and in consideration of grant agreements, SBE allows every exchange student to fulfill as many ECTS as wanted: There is no limit nor minimum.- >> Scheduling and overlapping courses
For the majority of lectures and tutorials at SBE, there is no mandatory attendance. Language courses at the language center, seminars and most Business Skills, however, do have the obligation to attend. Please check the Online Course Catalogue for the particular course. Regardless of mandatory attendance or not, our experience has shown that actual attendance and the passing of a course do have a positive correlation, meaning that students attending a class have a higher probability to pass. On these grounds, it is advisable to not choose overlapping courses in the study plan.- >> Cum tempore
If not noted otherwise, courses always start cum tempore, which is Latin and stands for 15 minutes later. For example, if a lecture is scheduled from 14-16 o'clock, the lecture will actually start at 14:15 o'clock and end at 15:45 o'clock (15 minutes earlier). That is why there will always be 30 minutes between two lectures. -
Course Types Explained
Bachelor- and Master-level courses
The University of Münster School of Business & Economics (SBE) offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degree courses. The Bachelor’s degree courses are concerned with imparting fundamental knowledge in the first two years of study; the third year of study provides options to specialise in the various fields of business, economics and informatics, e.g. in accounting, finance, management, marketing, business cooperations, energy management and many more. Graduate students complete a Master’s degree in one of those areas of specialisation. International exchange students can basically choose from all of the offered courses. Master students may choose from courses of both graduate and undergraduate level. Bachelor students can take all Bachelor courses and also have the possibility to choose from a limited amount of Master courses - depending on their current level of study.Lectures and Tutorials
Lectures are commonly held by a professor and are aimed at laying a profound theoretical foundation. Lectures are accompanied by Exercises / Practices / Tutorials / "Übungen". There is NO registration for either Lectures or Tutorials and attendance is NOT compulsory. However, during the semester, a registration for the exam will be necessary in order for you to participate in the exam itself. Schedules containing times and places are kept up-to-date in our digital course catalogue - in German called "Vorlesungsverzeichnis" ("VVZ"): please click here. Courses are usually held throughout the whole semester (= regular courses). Some courses, however, are only held in either Term I or Term II of the respective semester. Exams for Term I courses will be written in the middle of the semester, whereas Term II exams will take place during the regular exam period.Seminars and Business Skills
Seminars and Business Skills are usually smaller work groups in which you are expected to actively participate. Seminars normally consist of presentations, group work and a written paper. A registration/application is always required. Please note that those courses, due to the limited number of places available, are often booked out even before the semester starts and that some seminars cannot admit exchange students as the places available need to be given to students who will graduate from WWU. You will get all important information on offerings and deadlines before your stay.Term I and Term II courses
Each semester consists of two periods, Term I and Term II, so we differentiate between courses taking place during the whole semester (=regular courses), and courses in either Term I or Term II.Language Courses @SBE and @WWU
The vast majority of language courses is organized by our university's language center (see below). Additionally, SBE offers language courses. However, those are partly held in German and therefore require a German level of B2 according to CEFR.Other courses at WWU
The University of Münser (WWU) offers a wide range of subjects, from archaelogy to zoology. If you are interested in taking such courses, please contact the respective exchange coordinator of your faculty of choice. All administrative matters of registration, exams and transcripts then follows the rules of the respective faculty. This means, that after completing a WWU-cours, you will need to ask for a certificate that states your grade. The certificate needs to be sent to Martin Schmidt via e-mail. -
Language Courses @WWU
Language courses do not take place at the School of Business and Economics, but at the university's language center. Up-to-date information can be found on the language center's own website. ERASMUS students will get the opportunity to take a German intensive course that is scheduled 2 weeks before the start of each semester. Registration usually starts two months before the start of each semester.
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Course Offerings @SBE (Redirection)
Course Offerings @SBE (Redirection)
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Registration for Courses and Exams
>> General ruleFor the majority of SBE courses, no course enrollment is required/ possible. Instead, students must register for the final examination. Those registrations periods will start after the beginning of the semester and are communicated in due time before. However, some courses do require a prior application or registration in order to participate. Those include all Seminars, Business Skills courses, Courses containing group work activities, as well as all Language Courses at the university's language center. Importantly, all courses require a registration at the examination office (see below, via e-mail and before the registration deadline).- For Courses of Term I + Seminars:
- For all Regular Courses:Up to date information: EXAM OFFICEDEADLINES... Term I Courses, Seminars ...... APR 12 - APR 27
... Regular Courses, Term II Courses ...... APR 26 - JUN 22via MAIL- Name
- Matriculation Number
- Course and exam titles>> Lectures and Tutorials:
At our School, you do not register for the attendance at either Lecture or Tutorial, but for the participation in the exam itself. Registration for the regular economics and business courses will take place after the start of courses, so you do not need to worry about it beforehand.
