General information on choosing courses
Though, as a general rule, exchange students should take the majority of their courses in the department they are nominated to, they are free to choose their courses across departments and faculties, as long as they meet the content requirements for the desired courses and there are enough places available in them.
For some courses, especially compulsory courses for students pursuing a degree in Konstanz, it is possible that exchange students cannot be considered.
Please note that having a minimum level of B2 (CEFR) in the language of instruction is a mandatory prerequisite for participation in all the courses, regardless of the department.
Finding courses in ZEuS
ZEuS is the University of Konstanz' central enrollment and student portal. It allows students to plan and organize their studies in Konstanz and from winter semester 2017/18 onwards it hosts the course catalogue.
For help with all the features available in ZEuS you may consult the ZEuS-Wiki (available in German and English). Features include the change of personal data (address etc.) as well as the preregistration for courses. In order to use most of these features you have to log in with your University of Konstanz email details (name and password), hence you will only be able to use these once you have been enrolled.
Starting from ZEuS main website, click on "Courses" to be guided to the course catalogue. Selecting "Show university's course catalogue" will open the list of degree types (Bachelor programmes, Master programmes etc.) as well as the categories of courses offered by other units of the university (supplementary courses, interdisciplinary courses).
Once you have identified courses of interest by their titles, please consult the detailed course description for information on the
- course content and reading/preparatory reading
- number of weekly contact hours
- language of instruction
- room and teaching hours of the course
- name of the responsible lecturer
- pre-registration for participation modalities
- assessments (and number of ECTS points awarded upon successful completion)
Courses taught in English
In the course catalogue in ZEuS there is also a category titled "Courses taught in English". There all courses taught in English by the departments and other course offering units are listed. If you plan to study exclusively in English, you can go directly to this category.
Detailed information on choosing courses
for the departments of the Faculty of Humanities.