Berlin School of Economics and Law (BSEL) Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin Academic Calendar Winter Semester 2015/16 INCOMINGS Application Period May 15 June 15, 2015 Welcome Day for Exchange Students September 15, 2015 German Intensive Course and Orientation Period September 16 October 2, 2015 Welcome Day for Students without Language Course Early October 2015 SEMESTER Semester Duration October 1, 2015 March 31, 2016 Start and End of Lecture Period October 5, 2015 January 22, 2016 Start and End of Examination Period January 23 February 13, 2016 HOLIDAYS German Unification Day October 3, 2015 Christmas Break December 24, 2015 January 3, 2016 Please consider this period when planning your stay. Missed exams can jeopardise the success of your semester abroad!
Accommodation Those of you who have applied for a BSEL provided accommodation will receive further information regarding that within the next week. Acceptance Letters/Visas All of you who are non-eu students: We have issued "Acceptance Letters", which you need in order to get your visa in time and sent them to your home university, so you should receive them very soon. All of you who are EU-citizens and do not need a visa for Germany are automatically accepted, as your university nominated you as exchange students to BSEL. We won t send out official admission documents to you, unless you explicitly ask for it. Course registration You will get further information concerning the exact registration procedure later. For courses that will be offered please see the attached general English Stream - please note that a specific one will be sent to you in a few weeks time in good time before course registration starts. Start of Orientation Period/Semester dates There will be an orientation period with several events in September, as well as an intensive German language course. Please see the attached academic calendar for the exact dates. We strongly recommend you to participate in the welcome meeting which will provide you with all relevant information about Berlin and BSEL! Health Insurance In order to enroll as exchange student at the BSEL you are required to hold a valid health insurance for the whole period of your stay. (One of the most important criteria for validity is that there are no financial limitations for medical coverage.) German health insurance companies offer special student coverage for approximately 80 Euros per month. Students from non-eu countries who do not possess a health insurance valid for Germany from their home country can sign a contract with a German health insurance company on the Welcome Day. We strongly recommend this because this insurance meets all the criteria for enrollment at a German university. Please also see the attached information paper.
Badensche Str. 52 T: +49 (0)30 30877 1260 Room A 3.02 F: +49 (0)30 30877 1269 D 10825 Berlin Website: www.hwr berlin.de E Mail : internex@hwr berlin.de Health Insurance Every exchange student has to provide either proof of unlimited health insurance cover for Germany or has to take out a German health insurance for students in Berlin. For students from EU / EEA countries and Switzerland Students from EU Member States, EEA countries and Switzerland are eligible for a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) or a Provisional Replacement Certificate, respectively. If you don t own a European Health Insurance Card, please request it from your insurance company. Furthermore, please make sure that you are fully covered in Germany. If you have a Private Insurance you need to provide a confirmation regarding the scope, duration and benefits of the contract. In terms of scope, the private insurance shall be almost identical to the compulsory health insurance, which means that the below listed benefits shall be included. Please note that you need to provide evidence that they are part of your contract (in German or English): Medical and dental treatment Medicines, medical supplies, and curative care Hospitalization Medical rehabilitation measures Maternity care and childbirth All services must be available at all times, not only in the case of a medical emergency No exclusion of services to the greatest possible extent No limitation for refundable benefits Low co payment amount Please note: Travel insurances usually only cover medical emergencies and are valid for a limited period of time only. They are not appropriate for a whole study visit, as they do not fulfil the above mentioned requirements. Your health insurance cover / confirmation has to be recognised by a statutory health insurance company in Berlin. You can do so at the International Office after your arrival in Berlin. 1
Badensche Str. 52 T: +49 (0)30 30877 1260 Room A 3.02 F: +49 (0)30 30877 1269 D 10825 Berlin Website: www.hwr berlin.de E Mail : internex@hwr berlin.de For students from NON EU Member States According to German law, the health insurance must provide an unlimited coverage. The easiest way to fulfil this requirement is to enter the German public health insurance system. Once in Berlin, the International Office will help you establishing contact to a German public health insurance company where you can easily sign in and get your health insurance. This health insurance includes an unlimited coverage for all medical treatments that might occur during your stay (Cost: approx. 78 per month, subject to change). It also covers the costs for medical emergencies throughout the European Union. Important: The validity of the public student s health insurance policy is bound to the semester dates. This means that you might need to take out a travel insurance for the trip to Berlin as well as for the first few days until the beginning of the semester! Please note that we don t recommend you to upgrade your current health insurance. Usually, the coverage you ll get is not as unlimited as required by German laws, meaning that you would have to take out an additional German insurance. Hence, the easiest, safest and mostly cheapest way is to enter the German public health insurance system. If needed, the BSEL International Office will be pleased to provide their assistance. 2
General English Stream UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AT CAMPUS SCHÖNEBERG Page 1 of 11
