Academic Key Competencies
for your studies, your career and your impact on society
Supplementary courses
Credits can be gained for bachelor's and some master's programs (excluding teacher training) as part of the compulsory elective modules E1 and E3 of the supplementary area.
Module E1 comprises courses on methodological skills and language courses. Module E3 Liberal Studies provides insights into other subjects.
Learning languages
We offer a comprehensive program of courses that is open to students of all disciplines (BA, MA, LA, Med).
You can choose from courses in 20 languages at various levels, which are recognised for the E1 Module to catch up on language requirements for your studies or for personal development purposes.
Personal development
Many courses that you can take as part of your supplementary studies or for personal development can help you acquire specific certificates listed below.
Include certificates with your application documents and show employers what skills you have acquired beyond your studies:
- Certificate for education for sustainable development
- Certificate for internationalization
- Certificate for diversity and gender (UA Ruhr)
Our course program
by topics
Our course program
by modules
Methodological skills and language courses Module E1
Liberal studies Module E3
E3 courses and registration in LSF
E3 places available and waiting list (in German)
E3 requirements on credits and grades in study programs (in German)
E3 results (in German)
Registration is only possible via LSF.
Please note that different registration procedures apply to IwiS classes than to the courses in your study program.
How to get in touch
Please contact us if you have any questions concerning your choice of classes or if you need a certificate. Feel free to come to our office hours or send us an email.
Office hours
Our office hours are on Tuesday from 12:30 to 1:30 at Weststadttürme (Berliner Platz 6-8), Campus Essen:
E1 - Methodenkompetenzen: WST-C.01.04
E1 - Sprachkurse: WST-C.01.06
E3 - Studium liberale: WST-C.01.13/14
- E1 - Methodenkompetenzen: schluesselkompetenzen@uni-due.de
- E1 - Sprachkurse: sprachkurse@uni-due.de
- E3 - Studium liberale: studium-liberale@uni-due.de
- Textkompetenz: textkompetenz@uni-due.de
- UNIAKTIV: uniaktiv@uni-due.de
Frequently Asked Questions
Please find answers to the most common questions on our course program.
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