1. Semester

Module	ECTS	Courses	Forms of Active Participation	Module Exam/Grade
1 The Political Unification Process in Europe and the Development of European Societies since 1945	10	Introductory Course (Lecture)	Recap of the lecture, discussion on the basis of the preparatory reading	Written exam in introductory course (lecture)
		Main Seminar*	1 seminar paper/ 3 essays as main performance, perhaps additionally presentation, group work
2 Sociological Theories of Social Change and Integration	10	Introductory Course (Lecture)	Written test in introductory course	Term paper (approx. 5,000 words) in seminar
		Main Seminar*	Presentations, group work, preparation of excerpts and thesis papers
3 Methods of Comparative Research in Social Sciences	10	Introductory course (lecture)	Recap of the lecture, discussion on the basis of the preparatory reading	Written exam in introductory course (lecture)
		Main Seminar*	1 seminar paper/ 3 essays as main performance, perhaps additionally presentation, group work

The table shows the first semester of the master’s program with modules 1-3. Every module consists of one introductory course, which is a lecture and one main seminar.

For Module 1, it is required to take a 90 minute written exam in the introductory course (lecture), and to write one seminar paper/3 essays (~3000 words) as main performance, plus perhaps a presentation or group work in the main seminar. The module exam for this module is a written exam in the lecture, on a pass/fail basis.

Module 2 requires written tests in the introductory course (lecture) and one term paper (~5000 words) in the main seminar. The grade for this module will result from the term paper in the main seminar.

Module 3 has the same structure as module 1. One needs to write one exam in the introductory course (lecture), and one seminar paper/3 essays (~3000 words) as main performance, plus perhaps a presentation or group work in the main seminar. The grade for this module will result from the written exam.