B.A. Studium Individuale

A contemporary Liberal Education

The Studium Individuale is a program of study in the Liberal Education tradition. Programs of this kind focus on the intellectual and personal development of each individual student. They emphasize breadth of knowledge while also encouraging students to develop a specific personal profile.

Students learn to cultivate important skills: analytical and reflexive thinking, clear and persuasive communication, as well as well-rounded judgement. Liberal Education programs foster intensive learning within a community of faculty and fellow students, both in and outside the classroom. A contemporary liberal education prepares students to be creative, purposeful and responsible agents in many walks of life.

Freedom and contemporary questions

We believe that the best way to foster curiosity, self-direction and independence of mind is to allow students to map out their personal course of study, with support from faculty and their fellow students. The aim of each individual course of study is to explore in-depth questions and problems that need to be addressed in an interdisciplinary way.

Students can combine modules from the entire spectrum of academic fields at Leuphana, from sustainability to entrepreneurship, from digital media to psychology, from politics to education. The Studium Individuale thereby combines the pursuit of personal intellectual interests with a concern for important issues regarding our common life.

Studium Individuale in practice

In addition to the self-designed course of study, each student takes part in the core curriculum of the Studium Individuale, its intellectual backbone: one challenging interdisciplinary course of high intensity in each semester, taught in English.

Here, students are engaging in central themes that are relevant for both understanding and taking action in the contemporary world, such as: What is valid knowledge? How can we identify a problem? What are possibilities for, limits to and consequences of action? How can we understand and evaluate historical change? What is modern freedom?

An encompassing education

Learning in the Studium Individuale deliberately continues beyond the classroom in often student-led activities: talks with guest speakers, practical projects, weekend-workshops, excursions, or simply informal exchange. Students are also supported and encouraged to spend parts of their studies abroad, in order to gain additional valuable experiences for their education.

As a personal, engaging and challenging programme, the Studium Individuale offers you a rich and meaningful education while also providing you with a sound basis for a variety of Master programmes, careers and life projects.

In the Leuphana Bachelor with Studium Individuale major, you combine specialist knowledge with solution-oriented thinking and responsible action. The Leuphana Semester and Complementary Studies provide the framework for dealing with socially relevant topics outside your chosen major/minor combination. They are an integral part of the Leuphana Bachelor and give you the freedom to immerse yourself in different fields of knowledge and to develop viable solutions for the challenges of the future together with other college students.

The Leuphana Bachelor enables the combination of different interests through major and minor. With the minor choice you can move within traditional disciplines or give your Bachelor an individual profile. You can also choose a minor that is not listed in the overview.

Language of instruction

ENG Eng­lish-lan­gua­ge sub­ject: no Ger­man re­qui­red
GER Ger­man-lan­gua­ge sub­ject: Ger­man re­qui­red
GER / ENG Ger­man-lan­gua­ge sub­ject can also be ta­ken in Eng­lish

The Studium Individualemajor is embedded in the interdisciplinary College study model with Leuphana Semester, Minor and Complementary Studies. You start your Bachelor studies with the Leuphana semester. The first semester at Leuphana College gives you the opportunity to deal fundamentally with science. The Minor deepens or supplements your Major with another subject area. In Complementary Studies you have the freedom to pursue your thirst for knowledge individually by immersing yourself in a different field of knowledge each semester.

Leuphana Semester

• Responsibility and Sustainability
• Humanities
• Methods I
• Module Methods II: Introduction to the methods of the Studium Individuale
• Introduction to the discipline: Studium Individuale

Second semester

• Culture and Critique
• 3 elective modules
• 1 minor module
• 1 Complementary Studies module

Third semester

• Understanding Knowledge
• 3 elective modules
• 1 minor module
• 1 Complementary Studies module

Forth semester

• Planning, Decision-Making, Reflection
• 2 elective modules
• 2 minor modules
• 1 Complementary Studies module

Fifth semester

• Collaborative Research Project
• 2 elective modules
• 2 minor modules
• 1 Complementary Studies module

Sixth semester

• Analysing Contemporary Societies
• Bachelor dissertation
• 2 Complementary Studies modules

• You will find detailed information on the study contents of the major modules in the Subject-Specific Schedule to Studium Individuale major.

The Studium Individuale major can stu­di­ed in com­bi­na­ti­on with one of the fol­lo­wing minor:

• Business Administration (GER)
• Business Psychology (GER)
• Digital Business (GER)
• Digital Media / Information Technology & Culture (GER)
• Economics (GER / ENG)
• Educational Sciences (GER)
• Engineering (Fundamentals) (GER)
• Law (Corporate and Business Law) (GER)
• Philosophy (GER / ENG)
• Political Science (GER / ENG)
• Popular Music Studies (ENG)
• Psychology and Society (ENG)
• Social Media and Information Systems (GER)
• Studium Individuale (GER / ENG)
  In Studium Individuale minor you deepen, supplement and expand the thematic focuses you have chosen in Studium Individuale major. You can choose from the current range of modules offered by Major and Minor and the Teacher Training Course Teaching and Learning.
• Spatial Sciences (GER / ENG)
• Sustainability Science (GER / ENG)

Language of instruction

ENG Eng­lish-lan­gua­ge sub­ject: no Ger­man re­qui­red
GER Ger­man-lan­gua­ge sub­ject: Ger­man re­qui­red
GER / ENG Ger­man-lan­gua­ge sub­ject can also be ta­ken in Eng­lish

• final degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• admission restriction: yes
• standard course length: 6 semester
• deadline for applications: from mid may to 15 July
• beginning of the course: Beginning of October
• number of student places: 40
• teaching and examination language: English and German
• semester abroad: possible

Open Days 2023

Are you interested in the Studium Individuale at Leuphana College? The next Open Days will take place on 12 January, 21 April and 28 June 2023. Register now

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Leuphana College accepts new students each winter term. If you wish to be considered for a place on the Bachelor, your application must have been received by 15 July.

For applicants from EU and EEA countries the University operates a special admissions procedure for the award of places. It considers not only applicants' grades, but also special skills, experience and non-academic achievements such as periods spent studying abroad, and volunteering work.

Online applications

Online applications are possible from mid-May. Find out more about the entry requirements and specific admissions process at Leuphana College. Find out more now

The International Office will be pleased to assist you in planning and organising your studies abroad at Leuphana College. Study abroad in Lüneburg