How to use this document: This document lists the English speaking modules that are given every semester at BSEL department 1. However, BSEL offers additional English modules which are provided in a specific English stream available before the respective semester (to coincide with the course registration period). For learning agreement purposes, please refer to this General English Stream. In order to check the individual modules contents, please visit our course database at http://www.campus4u.hwr-berlin.de/ ( Courses Search for Lectures Enter Course no. as indicated in English Stream Scroll down to Exams/Modules ) Important: Exchange students are allowed to pick a maximum of 32 hours/week or 40 ECTS, respectively. The registration to these courses will take place about 2-3 weeks before the beginning of the semester, i.e. mid-march for the summer semester, and mid-september for the winter semester. We will send you a notification in due time, as well as the detailed English stream listing times and lecturers for the respective semester. Please note that, due to capacity reasons, it is important to register within the period we will state then. Students who fail to register on time cannot be guaranteed to get admitted to courses, how urgent they may need to. In these cases, we might only be able to offer alternative courses. All information provided in this document are subject to change without prior notice. BSEL reserves the right at any time to modify its course offer. Please note that there are courses with two different course numbers. This numbering has no academic reasons, and there is no difference regarding scope, contents and ECTS. Hence, exchange students are allowed to choose either one or the other number. In cases where they will be allocated to the same course with a differing number, this is no reason for Learning Agreement changes, as the subject is identical. However, for internal reasons, the registrations sometimes are shifted to the same subject with a different subject number. Again, this is no reason for Learning Agreement changes. *Subject to change without notice Page 2 of 11
Examination Regulations There is a specific procedure you have to go through in order to be able to retake examinations. This procedure varies based on the reason why you need to re-sit exams, which will be explained in the following: Reason A: not able to attend exam due to illness or some other valid reasons 1. Fill out the form and send it to the International Office within 3 working days Send the form filled out to internex@hwr-berlin.de and attach an attestation from your doctor, if you are ill for the first time Hand in an attestation from an AMTSARZT, if you have been ill before for the same exam. A normal attestation will not be accepted. If you cannot attend the exam for another VALID reason (own illness, illness of own child, delivery etc.), you have to attach a written proof 2. Confirm the participation in the substitute examination (Ersatzprüfung) before the end of deadline* You will only be allowed to attend the Substitute Examination at the beginning of the next semester, if you have confirmed your participation before the end of the deadline* If you do not confirm that before the deadline, you will automatically lose your 1 st and examination attempts. Upon reregistration for the course in the following semester, you will be registered for your 3 rd (and last) attempt. Reason B: no show/ fail exam 1. fill out the form and send it to the International Office If you do not turn up for a registered exam or fail it, you have to register for the re-sit exam before the deadline*. If you do not register for the re-sit before the end of the deadline*, you will automatically lose your 2 nd examination attempt and will be registered for the 3 rd attempt, when you re-register for the course next semester. *IMPORTANT: please refer to the deadlines (announcement Studienbüro 1, ground floor of building B, or International Office). Any application received after the deadline will automatically be rejected. Page 3 of 11
FIRST STAGE (basic) Business Administration Course Course N Hours/week ECTS Business Applications 200792 Business Organisation, Company, Work Seen from the Perspective of History and the Social Sciences 200591 English for Management 200861 2 2.5 English for Marketing 200862 2 2.5 Fundamentals of Business Law 400491 Investment and Finance Fundamentals of Corporate Finance (identical modules despite different titles) 200192 400192 History, Politics and Economics of the Host Country 401191 Page 4 of 11
Course Course N Hours/week ECTS Human Resources and Organisation 200191 400191 Human Resources and Organisation 400191 International Management 400991 Introduction into Business Information Systems Introduction to Financial Accounting 200791 400791 200291 400291 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 200292 400292 Marketing 200193 400193 Mathematics for Business and Economics 400691 Page 5 of 11
Course Course N Hours/week ECTS Organisation Behaviour in international Companies 400993 Regional Studies 400592 Statistics 400692 4 + 2 hrs tutorial 5 Strategic Management 400992 Work, Business and Society 400591 Page 6 of 11
Economics Course Course N Hours/week ECTS International Economics 200394 400394 Microeconomics: Allocation and Distribution 200391 400391 Political Economy and Social Structure of Modern Society 200592 Macroeconomics: The Economic Cycle and Employment 200392 400392 Page 7 of 11
SECOND STAGE (advanced) Business Administration Course Course N Hours/week ECTS Communication and Interaction on the Job 202391 401492 Communication Strategies and Consumer Behaviour 202093 English for Finance & Accounting 202361 2 2.5 English for International Business & Economics 202362 2 2.5 Finance and Investment Policies in Businesses 203091 Financial Analysis and Valuation 203092 History, Politics and Economics of the Host Country 401191 Human Resource Management 205091 Page 8 of 11
Course Course N Hours/week ECTS Instruments of Controlling 201692 Intercultural Communication 401491 International Business Accounting 204092 Management Accounting and Controlling 401091 Market Research 202092 Operations Management 201693 401092 Organizational Design 205092 Product and Distribution Management 202091 Selected Issues in Business Finance 203094 Selected Issues in Marketing (Only students with knowledge in "Marketing-Basics" - to be proven by a minimum 5 ECTS-points course certificate are admitted. 202094 Page 9 of 11
Strategic Management 201591 4 + 2 hrs tutorial 5 Topic Area Course Course N Hours/week ECTS Internationalisation of economic processes - goals, instruments and actors of regulation 209192 12 15 Economics Course Course N Hours/week ECTS English for Economics 210862 2 2.5 European Economic Policy (Access only for advanced students meeting the requirements; see course description on BSEL Campus4U website.) 215091 National and international financial relations 211091 Page 10 of 11
Examples of non-standard English modules (information regarding availability to be provided shortly before the exchange semester) Course Course N Hours/week ECTS Business Simulation (Restricted number of places with no access guarantee. Waiting list application via International Office.) 400994 Empirical Economic Research and Introductory Econometrics 211094 Topic Area: Behavioural Economics 209504 12 15 Topic Area: Quantitative Methods for Market Analysis 209193 12 15 Berlin as a Place of German History, Culture and Politics 115007 2 2.5 Gender in all its Forms the Law in Europe 115036 2 2.5 Academic Writing 116002 2 2.5 Page 11 of 11