Unsurprisingly, most courses at LUE are taught in German.
However a number of courses are also offered in English.
1. The full programme of the English Department
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2. Selected courses in the following sections:
International / European studies:
a) “The European Union for
beginners - a survey”
Fr 10.15-11.45, Room: 1.256
Course description
This course presents basic information about the EU by
- introducing its institutions and modes of decision-making
- covering subjects from the EU's early history to the completion of the
single market and a common currency and - at long last - a new Treaty on
institutional reform
- exploring controversial subjects (enlargement, asylum) as well as values
thoroughly agreed on between EU members (democracy, free market, human
rights etc)
- discussing demands on a new role of the EU in world affairs
- examining successes and failures of the EU.
There will be a mixture of
lectures and student excursions.
Introductiory reading:
- McCormick, John: Understanding the European Union. Houndmills:
Palgrave 2008, 4th ed
- Pinder, John/ Usherwood,
Simon: The European Union. A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: oup
2008.
b) “Geography of Europe”
Di 15:45 - 17:15 Room:
4.228
Course
description
The emphasis of this course will be on
landscapes and people in Europe. It will
include a physical, social and economic approach to the geography of Europe, with particular interest in the diversity of
regions and their dynamic development. The topics include physical
landscapes, farming and the changing rural landscape, resources of power,
urban and industrial landscapes, recreation and tourism and others.
c) "US-European
Relations in the Twentieth Century" – European Studies.
Thurs 15:45 to 17:15 Room 4.001
Course description
By discussing original sources this course
will establish a basis for understanding US – European relations in
the first half of the twentieth century. Laying the groundwork with the
Monroe-Doctrine and the US – reactions in view of
European imperialism, we go on to the First World War and reactions to this
war in the following decades, which resulted in the Second World War. We
will also focus on the ensuing US
occupation of Europe after the Second
World War.
d) Environmental Issues in Europe and the US.
Compact course in June/July
Mathematics
“Mathematics and the Rest
of the World”
Wed. 10:15 - 11:45 Room 5.211
Course description
A lecture in English language especially for
- Students going for the bilingual certificate
- International students
- Students in the math-science compound (mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Fächerverbund) with Mathematics as second
subject (Leitfach) or Mathematics not as chosen subject
When: Wednesdays,
10-12
Where: Lecture
hall 5.211
What is this class all about?
•
mathematics and its relation to
our day-to-day life
•
interdisciplinary connections
between math and many other academic and non-academic disciplines
•
cross disciplinary learning
•
concrete examples for the
usefulness of mathematics
•
emphasis on heuristics and
intuition, less on formal mathematics
•
some philosophical
considerations on the nature of mathematics
Prerequisites: high school mathematics,
common sense, curiosity about math
Education
"Conspicuous and inconspicuous behaviour of
pupils in the classroom: Perception and interpretation”
Thurs 13:45 - 15:15 Room 1.341
Fine
Art, Music, Sport
Most practical classes can be studied in English
Planned for Winter Semester
2011/12
3-4 courses from the Education Department taught in English.
Concentration on Comparative Education and Pupils with Special Needs