Further Information
Information on the accompanying programme ‘Wissenschaft, Technologie und Gesellschaft’ and the annotated course catalogue can be found on the website: https://www.forum.kit.edu/index.php
To take part in the accompanying study programme ‘Studium Generale. Forum Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft (FORUM)’, you must register at https://www.forum.kit.edu/anmeldung.php
Attention registration:
From 16 October 2025, registration via the online registration system is required for the individual courses, here...
Contact person:
Christine Myglas, M.A.
General Studies and Teaching Office
E stg@forum kit edu
T 0721-608 42043
Further information on
Supplementary studies
Students of the University of Music can complete the accompanying programme ‘Wissenschaft, Technologie und Gesellschaft’ programme at KIT. The Forum is a central scientific institution at KIT that
- promotes competent and reflective action at the interfaces between science, technology and society through interdisciplinary teaching,
- conducts social science research on the relationship between science and society,
- organises public events that serve the exchange between students, researchers, social actors and the public.
The accompanying course enables students to acquire basic knowledge about the interactions between science, technology and society. We look at the development of scientific knowledge from the perspective of psychology, philosophy, economics, social sciences and cultural studies, and examine how this knowledge is received and applied in society, critically questioned or rejected. The accompanying course comprises a total of 16 credit points (CP).
The programme is divided into the following study modules:
The overall grade for the accompanying studies is calculated as a weighted average of the grades for the examinations, based on credit points. There is no final examination.
Upon successful completion of the accompanying studies, students receive a graded certificate and a transcript from KIT, signed by the President of KIT.