Exchange students
Welcome to the department Architecture and Civil Engineering!
We are pleased that you are interested in spending your semester abroad at the THM in our department.
International experiences and intercultural understanding are key elements in a growing global economy. Therefore your studies at THM will not only give you the opportunity to enlarge your expertise in Civil Engineering or Architecture, but will also allow you to improve your language skills and to develop your social skills to upgrade your value at the job market. We welcome international students every semester to study with our local students.
Would you like to get a first impression of what is waiting for you? Click here for Gießen impressions.
Our exchange programme is open to students from our Partner Universities who wish to complete one or two semesters at THM.
We would like to explicitly point out that the lectures are offered in German. You should therefore have sufficient knowledge of German.
However, we want you to have a great time in Germany and would like to inform you about available options. As an alternative to your chosen subjects, we offer some courses in English or with English support. These courses will only be offered if enough students are interested.
List of our Courses in English
| Code | Module in English | Module in Deutsch | Method of instruction | ECTS | Teacher |
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| BPH1 | Building Physics 1 | Bauphysik 1 | Lecture in English | 5 | Prof Kümmel |
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| BKO1 | Building Construction 1 | Baukonstruktion 1 | Lecture in English | 5 | Prof Kümmel |
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| HBPR | Timber Construction Project | Holzbau Projekt | Project in English | 5 | Prof Zieske / Prof Vogelsberg |
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| BSBT | Rail Systems and Railroad Engineering | Bahnsysteme und Bahntechnik | Project in English | 5 | Andre Müller |
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| VKTE | Transport Engineering | Verkehrstechnik | Project or lecture in English | 5 | Andre Müller |
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| BSKU | Materials Sciences | Baustoffkunde | Lecture in English | 5 | Prof Kern |
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| TWL3 | Structural Concepts 3 | Tragwerkslehre 3 | Lecture in English | 5 | Prof Kern |
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| KGVA | Experimental set-ups in construction and design | Konstruktive und gestalterische Versuchsaufbauten | Lecture in English | 5 | Udo Kreiling |
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| BAUF | Building Survey | Bauaufnahme | Lecture in English | 3 | Prof Zieske |
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| STB1 / SBA2 | Steel Construction 1 and 2 | Stahlbau 1 und 2 | Lecture documentation in English | 5 / 5 | Prof Kühn |
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| ENT3 | Architectural Design B3 | Entwerfen B3 | Lecture in English | 10 | Prof Zieske |
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| ENT4 | Architectural Design B4 (Urban Design) | Entwerfen B4 | Lecture in English | 10 | Prof Pellnitz |
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| EURB | European Architecture and Civil Engineering | European Architecture and Civil Engineering | Lecture in English | 5 | various Coordinators |
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| EEBA | Energy Efficient Building | Energieeffizientes Bauen | Lecture "English friendly"
Block course in September or March | 5 | Prof Neumann |
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Learning Agreement
In the „Organizer" you can find the timetables of all courses during the semester. For this, you will need the title of the course (lecture, module, etc.) you would like to attend.
You could also look in the module handbook or in the organizer (Module Catalogs or Curricula) for your degree programme when searching for modules.
https://www.thm.de/organizer/en/events/fb-01-bau/schedules.html
Changes in your Learning Agreement
If you have selected new modules (courses or lectures) after your arrival, please fill in the changes in the "During The Mobility" field in your Learning Agreement. You will also need to have your Department Coordinator sign the document. Then hand in your document at your home institution for approval and signature. Send a fully signed copy to Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein! and to Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!.
Registration in Moodle
To participate in a course, you must first register in Moodle. You will need your THM ID and password.
At the beginning of the semester there is a general Moodle course, where you will find all courses and passwords that are offered at the department in this semester.
Please register in your selected courses.
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https://moodle.thm.de/login/
Registration for the exams in E-Campus
You do not have to register for the exams of your selected courses or projects. We will do it for you after you handed us your Learning Agreement or your Changes. You can see the registration in E-Campus. Please note that we will issue the transcript of Records with the subjects registered in E-Campus.
Transcript of Records
Your Transcript of Records will be issued as soon as all grades have been entered in E-Campus. Please make sure that the professors enter the grades relatively quickly or forward them to Ms Volk.
We will send you your transcript by email as soon as possible.
Certificate German Course / Courses with Mrs Bastian / Courses from another department
You may also need to submit the confirmation of the your courses you attended or other proof of achievement to your department of study (Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!) so that your Transcript of Records (ToR) can be completed and all your ECTS entered.
You can find more information for your stay here https://www.thm.de/site/en/international-en/incoming-ways-to-the-thm/exchange-students.html
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us:
Prof Julian Kümmel, Prof Nikolaus Zieske and Murielle Volk
