Further Information
Information on the accompanying programme ‘Studium Generale. Forum Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft (FORUM)’ 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 www.zak.kit.edu/begleitstudium-bak.
Attention registration:
From 10 April 2025, registration via the online registration system is required for the individual courses
https://www.forum.kit.edu/anmeldung.php
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 ‘Studium Generale. Forum Science and Society (FORUM)’ 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 degree programme is designed to complement the specialist degree programme. As part of the Applied Cultural Studies programme, students gain a sound insight into social and cultural conditions, processes and procedures. Key qualifications such as interdisciplinary thinking, (inter-)cultural and social skills and interdisciplinary orientation knowledge, which have become increasingly important in professional life, are taught to complement the degree programme. Students also acquire additional professional qualifications, e.g. for academic journalism, public relations and culture-orientated management professions. Basic techniques such as research and the subsequent presentation of work results are also taught and practised. The accompanying study programme comprises a total of 22 credit points (CP).
It is divided into the following modules:
- BS 1 - Technology & Responsibility: Changing values / ethics of responsibility, technological development / history of technology, general ecology, sustainability.
- BS 2 - Doing Culture: cultural studies, management, institutions, policy, and creative industries.
- BS 3 - Media & Aesthetics: Media Communication, Cultural Aesthetics
- BS 4 - Worlds of Life: Cultural Sociology, Cultural Heritage, Architecture and Urban Planning, Work Science
- BS 5 - Global Cultures: Multiculturalism / Interculturality / Transculturality, Science and culture
To earn a graduation certificate of graduation, it is necessary to have accomplished:
- Basics: Attending the lecture class, Introduction to Applied Cultural Science (3 credits)
- Specialization: participating in 3 seminars; 2 credits per unit (2x3 credits) and 1 credit of lectures plus assignments (4 credits) Module exam (4 credits)
Practical experience: proof of internship of at least two weeks in the fields of culture, social affairs, or media and an internship report (5 credits)