General Elective subject overview winter semester 2026/27
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General Electives offered in the winter semester 2026/27
1. languages
Courses in Würzburg:
- 102 - Intensive Spoken English (C1)
Lecturer: Wassermann - 104 - English for Healthcare Management (B2)
Lecturer: Wassermann - 105 - English for Computer Science (B2)
Lecturer: Wassermann - 106 - English Practice for Students of E-Commerce (B2)
Lecturer: Dunphy - 107 - English Refresher Course (B1)
Lecturer: Echeverry - 108 - Italian A1a
Lecturer: Akács - 109 - Italian A1a
Lecturer: Akács - 110 - Italian A1a
Lecturer: Walther - 111 - Japanese A1a
Lecturer: Iwawaki-Riebel - 112 - Norwegian A1a
Lecturer: Haug - 113 - Russian A1a
Lecturer: Domme - 114 - Spanish A1a
Lecturer: Mesenberg-Demel - 115 - Spanish A1a
Lecturer: Jiménez - 116 - Spanish A1a
Lecturer: Jiménez - 117 - Spanish A1a
Lecturer: Zorita - 118 - Spanish A1a
Lecturer: Kreiner-Wegener - 119 - Spanish A1a
Lecturer: Kreiner-Wegener - 120 - Spanish A1b
Lecturer: Kreiner-Wegener - 121 - Spanish A1b
Lecturer: Mesenberg-Demel - 122 - Spanish B1
Lecturer: Kreiner-Wegener - 123 - Intensive Spoken English (C1) (intensive course)
Lecturer: Wassermann - 124 - Italian A1a (intensive course)
Lecturer: Walther - 125 - Italian A1a (intensive course)
Lecturer: Akács - 126 - Spanish A1a (intensive course)
Lecturer: Kreiner-Wegener - 127 - Spanish A1a (intensive course)
Lecturer: Greger
Courses in Schweinfurt:
- 101 - French A1 a/b
Lecturer: Eckert - 102 - Italian A1 a/b
Lecturer: Eckert - 103 - Spanish A1 a/b
Lecturer: Gomez - 104 - Spanish A1 a/b
Lecturer: Gomez - 105 - Effective Communication for Work and Study Abroad B2
Lecturer: Gostomski - 106 - English Conversation B2
Lecturer: Gostomski - 107 - Chinese A1 a/b
Lecturer: Hummitzsch - 108 - Japanese A1 a
Lecturer: Iwawaki-Riebel - 109 - Intensive Spoken English (C1)
Lecturer: Körner - 110 - Spanish for International Students A1 a/b
Lecturer: Meyer-Urena - 111 - Spanish for International Students A1 a
Lecturer: Meyer-Urena - 112 - Spanish for International Students A2 a
Lecturer: Meyer-Urena - 113 - In German, please – Communication Training in German B1/B2
Lecturer: Schäfer
2. cultural studies
Courses in Würzburg:
- 201 - Introduction to Middle High German language and culture
Lecturer: Dunphy - 202 - Scottish Culture and Society
Lecturer: Dunphy - 203 - Philosophy of the Western World
Lecturer: Hübner - 204 - Philosophy of Digitalisation (intensive course)
Lecturer: Fetzer - 205 - The beginnings of modernism – art since 1900
Lecturer: Hansen A.
Courses in Schweinfurt:
- No AWPF courses will be offered in this category in Schweinfurt during the winter semester 2026.
