Semester Abroad: Process

Prof. Heigl-Murauer & IM Program Assistant

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Process Description
TODAY

Decision: Double Degree? Yes

no

Decision: Abroad in 5th •Do internship in 4th semester  internship guideline

4th or 5th semester? (+6th) •Application semester abroad starting in February

4th

Application Deadline:
mid February in International Office

Steps before end of deadline

•Follow instructions of admissions letter in time
•Make Learning Agreement (LA), present it to IM-
After admission Program Assistant, who will take care of signature by
Professor in Charge
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A - Steps before End of Application Deadline

1. Be clear about the time when you would like to go abroad
(4th or 5th semester) and whether you want to do a double
degree or not.
Please be aware that you need to collect at least 60 ETCS from semester
1-3 before you can study abroad!

2. Select your 3 favorite choices (List of Partner Universities).

− Think carefully about where you want to go (1st, 2nd and 3rd choice)
− Make appointments for individual meetings in International
− Go to all presentations of foreign countries/universities/… organized
by THD
− Speak to higher semester students
− Go to information session of the International Office
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B – Set up Learning Agreement (LA)

1. Check out the website of the university you were accepted for
course descriptions and preferably pick courses that
correspond to 30 ECTS. (See Translation of Foreign Grades
document on iLearn)
2. Prepare your Learning Agreement
3. In case of changes in your Learning Agreement please contact
Prof. Heigl-Murauer and the IM Program Assistant
(IMPORTANT: keep all the e-mails and other communication as
proof).
4. After returning to Deggendorf, please consider the „How-To
Register your Semester Abroad / Transferring foreign grades
and credits“ document.

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C - Learning Agreement (LA): Conditions

 Conditions:
1) If you spend 1 semester abroad
a) 30 ECTS in total are necessary of which 20 ECTS need
to be in the fields of Business, Economics, Business
Informatics and Languages (rest is free of choice)
b) No courses allowed that correspond to compulsory
courses of IM
2) If you spend 2 semesters abroad
a) See 1a
b) Replacement of courses that correspond to
compulsory courses of IM are possible

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C - Learning Agreement (LA): Conditions

 Steps:
 Hand in your LA including course descriptions in English to
IM Program Assistant before you leave
 If you need to change your LA after arrival, please contact
Prof. in charge and IM Program Assistant immediately by
email
 Carefully keep all correspondance (e.g. concerning course
approval) for recognition process
 Carefully read the guideline „How-To Register Your
Semester Abroad (Transfering foreign grades and credits)“
on „iLearn: FAQ for all Semesters“
for transfering your credits after your return
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ECTS
 Which courses am I allowed to choose?
− 20 ECTS need to be out of business administration,
economics or foreign languages
− 10 ECTS are arbitrary
− You cannot take courses that are corresponding to regular
courses of the 6th or 7th semester (exception: Double
Degree). The course description should be short (only a
paragraph, not a whole DIN A4 page) and in English!
 What can I do if I cannot get 30 ECTS abroad (e.g. if I don‘t pass
all courses)?
The missing ECTS can be covered by electives or FWPs upon
your return to Deggendorf during the 6th or 7th semester.
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Translation of Foreign Grades

 How do I convert the credits of the university abroad into
ECTS?
− Find out the average workload at your university abroad
(how many courses students usually take, homework,
project work, assignments, tests).
− Example: Regular students at the university abroad on
average have 4 courses and receive 3 credits for each of
the course, hence 12 credits during the whole semester.
You divide the 30 ECTS by the number of courses a regular
student has at the university abroad.

University Abroad TH Deggendorf

12 credits per semester 30 ECTS per semester
3 credits per course 7.5 ECTS per course
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For more questions please contact:

•IM Program Assistant

•Prof. Heigl-Murauer

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