The course is taught in ENGLISH.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Recognize culture as a complex construct and anticipate the influence of cultural differences across various areas of life.
• Demonstrate awareness of their own cultural background and reflect on personal preferences and experiences in diverse contexts.
• Critically examine stereotypes and biases, and challenge preconceived notions and representations of other cultures.
• Analyze intercultural interactions and communication processes by considering multiple influencing factors, and develop effective, context-sensitive strategies for dialogue and problem-solving.
• Develop a higher level of empathy, reflective capacity, tolerance for ambiguity, and the ability to engage with diversity through experiential activities such as role plays, simulations, and collaborative projects, and apply these skills effectively in intercultural contexts.
• Demonstrate awareness of cultural adaptation processes, reflect on their own experiences, and formulate coping and adjustment strategies.
• Use narrative interviews as a data collection method and analyze them.
• Engage with the experiences of international students by conducting interviews with them, actively reflect on the challenges of navigating a new cultural and academic environment, and utilize the international campus community as a resource to foster intercultural competence ('internationalization at home').

Attendance is mandatory in at least 80% of in-class sessions. Absence is to be agreed upon in advance and has to be compensated for with an academic paper or equivalent task.​

You will receive further details from your course instructors at the start of the course.

The course will involve interactive teaching methods, including cultural simulations, group discussions and presentations.

The assessment of the course will include the following components:

• Class participation (20%)
• Group assignment, incl. oral presentation and written report (40%)
• Individual written assignment (40%)

Grading key (points/percent)

• 90 - 100   Sehr gut (1 - Excellent)
• 80 - 89     Gut (2 - Good)
• 70 - 79     Befriedigend (3 - Satisfactory)
• 60 - 69     Genügend (4 - Sufficient)
• < 60         Nicht genügend (5 - Fail)

You will be informed about the assessment details and criteria during the course.

This course is open to students who would like to acquire Global Mindset credits.

PLEASE NOTE: Waiting list registration applies to this course.

This means you first sign up for the waiting list within the specified time frame. The number of places in the course is set to "0" during this time - this does not mean that the course is booked out at that moment. Places will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.

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