Registration for courses in the 2025/26 winter semester

Registration for all courses takes place exclusively via the PLUSonline study management system. According to the ranking procedure, you can only register for the waiting list. The allocation of places according to the ranking procedure takes place on TuesdaySeptember 23, 2025.

Registration period for lectures (VO), lectures with tutorials (VU)
Mon, 11.09.2025, from 18.00 – Fri, 30.10.2025, 23.59

Registration period for proseminars (PS):
Thursday, September 8, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to Sunday, September 22, 2025, 11:59 p.m.

Registration period for seminars (KO) and exercises (UE)
Fri, 09/09/2025, from 6:00 p.m. – Sun, 09/22/2025, 11:59 p.m.

Registration period for seminars (SE), internships (PR), and exercises with lectures (UV):
Saturday, September 10, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to Sunday, September 22, 2025, 11:59 p.m.

Please note the staggered times for registering for the individual courses in PLUSonline! The allocation of places according to the ranking procedure will take place on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

Anyone who is registered for a course with continuous assessment (= all courses except lectures/seminars) and does not attend the first session of the course will be deregistered by the course instructor. Students may only deregister themselves during the registration period (September 8 to September 22, 2025). After this period, please contact the secretariat or the respective course instructor.

Admission requirements

ATTENTION: PLUSonline automatically checks whether you fulfill the respective admission requirements when you register for the courses with immanent examinations:

Bachelor

Admission requirement for all courses with the exception of the basic courses (1-3):
The positive completion of the Studies Induction and Orientation Phase (STEOP).

Admission requirements for seminars and Bachelor’s seminars (SE):
Positive completion of modules 1-4; for BA seminars positive completion of modules 1-8 (except KO Reflexion Praxis and SE Forschungsfelder 4).

Admission requirements for courses in Module 4:
Successful completion of Methods 1 is a prerequisite for participation in Methods 2. Participation in Methods 3 (Quantitative Communication Research) requires completion of both Methods 1 and Statistics BA.

Master’s programme

Admission prerequisite for the UE In-depth empirical research:
Positive completion of the module examination (Module 1).

Admission requirements for Module 6 (Master):
Positive completion of the module examination (Module 1) as well as KO Key Texts and VU Statistics MA.

Admission requirements for projects:
Part 1 of the project (UE Project – Part 1) can already be attended in the first semester of the Master’s degree course. The prerequisite for participation in SE Project – Part 3 is the positive completion of Parts 1 and 2.