Academic Programme University Facilities at a Glance
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At a Glance Academic Programme University Facilities BacheLor of arts duration: 6 semesters Master of arts (M.a.) duration: 4 semesters of Applied Sciences by the Computer Centre. The Computer • American Studies • Latin Language and Literature • American Studies • General and Comparative Centre provides students with approximately 700 usable • Archaeology • Media Informatics • Art History Media Studies computer work spaces in computer rooms, which are • Art Education • Media Studies • British Literature and Cultural • German Language and equipped with the latest software products, as well as a • Art History • Musicology Studies Literature number of special work spaces for multimedia applications. • British Studies • Philosophy • Classical Archaeology • Historic Musicology • Classical Studies • Polish Language and Literature • Comparative Cultural Studies • Image of Humanity and Values If students have any questions or problems when using these • Comparative Cultural Studies • Political Science • Cultural History of the Middle in a Christian Perspective services they can turn to the Computer Centre main help desk • Czech Language and Literature • Protestant Theology Ages • Information Science for information. • Early and Ancient History • Russian (Eastern Slavonic) • Democracy Studies • Intercultural Europe Studies • Education Language and Literature • Eastern Europe Studies • Philosophy Universität Regensburg, founded in 1962, is a modern Faculties • English Linguistics • South Slavic Languages and • East-West Studies • Religious Education All university facilities are located on the 150 hectare campus Within the framework of its “Student IT Training campus university at the southern edge of a historic city • French Language and Literature Literature (Croatian and Serbian) • Education • Romanic Language and at the southern edge of the Old Town. An abundance of programme”, the Computer Centre offers all students the dating back to the Middle Ages. Among its attractive features • Faculty of Catholic Theology • General and Comparative • South-East European Studies • English Linguistics Literature parks between each building creates a relaxed environment possibility to acquire skills with new media and IT relevant to are a broad spectrum of disciplines, a favourable student- • Faculty of Law Linguistics • Spanish Language and Literature • European-American Studies • Slavonic Language and for study and research. There are several cafeterias and two their studies and future careers. • German Language and • General and Comparative Literature teacher ratio and an excellent infrastructure. Originally • Faculty of Business, Economics and Management Literature Literature refectories on campus, where both lunch and dinner are designed as a regional university, Universität Regensburg has Information Systems • Greek Language and Literature • German-Czech Studies* served. • History • German-French Studies * developed into a renowned international centre of teaching • Faculty of Medicine Master of science (M.sc.) duration: 4 semesters and research. • Faculty of Philosophy, Fine Arts, History and Humanities • History of Science • German-Italian Studies * The university library is made up of one main complex and • Information Science • German-Spanish Studies * • Biochemistry • Business Administration Special Facilities for Students with • Faculty of Psychology, Education and Sports Science • Italian Language and Literature * Dual-Degree • Biology • Economics branch libraries that are spread throughout the campus. The Special Needs Due to its geographical location and according to its • Faculty of Languages, Literature and Cultural Studies • Chemistry • International Economics with library houses altogether 3,6 million books and about 50,000 founding mission statement, the university has always • Faculty of Mathematics BacheLor of science duration: 6 semesters • Complex Condensed Materials emphasis in Central and print and electronic periodicals. Its 13 reading rooms seat When designing and constructing the university, the • Biochemistry • Business Management and Soft Matter Eastern Europe considered itself a bridge between East and West. The • Faculty of Physics • Experimental and Chemical • Management Information 3,500 students. The resources are organized under an easy- needs of students with disabilities were taken highly into creation of the Europaeum, the research centre of East and • Faculty of Biology and Pre-Clinical Medicine • Biology • Economics to-use online catalogue with a search function. The reference consideration. Most parts of the university are built and • Chemistry • International Economics with Neurosciences Systems Southeastern Europe, as well as partnerships with Central • Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy • Computational Science* focus on Central and Eastern • Medicinal Chemistry • Real Estate Management holdings of the university library are available in the reading equipped to be wheelchair accessible. Housing for students and Eastern European universities are perfect examples of • Mathematics Europe rooms, and the closed stack holdings can be checked out with special needs is also available. Furthermore, the • Nanoscience • Management Information how this statement has continued to guide what we do. With its 11 faculties, Universität Regensburg offers a wide POSTGRADUATE STUDIES FOR INTERNATIONAL LaW and taken home. Apart from this, books can be ordered from Computer Centre and the library provide special facilities for variety of degree courses. In the course of the Bologna • Physics Systems other universities through inter-library loan. The library also visually impaired students. A university representative for • Psychology * duration: 8 semesters GRADUATEs duration: 2 – 3 semesters The areas of research at Universität Regensburg are cultural Process, the previous, traditional degrees of Magister LL.M. (Magister Legum Degree) offers new digital library services, such as print and audio the disabled takes care of the special interests of disabled studies, economics and information science as well as the life (Magister Artium) and Diplom have been replaced by new, media digitalization and the maintenance and update of a university members. STATE eXaMINATIONS sciences and nanosciences. In 2009, according to a study by modularised Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. The B.A. publication server. • Dentistry • Teacher Training (Primary and DOCTORATE the German Research Society (DFG) Regensburg physicists programmes at Universität Regensburg are comprised of • Law Secondary School, Grammar Doctoral Studies are possible in almost all areas. were among the top researchers, and the Real Estate Business two or three subjects studied simultaneously. In the B.Sc. • Medicine School) As the authorised service centre on campus, the Computer • Pharmacy School (IREBS), which is part of Universität Regensburg, was programmes, one subject is the main focus of study. Most aDDITIONAL ACADeMIC PROGRAMMES Centre (RZ) provides teaching and research with assistance at the forefront of the real estate field. faculties have adopted ECTS (European Credit Transfer in communication and information technology. It operates MaGister duration: 10 semesters In addition to the traditional programmes of study, the university System) credit points to evaluate student performance. offers several academic tracks that can be taken as an enhancement the data network and manages the residence hall internet There are currently around 18,500 students enrolled at Roman Catholic Theology to the course offerings of any faculty. Among these are, for example, connections. Internet connection is established via the Universität Regensburg, including 1,370 international “German as a Foreign or Second Language”, Bohemian and Slavonic German research network. Along with that, the central language and culture programmes, general and specialized (business, students (as of winter semester 2010/11). MASTER’s DeGREES – CONTINUING eDUCATION identity management system that builds the basis for all duration: 2 – 4 semesters law etc.) language courses, computer courses as well as courses in oral presentation and communication. central services, such as groupware, e-learning, file servicing, Speech Communication and Rhetoric ( 4) back-up, as well as high-performance computing, is operated Real Estate ( 2 ) for Universität Regensburg and the Regensburg University University Hospital (UKR) International Links and Exchanges Culture on Campus Life in the City Regensburg in Europe The University Hospital of Universität Regensburg (UKR) is Universität Regensburg actively participates in more than the only maximal medical care centre in the entire region of 265 international partnerships. Within the framework of the Eastern Bavaria. It is available for the teaching and research ERASMUS programme, Universität Regensburg has exchange of the medical faculty of Universität Regensburg – providing links with currently 216 partner institutions in Western and students with first-class results: the medicine and dentistry Eastern Europe. Additionally, programmes with more than 40 Hamburg students (currently around 1,600) regularly place at the top universities in Asia, North and South America, Australia and Berlin in nationwide standardized medical examinations, reflecting Africa have been established. Universität the especially high quality of instruction at Universität GerMany Regensburg Regensburg. Apart from the ERASMUS programme, the university has Frankfurt / M. concluded extensive cooperation