Learning Agreement, Module Selection, ECTS

Study program

Exchange students at undergraduate level are free to choose courses from among all Bachelor's programs offered by the University and exchange students at graduate level can choose modules from all Master's programs, as long as the prerequisites for a course are met.

At Leuphana University, all programs of study are module based. A module is a unit, which will be completed with an examination and awarded with an assigned number of ECTS credits (see below). A Leuphana module usually comprises 5 ECTS and consists of two or more module components, e.g. a lecture and a seminar, two seminars, or a lecture and an exercise. A module must be taken as a whole, it is not possible to enrol for single components. The standard semester workload comprises 30 ECTS credits.
 

Learning Agreement

Module descriptions and information on the module components (e.g. lectures, seminars, etc.) are available in the online course catalogue on the platform ‘myStudy’, which you can access via a guest login. Once you are registered as a student you will get your own account.

A brief manual helps you to become acquainted with the online module catalogue in order to set up your study plan and the preliminary Learning Agreement or Online Learning Agreement (OLA). Simply follow the instructions of our GUIDELINE FOR MODULE SELECTION (pdf).

Academic advising will be provided by the coordinator appointed for each exchange program. SEARCH FOR ACADEMIC COORDINATOR

NonEU students: List all modules you wish to enrol in on the ‘Learning Agreement Non EU students (docx)’ form, sign the document and get it signed by the responsible person at your home institution.

Erasmus students use an Online Learning Agreement (OLA) or receive the Learning Agreement document template from their home university.

Module Selection Navigation  (mandatory for Incoming exchange students)

The “Module Selection Navigation” program takes place every semester approx. within the two weeks before the semester starts. It aims at all exchange students who are staying at Leuphana University for one or two semesters and who are taking modules.

Module Selection Navigation prepares for using Leuphana IT services, in particular the mystudy platform (creating a timetable, selecting and registering for courses), MyCampus (exam registration) and, if necessary, amending the (Online) Learning Agreement (During the Mobility). Information is provided by email AND online presentations in Zoom.

winter semester 2025/26
 

Attention: All Incoming exchange students taking modules at Leuphana University are required to attend the information and online presentations of the “Module Selection Navigation I-IV” program!

Open office hours for Module Selection Navigation

• International Center, UC5.133:
  every Tue + Thu, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
   
• Zoom: Meeting ID: 918 4505 4089, Passcode: 06025:
  Wed, 02.10.2025, 11 a.m. - noon
  Wed, 08.10.2025, 11 a.m. - noon
  Fri, 10.10.2025, 1 - 2 p.m.

ECTS credits

ECTS Credits define the student workload necessary to achieve the learning outcomes defined for a course of study respectively a study module. The workload reflects the time a student needs for all learning activities (class contact hours and self study) to achieve the expected learning outcomes (knowledge, skills, and competencies).

The standard annual workload of a full-time student would be 1500 - 1800 hours correponding to 60 ECTS-Credits. Thus, one ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 25-30 hours. A standard module at Leuphana University comprises 5 ECTS credits.