For exchange students

SoWi?So! welcomes all exchange students to the Faculty 02 Social Sciences, Media and Sport!

SoWi?So! offers a wide range of English language courses composed of seminars, lectures, workshops and turorials to all exchange students and regular students of Uni Mainz. We support exchange students by expanding the scope of English language courses offered and by offering a tutorial aimed specifically at the needs of exchnage students at the start of their exchange in Mainz (see below).

See our page Study international for an overview of all courses in the past, current and coming semesters.

On this page you will find offers to help you get started with your studies in Germany. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

In addition to workshops and instructions on academic work, we offer interdisciplinary courses in English. There you can learn more about different cultures, get in touch with other exchange students as well as with German students and, of course, receive credit points and grades. Our courses are geared towards the needs of exchange students.

Register via email to sowiso@uni-mainz.de.

Make a flying start - We prepare you for a successful semester in Mainz

Academic Boosting Class: Succeed in Social Science Studies (3 ECTS)

Learn the ABC of studying successfully at JGU! Presentations, literature research, and academic writing are covered in two workshops - individual consulting included. Attending both workshops yields 3 ECTS.

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Information to go

Here you will find some general information about the usual coursework, assignments and presentations. As a rule, the subjects have specific requirements. Therefore, please contact the lecturer who is to supervise you for your term paper or presentation in time.

How do you actually...?

Overviews on writing term papers from the institutes: **

** So far, this information is only available in German. English versions will follow soon.

*** If in doubt, ask your individual lecturers, because there is currently no uniform guideline for sports science; most of the time, it is based on the dvs standard linked here.