2.2 Courses of Study As a rule, these courses can be studied in two phases of 4 semesters each. Below, seminars, lectures and practical courses are classified as Phase I and Phase II courses. In seminars, the emphasis is on the discussion of the topics by all participants. Students are expected to be well prepared for the weekly meetings. Seminars introduce topics, broaden and extend them and make students think about topics for their own scientific research.
Lectures are for listening and taking notes.
They extend the topics of the seminars and put them in a larger context. Between these two types of courses are the practical courses, which at times demand preparation, and at times homework. Here, the emphasis is on practising abilities during the meetings. All courses give students a direction for their own projects. Students should calculate roughly the same amount of time for their private studies as for their courses.