Liberal Arts & Sciences Degree Programs in Germany

University College Freiburg:
One of the oldest and most renowned higher education institutions in Germany, the University of Freiburg provides a four-year Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS). It is hosted by the University College Freiburg (UCF) and started in October 2012 with a pioneer group of 78 students. This is the university's first interdisciplinary, English-taught undergraduate program and the first of its kind in Germany. We welcome students from Germany and international students from around the world.

4- Year Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences (B.A. / B.Sc.)
Reaching across academic fields, the LAS Bachelor's Degree is complementary to the University’s existing disciplinary Bachelor programs. Taught in English, majors include: Culture and History; Life Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Governance. You can also choose from a range of elective courses.

The program consists of four study areas:

The Core Program (66 ECTS points) constitutes the intellectual identity of LAS at the University of Freiburg. Regardless of the majors they choose, all students participate in the Core Program, a characteristic feature of the Freiburg LAS degree.

All students are intensively trained in general academic skills (researching and presenting study material, effective writing, numerical literacy etc.). In order to put these skills into context and to exemplify the necessity and complexity of interdisciplinary thought and action, the first year of the program focusses on contemporary societal challenges (such as Global Inequality, Public Health, Environmental Issues). In the higher semesters of the Core Program, the students’ coursework is continuously complemented by instruction in the theory of science, knowledge and research. Finally, students follow a curriculum in responsibility and leadership and have the opportunity to engage in extracurricular activities.

The Major (90 ECTS) constitutes the students’ thorough training in a specific academic field of Sciences and/or the Humanities that is, in itself, interdisciplinary. It aims to provide sufficient depth to make admission into disciplinary M.A. or M.Sc. programs possible.

An Electives area of the curriculum (48 ECTS) enables students to either pursue interdisciplinary studies of their choice, engage in more practically oriented projects or undertake specific additional training necessary for admission into their chosen M.A. or M.Sc. programs.

The Languages part of the program (36 ECTS) ensures that all LAS students can communicate on academic topics in excellent English and good German, and ideally acquire a good grounding in a third language.

Schedule:
The LAS program is mostly organized in a block schedule. This gives students and teachers the opportunity to engage very closely with each other and the topic at hand. It also provides space for innovative forms of instruction that characterize the entire program.

The Liberal Arts and Sciences is currently the only progam hosted by the University College Freiburg.

**Application period: June 1st to July 15th**