Liberal Arts and Sciences (BA/)

Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) is a specific approach to Bachelor-level education – a process of intellectual discovery and personal development in an interdisciplinary and international learning community. The Freiburg LAS programme reaches across academic fields and offers discipline-orientated academic training in a particular major. It encourages students to critically reflect on science and knowledge and become skilled communicators and creative shapers of their environments. Programme features LAS is a four-year programme with 240 ECTS credits. It has a progressive storyline covering academic competencies, skills training, academic specialisation, and room for intellectual exploration. The language of instruction is English. Students who do not speak German must learn German up to an A2 level (CEFR) as part of their LAS studies. LAS is a selective programme with an annual intake of about 80 students. The LAS programme has three parts: core (56 ECTS credits), major (120 ECTS credits), and electives (64 ECTS credits). Contents 1. The core is shared by all LAS students. It includes basic and advanced academic skills, reflections on knowledge and science, and a curriculum on responsibility and leadership. 2. The majors provide in-depth academic training in a specific discipline of university studies. After their first year in the LAS programme, students choose one of the following majors: Culture and History Environmental and Sustainability Sciences Governance Life Sciences 3. In the electives , LAS students shape their own study profiles. They can take courses at other university departments and across our European networks ( EUCOR and EPICUR ), attend language classes, study abroad for a semester or two, and/or undertake internships or independent projects. LAS graduates are prepared for careers in international environments that come with complex responsibilities and require fast and efficient adaptation to varying challenges. About 85% of LAS graduates continue with Master's and PhD programmes. For more information on what graduates of the LAS programme at UCF are doing, see the website of the University College Freiburg .