Choice of complementary subject
- Bachelor of Sociology students choose a complementary subject at the beginning of their studies (in the 1st semester)
- the scope of the complementary subject amounts to a total of 20 credit points
- students can choose from 14 subjects: Subjects without registration / Subjects with registration
- if there are more applications than places, a selection procedure decides (only applies to subjects with registration)
Subjects with registration (limited number of places)
- Education in an international perspective (20 places)
- Psychology (10 places)
- Journalism (18 places)
- Rehabilitation education (15 places)
Subjects without registration
- Applied linguistics
- Applied literary and cultural studies
- Cultural anthropology of textiles
- music
- Political Science
- Sports
- Urban and regional studies
- Statistics
- Protestant theology
- Economics
If you have any questions regarding the allocation of courses, modules and other questions, please get in touch with the relevant contact person for the complementary subject offered (see below).
Presentation of the complementary subjects
As part of the O-Week, all 14 complementary subjects will be presented on Tuesday, October 1 and Wednesday, October 2.
If places are available, you can attend as many lectures as you wish. The number of places is limited to 40.
IMPORTANT: Participation in the lectures does not replace the choice of complementary subject.
Change of complementary subject
- the complementary subject can be changed once upon application
- a subject consultation in the complementary subject to which the change is to be made and approval from the Sociology Examination Board are required for the change
- please submit the completed Application for Change of Complementary Subject form to the Sociology Examination Board
Module manuals and contact persons
Applied Literary and Cultural Studies Department 15 (Cultural Studies) Contact:Bernd Eßmann / Dr. Annika Frank / sprachkultur.fk15tu-dortmundde Brief introduction to the complementary subject | Applied Linguistics Department 15 (Cultural Studies) Contact: Bernd Eßmann / Dr. Annika Frank / sprachkultur.fk15tu-dortmundde Brief introduction to the complementary subject |
Education in an international perspective Department 12 (Educational Science, Psychology and Educational Research) *Number of places: 20 Contact: Dr. Anne Busian Brief introduction to the complementary subject | Protestant Theology Department 14 (Human Sciences and Theology) Contact: Jens Heckmann Brief introduction to the complementary subject |
Journalism and Science Communication Department 15 (Cultural Studies) *Number of places: 12 Contact: Eva-Maria Roehse | Cultural Anthropology of Textiles Department 16 (Art and Sports Sciences) Module handbook from winter semester 2023/2024 Contact: Jasmin Assadsolimani Brief introduction of the complementary subject |
Music Department 16 (Arts and Sports Sciences) Contact: Clara Hütterott | Political Science Department 14 (Human Sciences and Theology) Contact: Rika Althoff Brief introduction of the complementary subject |
Psychology Department 12 (Educational Science, Psychology and Educational Research) *Number of places: 10 Contact: Dr. Linda Wirthwein Brief introduction to the complementary subject | Rehabilitation Pedagogy Department 13 (Rehabilitation Sciences) *Number of places: 15 Contact: Dr. Claudia Gottwald Brief introduction to the complementary subject |
Sports Department 16 (Arts and Sports Sciences) Contact: Jürgen Swoboda Brief introduction of the complementary subject | Urban and Regional Sociology in Spatial Planning Department 9 (Spatial Planning) Contact: Prof. Dr. Susanne Frank |
Statistics Department 5 (Statistics) Contact: Hannah Bartmann / Prof. Dr. Philipp Doebler
| ECONOMICS Department 11 (Economics) Contact: Dr. Jessica Donato Brief introduction of the complementary subject |