Course Selection and Recognition
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Spending a semester abroad should not force you to extend your period of study. You should therefore make sure to choose a partner university that offers enough courses that can be recognized in your program at the University of Mannheim.
Once your have received your acceptance letter for a partner university, you should start filling out your internal Learning Agreement. By concluding this agreement, you will have a guarantee that the courses you choose to attend abroad will be recognized in Mannheim upon return. You can download the relevant forms below.
Generally, there are two ways of recognizing coursework and examinations you complete abroad:
- direct recognition as an equivalent course
- indirect recognition as an “International Course”
Free movers will receive their letter of acceptance directly from the host university.
Information on Learning Agreements
Business Informatics and MMDS / MMSDS
Please refer to the pages below to find out more about the specific procedures in your program:
- B.Sc. Business Informatics
- M.Sc. Business Informatics
- Mannheim Master in Data Science
- Mannheim Master in Social Data Science
For individual advice, students of Business Informatics, MMDS and MMSDS students can contact: pruefungsausschuss.wimuni-mannheim.de
Mathematics in Business and Economics
Erasmus Learning Agreement
Once you have concluded your Learning Agreements with the respective chairs of the University of Mannheim, Juliane Roth from the dean’s office at the School of Business Informatics and Mathematics will sign your Erasmus Learning Agreement in the column “Departmental Exchange Coordinator Mannheim, Sending Institution”. Please attach your signed internal Learning Agreements to the Erasmus Learning Agreement as a scan or bring them along to Ms. Roth's consultation hours. You are required to fill in one internal Learning Agreement for each course you wish to complete abroad and have it signed by the respective chair.
If you are going abroad through an Erasmus program in Europe, concluding an Erasmus Learning Agreement is necessary in order for you to receive your Erasmus grant. You can find and download the Erasmus Learning Agreement in the Mobility-Online Portal.
Economics and Business Administration courses
Internal Learning Agreements for Business Administration
If you would like to conclude one or several Learning Agreements for modules in Business Administration, we need you to send us the following information beforehand via e-mail:
- a detailed course description of the course you wish to take at your host university in PDF format, a corresponding link, and the name of the lecturer
- details on which course in Mannheim you would like to substitute with the course you intend to take abroad
- the name of your host university and when you will be studying there
- your deadline for the course selection
Please send this information to Ms. Cathrin Rieger of the dean’s office of the Business School at learning.agreements.businessuni-mannheim.de.
B.Sc. Business Informatics – Direct recognition of Business Administration courses
For direct recognition of courses in the field of Business Administration, you can choose all modules in the Fundamentals area (“Grundlagen BWL”) as well as the IS 401 module from the Specializations area (“Vertiefungen”).
B.Sc. Business Informatics – Indirect recognition of courses
You can choose courses for indirect recognition from the Specializations area (“Vertiefungen”) if they add up to at least 12 ECTS credits.
BI 401 International Courses will only be approved if they relate to the field of Business Informatics, i.e. to the IS and OPM areas (especially Operational Research).
ACC, TAX, MAN, MKT and FIN courses will not be recognized as BI401 International Courses.
If you have any questions about BI 401 modules in the IS and OPM areas, please send an e-mail to Birgit Czanderle at pruefungsausschusswim.uni-mannheim.de.
M.Sc. Business Informatics – Direct recognition of Business Administration courses
For direct recognition of courses in the field of Business Administration, you can choose all modules in the area “Fundamentals Business Administration” as well as IS XXX modules from the “Specializations” area.
M.Sc. Business Informatics – Indirect recognition of courses
The sum of credits awarded for these courses must not exceed 18 ECTS credits in total.
All information can be found directly on the website of the degree programme.
MMDS – Indirect recognition of courses
If the Mannheim module catalog contains no direct equivalent to the course you wish to complete at your host university, but the module contents fit one of the areas ”Data Management“, ”Data Analyses“ or ”Projects and Seminars“, it may be recognized indirectly as "Additional Course Data Management“, ”Additional Course Data Analyses“ or ”Additional Course Projects and Seminars“. Bear in mind, however, that the sum of credits awarded for these courses must not exceed 18 ECTS credits in total.
To discuss whether indirect recognition is possible for a particular course, please contact the chair whose area of research and teaching is closest to the course you would like to complete. If you are unsure, please turn to the MMDS program managers.
Internal Learning Agreements for Economics
If you would like to conclude one or several Learning Agreements for modules in Economics, we need you to send us the following information beforehand via e-mail:
- a detailed course description of the course you wish to take at your host university in PDF format, a corresponding link, and the name of the lecturer
- details on which course in Mannheim you would like to substitute with the course you intend to take abroad
- the name of your host university and when you will be studying there
- your deadline for the course selection
If you have questions about the recognition of Economics courses at bachelor’s level, please send an e-mail to Dr. Christiane Cischinsky at christiane.cischinskyuni-mannheim.de.
To have courses recognized at master’s level, please contact Sebastian Herdtweck at econgraduni-mannheim.de.
More information is provided on the website of the Department of Economics (bachelor’s students) (master’s students).
