Incoming studies from abroad

For the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, the presence of international students, and above all the quality of their academic support and socio-cultural integration, is a key indicator of our strength and standing as a teaching and research institution. We are therefore committed not only to promoting international student mobility and increasing the number of incoming students through a broad network of partner universities (for example within the Erasmus+ framework), but also, and especially, to providing high-quality and dedicated academic supervision.

If you are coming from abroad to study economics or social sciences at the University of Potsdam, you will find a wealth of useful information here to help you prepare for your stay. We also recommend consulting our FAQ section and getting in touch with the faculty’s international student tutors, who are happy to support you throughout your time with us.

 

The Welcome Event for all international incoming programme students of the faculty will take place October 5, 2026 at 10.30am in room 3.06.S21 at the Campus Griebnitzsee.

We are very much looking forward to welcoming you in person!

Where can I find the number of ECTS credits of a course I would like to enroll in?

Generally, the number of ECTS credits of a course indicate how many ECTS credits are intended for each module in which the course is available (this is still the case if you only enroll in courses rather than modules). Each course is open to one or multiple modules that are compatible content-wise.

Generally, a course will be 6 ECTS credits on Bachelors’ level and 9 ECTS credits on Master’s level (Social Sciences 6 ECTS credits). You can find the full module catalog in PULS.

Here’s how to get an overview of the ECTS credits:

• Log into PULS
• Under the Course tab, go to “Finding a course“. Here you can also filter to only display courses taught in English, as well as filter courses of each department (For Economics and Social Sciences select the degree program under “Curricula”). Unfortunately, there is currently a technical problem due to which courses taught in English are not listed via this filtering option for some of our study programs. In case you do not find any courses taught in English language for your relevant field of study, please remove the filter ‘Englisch’ for ‘language of instruction’ and have a look at the list of all courses. In the details of the courses, you will find an information about the language of instruction. 
• Once you’ve found a particular course, you can see the Structure Tree with all modules the course is available in. Clicking on the book icon next to the module title will open up the module description. Here you can find the amount of ECTS credits granted. The indication of LP is identical to the number of ECTS credits. The indication of ECTS credits allows international students to orient themselves in regards to their Learning Agreement. The actual earned number of ECTS credits is given in accordance to each lecturer and will be stated on the course completion certificate which you will submit at the International Office by the end of the semester.