Orientation study

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The term orientation study describes various forms of an orientation phase during or after school time , in some cases also according to job and family tasks. The aim is usually to prepare for studying at a university or college, with the focus on orientation in the area of ​​study and career choice. The events usually take place at universities and colleges.

Concepts

An orientation course can be structured in different ways. On the one hand, an orientation course can include individual, already existing courses that have been specially selected for the orientation course, e.g. B. at the University of Bayreuth . On the other hand, as at the Freiburg University of Education , the program can also consist of modules that have been specially designed for orientation studies. A mixture of systematic orientation (through a program of specially designed events) and free orientation (through attending regular courses), on the other hand, is offered, for example, by the Goethe orientation course at the GU Frankfurt ., Which covers both the humanities and social sciences and the natural and life sciences includes. In addition to offers that last one semester, there are also one-year programs, such as at the TU Berlin , the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg of the TU Munich , or the Technical University of Hamburg, which give students an insight into various scientific-technical courses. Other providers of a one-year orientation course are, for example, the Leibniz Kolleg and Salem Kolleg , which cooperate with the University of Konstanz and cover a broader academic spectrum.

The orientation offers of the Alanus University for Art and Society in Alfter near Bonn and the University of Witten / Herdecke offer not only professional orientation, but also special events with information about career prospects and personal development. Another element of an orientation course is what is known as "job shadowing", in which students gain practical insights into the respective occupational field before they start studying.

Other colleges and universities that offer orientation studies

The Offenburg University has since 2011 starting with an entry-level semester, in which students do not have to opt for a specific study discipline. Comprehensive measures for subject orientation (excursions, laboratories, discussion groups), as well as lectures in basic subjects enable a sustainable study subject and a smooth entry into technology studies. Upon successful participation, there is a guarantee of a place in the desired course.

Since 2018, the Technical University of Kaiserslautern has offered the TUKZero orientation course, which allows students to attend various courses over the course of a semester before they start studying.

The Technical University of Braunschweig is also offering a two-semester orientation course for the first time in the 2018/19 winter semester, which offers participants a long-term insight into everyday study life in various courses and guides them through seminars and courses to make a well-founded choice of course.

The University of Potsdam has been offering a two-semester orientation phase at the Philosophical Faculty since the 2019/20 winter semester. The students can attend language courses as well as selected basic modules of almost all subjects of the faculty in order to be able to make a well-founded decision for a course. There is also a separate orientation module in which the students get an insight into the different research directions and scientific work in a series of lectures and tutorials.

At the Albstadt-Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences , there has been an orientation semester since autumn 2020, during which individual events from all of the university's bachelor's degree programs can be attended. Special orientation offers also offer the opportunity to gain a deeper insight into the individual courses and their career prospects. Credit points acquired in the orientation semester can be counted towards the subsequent bachelor's degree upon successful completion.

literature

  • Friederike Lübke: Choice of studies: first try, then study . In: The time . No. 19 , 2015 ( zeit.de ).
  • Antonia Naval: Get a taste of many subjects. In: diepresse.com. October 24, 2019 .;

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Goethe orientation studies. Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, accessed on December 9, 2019 .
  2. ↑ The MINT green orientation course. Technical University of Berlin, accessed on February 23, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Orientation Studies College +. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, accessed on February 23, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Studium Naturale as an orientation course. Technical University of Munich, accessed on February 23, 2017 .
  5. ↑ TUHH - teaching - transition from school to university - orientation studies. In: tuhh.de. Retrieved July 17, 2020 .
  6. ↑ One day, one student, intensive getting to know each other. In: Niederlausitz currently. February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017 .
  7. ↑ The introductory semester startING. In: starting.hs-offenburg.de. Retrieved August 27, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Building blocks - TUKzero. In: uni-kl.de. Retrieved May 17, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Orientation studies @ TU Braunschweig. Retrieved July 4, 2018 .
  10. ^ University of Potsdam: The orientation phase for your studies at the Philosophical Faculty. Retrieved July 2, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Orientation semester . Retrieved on February 14, 2020 (German).