Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) encourages intellectual discovery and personal development in an international learning community. University College Freiburg (UCF) fosters a multidisciplinary educational environment that emphasizes critical thinking, innovation, and citizenship. We empower students through active learning and collaboration, preparing them to tackle complex challenges and contribute meaningfully to society in an interconnected world.
The LAS Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science Program at UCF combines a shared foundation in the Core, student choices especially in the Electives with academic depth in your Major. After the first year, you choose one of the four LAS Majors:
The Foundational Year provides students a broad and structured starting point and establishes a shared basis of skills and knowledge. It includes modules from the Core, the Majors, and the Electives.
In the Core modules “Research and Presentation” and “English Academic Writing”, students develop and sharpen their academic key skills in courses based on real-world topics such as “Communication”, “Internationalism”, “Sustainable Food Transformation”, or “Humans and Other-than-Humans”. In the course “Dealing with Numerical Information”, students learn how to use numerical data in both academic and non-academic settings.
As a basis for academic and scientific work across disciplines, first-year students take the Core module Knowledge in Context, the first of four modules on Reflections on Knowledge and Science. Here, students are introduced to three key issues in Liberal Arts and Sciences: interdisciplinarity, methodological choices, and critical thinking. The study of knowledge in various historical, social, political, and practical contexts helps students to develop their individual study paths.
The Core module Responsibility and Leadership I helps students develop their capacities to act responsibly in academic, professional, and personal contexts. It combines academic approaches from a variety of disciplines with personal reflection.
These introductions familiarize students with the contents and breadth of the Majors and enable them to make a well-informed choice. You must take three out of four introductions:
UCF hosts about 50 LAS courses per semester. Teaching and learning covers many topics and takes on many forms, in and beyond the classroom. Here, we give you some impressions of courses, excursions, projects… in LAS.
We encourage students to spend part of their studies abroad; about 80% do so, usually during their third year.
Below, we list the study abroad opportunities available to LAS students. Application details and forms are available on ILIAS. Please contact Anne Klemperer, UCF International Coordinator, if you have questions: anne.klemperer@ucf.uni-freiburg.de.
UCF has the following partnerships:
Students who want to go on UCF exchange programs should apply during their second year of studies. As an LAS student, you can find more information about the partnerships and on how to apply on the ILIAS Info Board.
You can also go abroad through open Erasmus places of other faculties (Restplätze). Here you can find an overview of all Erasmus partnerships at the University of Freiburg. Please note that deadlines, terms, and conditions vary between the departments. Some partnerships only allow you to take courses in a specific discipline, others are open. If you have questions, please contact the Erasmus coordinator of the particular faculty or department.
The Global Exchange Programs are administered by the International Office and are open to all students of the University of Freiburg. Deadlines vary, and some are up to one year in advance. For information on destinations, scholarships, funding, and on applying, please see the International Office website.
EUCOR – The European Campus is the confederation of universities in the upper Rhine valley. It allows students of the University of Freiburg to take classes at the University of Basel (CH), Université de Haute-Alsace (F), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (D), and the Université de Strasbourg (F). For more information, please the University’s Student Portal.
EPICUR (European Partnership for Innovative Campus Unifying Regions) is a pilot European University of the future with a focus on transnational collaborative teaching and learning. EPICUR’s educational course offerings are open to all UCF students and are regularly published in the EPICUR Course Catalog.
You can also go to any university you like as a free mover. This option gives you a lot of freedom, but it also means that you are responsible for the organization and administration of your studies abroad and that you will have to pay tuition fees. The International Office offers advising for students who are interested in studying abroad as free movers.
Since 2014, LAS students have studied abroad at universities and colleges around the world. And they return to Freiburg with many different experiences and stories.
Here you can download the course catalogs, handbooks, and statutes for the LAS Program.
The Course Catalog provides information on all LAS courses. It is published at the end of a semester for the upcoming semester. Regarding course registration, please carefully read pages 3–5 of theCourse Catalog. The latest information on individual courses is available on ILIAS.
The Student Handbook provides information on academic and administrative processes in and for the LAS Program.
The StuPO is the LAS Program’s foundation. The English translations – “Study and Examination Regulations” – are for convenience and not binding. The according Module Handbooks specify the modules as defined in the StuPO.
The Admissions Regulations define the LAS application and admissions process for
The Board of Studies (Studienkommission) is responsible for implementing the Study and Exam Regulations and develops recommendations for the Program. Its members are University of Freiburg professors, UCF faculty, and students. The Board of Studies appoints the members of the Board of Examiners (Prüfungsausschuss) that ensures that the Study and Examination Regulations are observed and adjudicated as required.
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