3. natural sciences and technology
Courses in Würzburg:
- 301 - Introduction to Excel and Visual Basic
Lecturer: Latz - 302 - Introduction to Excel and Visual Basic
Lecturer: Latz - 303 - Fundamentals of Navigation and Positioning
Lecturer: Onasch
Courses in Schweinfurt:
- 301 - AI Tools and their numerous possible Applications
Lecturer: Eckert, Ansgar - 302 - Chemical Fundamentals of Batteries
Lecturer: Kobus - 303 - Introduction to Neurobionics
Lecturer: Kullmann - 304 - Database - Queries with SQL
Lecturer: Meier - 305 - LaTeX - Creating Scientific Texts
Lecturer: Meier - 306 - Technical Sales
Lecturer: Rieß - 307 - Renewable Energy Systems
Lecturer: Schicktanz/Gonzales - 308 - Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering
Lecturer: Schnettler - 309 - Creating Professional Scientific Documents with LaTeX
Lecturer: Storath
4. history, politics, law, economics
Courses in Würzburg:
- 401 - Corruption in Germany
Lecturer: Dolata - 402 - An Introduction to the British and American Constitutions
Lecturer: Dunphy - 403 - Employment Protection
Lecturer: Voll - 404 - PR and Corporate Communications
Lecturer: Moritz - 405 - State and Administration in Germany
Lecturer: Bohl - 406 - Founding@THWS
Lecturer: Polcar
Courses in Schweinfurt:
- 401 - History of the Automobile from 1981 to 2010
Lecturer: Bittner - 402 - Sustainable development of existing residential buildings
Lecturer: Bittner - 403 - Employment Protection
Lecturer: Voll
5. pedagogy, psychology, social sciences, soft skills
Courses in Würzburg:
- 501 - Clinical Psychology and Fundamentals of Communication
Lecturer: Renz - 502 - The Art of Rhetoric
Lecturer: Barthruff-Nernosi - 503 - Communication, Personal Development, Presentations
Lecturer: Berglehner - 504 - What is Freedom, Law and Justice?
Lecturer: Stickler - 505 - AI & ethics: application, limitations, risks and responsibility
Lecturer: Wüst
Courses in Schweinfurt:
- 501 - Service-Learning: Connect - Involve - Reflect
Lecturer: Aicha - 502 - The art of rhetoric
Lecturer: Barthruff-Nernosi - 503 - Leadership Training B2/C1
Lecturer: Schäfer
6. creativity, art, literature
Courses in Würzburg:
- 601 - Basics of Digital Design
Lecturer: Groß - 602 - Boardgames – Research and Practical Application
Lecturer: Jüngst - 603 - Media Studies
Lecturer: Moritz - 604 - Digital image processing and AI
Lecturer: Hillgärtner
Curses in Schweinfurt:
- No AWPF courses will be offered in this category in Schweinfurt during the winter semester 2026.
7. vhb courses
- 701 - Internet Competence: Webdesign 1
Lecturer: Nacke - 702 - Introduction to Law and Jurisprudence
Lecturer: Kudlich - 703 - Sponsoship-linked Marketing
Lecturer: Königstorfer - 704 - Negotiating, Conflict Management, and Mediation
Lecturer: Scherer - 705 - Contract Design and Contract Management
Lecturer: Scherer - 706 - English for Sustainable Technologies - Renewable Energy, Smart Buildings and Electric Mobility (CEFR Level B2)
Lecturer: Field - 707 - New Work - Digital transformation and changing values in the world of work (in German)
Lecturer: Winkler - 708 - New Work - Digital transformation and changing values in the world of work
Lecturer: Winkler - 709 - Introduction to Business Administration for Engineers
Lecturer: Fieber - 710 - Technology and Innovation Management
Lecturer: Augsdörfer - 711 - Deep Larning for Beginners
Lecturer: Maier - 712 - Introduction to 3D Printing
Lecturer: Babel/Lötzbeyer - 713 - ERP Systems and Digital Transformation
Lecturer: Dobhan - 714 - Employability and Working in Germany
Lecturer: Westner
8. AWPF offers exclusively for online degree programmes
- 801 - Government and Law in Germany
Lecturer: Förster - 802 - Negotiating, Conflict Management, and Mediation
Lecturer: Scherer - 803 - Contract Design and Contract Management
Lecturer: Scherer - 804 - New Work - Digital transformation and changing values in the world of work (in German)
Lecturer: Winkler - 805 - New Work - Digital transformation and changing values in the world of work
Lecturer: Winkler - 806 - ERP Systems and Digital Transformation
Lecturer: Dobhan - 807 - International Marketing
Lecturer: Holtbrügge - 808 - Strategic Human Resources Management
Lecturer: Bader - 809 - Leadership and Communication in Global Business
Lecturer: Winkler