Framework Examination Regulations and Subject-Specific Annexes
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The Framework Examination Regulations (FER) determine the general conditions for the examinations. They are legally binding and regulate the curriculum, the admission requirements, the recognition of work, the assessment process, assessment dates and registration deadlines, the missing of assessment dates and withdrawal from assessments, fraud in assessments as well as grading, resit options and much more.
The Subject-Specific Annexes (SSA) are part of the Framework Examination Regulations and contain the subject-specific curriculum. They contain detailed and legally binding regulations on the modules to be taken and their content, the types of courses, the type and number of examinations and the credit points to be earned in all Master's programmes.
Further copies in English will follow soon. In the meantime, we ask you to use the German editions.
Framework Examination Regulations for Masters Programmes
The General Examination Regulations lay down the general terms and conditions of examinations. They are legally binding and regulate, among other things, study schedule, admission requirements, recognition of credits, examination procedure, examination dates and registration deadlines, absence and withdrawal from examinations, cheating during examinations, grading, opportunities to retake exams, and much more.
Subject-Specific Annexes for Masters Programmes
Cultural Studies: Culture and Organization
International Economic Law
International Law and Sustainability
Management & Data Science
Management & Engineering
Management & Entrepreneurship
Management & Sustainable Accounting and Finance
Politics and Democracy (formerly Public Affairs and Democracy)
- New announcement of the Subject-Specific Schedule 5.17 Politics and Democracy (M.Sc.) and Public Affairsand Democracy (M.Sc.) (12. January 2026)
- Subject-specific Annex 5.17 Public Affairs and Democracy (M.Sc.) to the Framework Examination Regulations for the Master’s programmes of the Graduate School of the Leuphana University Lüneburg (15. February 2024)
Economics and Transformation (formerly Public Affairs and Economics)
- New announcement of the Subject-Specific Schedule 5.17 Politics and Democracy (M.Sc.) and Public Affairs and Democracy (M.Sc.) (12. January 2026)
- Subject-specific Annex 5.16 Public Affairs and Economics (M.Sc.) to the Framework Examination Regulations for the Master’s programs of the Graduate School of the Leuphana University Lüneburg (15. February 2024)