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ATTENTION: The process is changing starting this cycle. Please note the new rules for submitting retroactive opening requests below. Requests not submitted in accordance with the requirements will not be considered.   

Courses that have been approved for retroactive opening are published in the table below.

The regular assignment to modules of all courses offered at the faculty is done in the course of curriculum planning. However, at the beginning of each semester, students have the possibility to request that courses offered at the faculty are opened for additional modules.

Please note that requests for the opening of courses are only possible for courses offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences. 

Please note the special rules for MA Political Theory students (at the end of this page).

Application and procedure

Applications for the retroactive opening of courses for further modules pass through a multi-stage procedure:

1. Students complete the form (see below), which is made available for download in good time before the start of the semester, stating their reasons in relation to course content for requesting that the course be opened. 
2. Students present this form to the lecturer of the course concerned, on which he/she notes his/her decision regarding content. Alternatively, the lecturer can notify the students of his/her consent by e-mail. Please submit the e-mail as a PDF file with the the completed form.
3. Upload your completed form between April 7 and April 21, 2025 . After the deadline, the dean's office reviews the requests and forwards them to the program director for review. Note: The upload is done via an OLAT group. 
4. Once the program directors have completed their review, the approved retroactive openings will be posted on this page and entered into LSF.

When submitting your application, please check whether the course type of the course to be opened meets the requirements of the desired module. 

MA Political Theory students can apply for the opening of courses offered by other faculties and/or have these recognised:  

1. The retroactive opening of courses in Philosophy (offered by the Faculty of Philosophy and History of ¿´Æ¬Èí¼þ) Frankfurt can be requested using the Form for the Retroactive Opening of Courses
2. Courses which are not offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences or the Faculty of Philosophy and History (at ¿´Æ¬Èí¼þ Frankfurt) or the Department of History and Social Sciences at TU Darmstadt can be recognised individually. For this, an application for recognition must be submitted to the Examination Committee. Please note that this procedure only provides for recognition for the individual applicant. You can find the application in the downloadcenter of MA Political Theory.