Information about how to apply
The Department for International Affairs deals with the organisation of your exchange. They coordinate the framepoints and organise the welcome days. At the welcome days you also receive your Certificate of Arrival from the International Office.
Contact Person
The incoming student advisor at the Department for International Affairs is:
Hanan Elabdouni
Tel.: +49-228-73 6316
e-mail: erasmus-incoming@uni-bonn.de
The departmental Co-ordinator deals with the academic side of your exchange. She gives you all important information on your studies (Learning agreement and Transcript of Records).
General Requirements
As the study of philosophy involves reading and discussion of philosophical writings, it is expected to have a good knowledge of German (B1). Furthermore we recommend you taking part in German classes (Deutsch lernen).
Courses/Seminar
In principle, you may participate in all courses of the Institute of Philosophy. However, you should assess for yourself which courses are suitable for you based on your previous philosophical and linguistic knowledge.
Course Catalogue
You find detailed information on classes at the University of Bonn at the online course catalogue (eVV), called BASIS.
Module Handbooks
Most courses belong to modules, which form part of our regular teaching (though the seminar courses on offer in each individual module tend to differ each year). You can find an overview over the modules here:
Link (pdf-Datei): Module handbook BA Philosophy (not available in English)
Link (pdf-Datei): Module handbook MA philosophy (not available in English)
ECTS-Points
To complete a seminar, you will have to attend seminars in person. More details about how many ECTS points you can earn during your stay at our department you will find here. Please keep this information in mind when creating your Learning Agreement.
Further steps after you have been accepted for an Erasmus study place
After you have received the confirmation for the Erasmus study place, register at the University of Bonn with the following steps:
- Read the instructions for registering in Mobility-Online (PDF) and then fill out the online form in Mobility-Online carefully and completely.
- Check the data you have entered, especially your e-mail address.
- Print out your nomination confirmation in Mobility-Online and have it signed and stamped by the ERASMUS-Coordination of your home university.
- Upload the signed nomination confirmation to your Mobility-Online account within the application deadline. This completes your application and your nomination by your home university.