>> Seminars and Business Skills:
The registration/ application procedures for seminars and some business skills courses differ widely as only a limited number of students is accepted to participate: You will have to register/ apply before the start of the semester directly at the Chair's website. Moreover, a registration at the examination office (see above, via e-mail) is always necessary. -
Seminars & Business Skills
All Seminars and most Business Skills courses require a prior application / registration as available places are limited (in comparison to most other courses at SBE). In addition to the application, please note that a further registration at the examination office (see above, via e-mail) is always necessary (see above).All Business Skills Courses are listed here. For the majority of those courses, a prior application is necessary:English Courses
Developing Negotiation Skills ........................................................................Deadline MAR 21
Case Study Analysis ......................................................................................Deadline MAR 21
Business Simulation TOPSIM ........................................................................Deadline MAR 21
Presentation and Communication ..................................................................Deadline MAR 21
Business and Intercultural Communication ....................................................None
German Courses
Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten .........................................................................None
DATEV-Führerschein ......................................................................................TBD
Unternehmensplanspiel TOPSIM .................................................................. Deadline MAR 21
Persönlichkeit und Sozialkompetenz..............................................................Deadline MAR 21Business Languages: English / French ...........................................................NoneAll information subject to change. Please make sure to re-check the deadlines in order to be on the safe side. -
Exam Schedules
Times and places of most exams are published even before the start of the semester by the examination office and on the website PAMBOT. -
Transcript of Records
Please note: No Transcript of Records (ToR) will be sent to your home university automatically. Results will be published until the end of the semester (MAR / SEP) at the latest. However, the usual correction period is 6 weeks.
SBE Courses
All grades from SBE courses will be published on the website "Flexnow" and eventually, students can print out a valid Transcript of Records (ToR) on their own. To log-in, please use your matriculation number and the password you received per e-mail in October.
Please follow the instructions in the link in order to see your grades and generate/ print the ToR. The ToR will be valid without a signature due to a validation link and password.- Language Courses at Language Center
After completion you will receive a certificate from your teacher. Please send the scanned certificate to the Examination office (ERASMUS@wiwi.uni-muenster.de) and the results will be published on Flexnow as well. - Courses at other WWU Departments (e.g. law, psychology, sports)
After completion of the course, ask for a certificate stating the ECTS-credits and grade. The course certificate templace, "Scheinvorlage [de]", can be downloaded on the website of the International Office. Then, ask the lecturer to kindly send a scanned version to "martin.schmidt@wiwi.uni-muenster.de" (not done automatically) or send it to me yourself. The results will not appear on Flexnow, instead, you will receive another version of ToR by e-mail after all your SBE- and language courses' results have been published. For this ToR, please contact me and I will send you an up-to-date ToR containing all courses and gradings.
- Language Courses at Language Center
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Check Registrations and Grades on <<Flexnow>>
Soon after the semester start, students receive the log-in information tothe website FLEXNOW: On that website, you will be able to see and check your registrations before the end of the registration deadlines.
The password is handed out via personal e-mail.
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Summarized Info: The "Incoming Guide"
General information on the exchange, our School, the WWU and Münster can be found in our Incoming Guides.
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Common Terms and Abbreviations
WWU
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster = University of MünsterVVZ
Vorlesungsverzeichnis = Online Course OverviewTOR
Transcript of Records = Leistungsübersichttbd / tba
to be determined / to be announced soonSS21 / WS2021
Summer Semester 2021 / Winter Semester 2020/2021SBE
School of Business and EconomicsPAM
Prüfungsamt = Examination OfficeLA
Learning AgreementIRC
International Relations Center of the School of Business and Economics
= Martin Schmidt as your Incoming CoordinatorIO
International Office > nearby the Castle/ SchlossENG / DEU / GER
English / Deutsch / GermanECTS
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
>> 1 ECTS credit point ≙ between 25-30 of working hours
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Useful Links
WWU Central Websites:- WWU Academic Calendar
- WWU Campus Map
- WWU Die Brücke
- WWU International Office (IO)
- WWU Language Center ("Sprachenzentrum")
- WWU Learnweb (Course Material)
- WWU Official Information on SARS-CoV-2 / Covid-19 / Corona
- WWU Pambot (Exam Schedules)
- WWU perMail (Official eMail Account)
- WWU Sports Offerings ("Hochschulsport")
- WWU WiFi
Websites of School of Business and Economics:
- SBE Examination Office
- SBE FLEXNOW (Check Exam Registrations, Grades, Transcript of Records)
- SBE International Relations Center (Incoming Coordinator)
Map to Universitätsstraße 14-16
J157 (Room Martin Schmidt) - SBE Student Representation ("Fachschaft")
Other
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Presentations
Presentation Group Meetings - APR 2021
(please see Learnweb-Course)