Plan your stay

Please read all information on our website carefully. Make sure to read the FAQ section as well!
Submit your Learning Agreement by the stated deadline so that we can review and approve it.
You will later need to register for the approved courses; we will notify you via email as soon as registration is open.
At the Department of Romance Studies, we are only responsible for academic matters: Learning Agreement, Transcript of Records, etc.
For all administrative, non-academic questions (enrolment, housing, HHU-Card, etc.), please contact the International Office.

Before coming to Düsseldorf, you must submit a Learning Agreement. In this document, you list the courses you plan to take, which will be subject to review and approval by us. Important: You may only choose courses from specific subject areas. Please read the information in the section “Course Choice” below carefully.

If your home university provides its own Learning Agreement form, you are welcome to use it. Otherwise, you can create your Learning Agreement online via the OLA-Portal. Important: Please enter Sonia López (lopez@hhu.de) as the contact person at HHU in the designated contact field.

Tip: It’s best to send your Learning Agreement to us before it is signed by your home university, to avoid any unnecessary changes in advance.

Deadline for submitting the Learning Agreement:

Winter semester: July 30
Summer semester: January 30

Important:

Each semester, you must take at least 2 courses from Romance Studies (Romanistik). Additionally, you may take further courses, but only from the subject areas listed below and only up to the specified number. You can find more information about why this is the case in the section “Learning Agreement” of the FAQ.
In Germany, the course offerings changes every semester, with only a few courses being offered regularly. Therefore, we recommend that you create your Learning Agreement only after the new course catalogue has been published.
Subject areas from which you must or might select courses:

FROM THE “PHILOSOPHISCHEN FAKULTÄT” (FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES):
Institut für Romanistik → Link LSF	As many courses as you want - but at least 2 courses per semester (mandatory) Here you will find seminars in Romance linguistics and literature, as well as language and translation courses (French, Spanish, and Italian). List with courses + ECTS of the Romance Studies (Bachelor + Master) [Document updated on 15.01.2025]
Institut für Germanistik → Link LSF	Maximum of 4 courses per semester Here you will find seminars in Germanic linguistics and literature
Institut für Anglistik → Link LSF	Maximum of 2 courses per semester Here you will find seminars in English linguistics and literature
Profilbildung → Link LSF	As many courses as you want Here you will find courses from various fields that are open to all students The section “Interdisziplinäre Angebote” is especially interesting for Erasmus students
FROM THE “STUDIERENDENAKADEMIE” (STUDENT ACADEMY):
Internationale Studierende → Link LSF	As many courses as you want Here you will find German and English courses for Erasmus students Important: To enrol in these courses, a placement test is required - for further Information see the section “Placements Test…” in the FAQ

Important: Please be aware that academic credits are assessed differently at German universities. In some courses, students may only receive a participation certificate (BN) without a grade. In other courses, students can also take a final exam (AP) and receive a grade. The number of ECTS depends on whether the course is a BN course or an AP course.

ECTS - Romanistik
We have created a list with all courses of Romanistik. This list includes a brief course description and the ECTS for each course. If no final exam is offered for a course, this information is also indicated in the list. List with courses + ECTS of the Romance Studies (Bachelor + Master) [Document updated on 15.01.2025]

ECTS - Other areas
We do not have information about courses and ECTS from other areas. If the course descriptions in the LSF do not provide this information, please check directly with the course lecturer whether it is possible to receive a grade and how many ECTS can be awarded. You may also contact the lecturer by email in advance.

Further information can be found in the sections “ECTS” and “What does … mean?” of the FAQ.

Tip: If you need to submit your Learning Agreement before you have ECTS information for a course, you may leave the respective field blank and change it later under the section “During the mobility” of the Learning Agreement.

In Germany, the course offerings change from semester to semester — some courses are only offered in the winter semester or the summer semester. By default, the LSF only displays courses from the current and past semesters. The courses for the upcoming winter semester are usually published around mid-July, while the courses for the upcoming summer semester are typically released around mid-December.

Link to the course catalogue (LSF)
Here is a guide to using the course catalogue
Important: Please use only the German version, as the English version is incomplete and may contain errors

Further information can be found in the section “Course Catalogue” of the FAQ.

Course registration is only possible shortly before the semester begins (winter semester: from September; summer semester: from March). Please note: you are only allowed to register for courses that have been previously approved by us in your Learning Agreement. The video on the right shows you step-by-step how to register for courses.

Since some courses fill up quickly, we recommend registering early. You will need your University ID (username and password) to register. In the FAQ you can find information about the University ID and what to do if you have not yet received it.

For German and English courses for Erasmus students, registration is only possible after participating in the mandatory placement test. In the FAQ you can find information about the placement tests.

You will likely want to make some changes to your courses: Please submit the Learning Agreement “During the mobility” by the deadline so that we can review and approve it.
You may need to register for the newly selected and approved courses in the LSF.
Towards the end of the semester, you will need to take care of your exams and submit the certificates for the Transcript of Records — further information is provided below.

If you wish to make changes to the courses in your Learning Agreement, please submit the changes by the deadline so that we can review and approve your course selection. The same conditions apply as for the Learning Agreement “Before the mobility”.

Tip: It is better to send the Learning Agreement to us first before having it signed by your home university to avoid unnecessary changes.

Deadline for submitting the Learning Agreement “During the mobility”:

Winter semester: October 30
Summer semester: April 30

In Germany, students are required to register in advance via the student portal for either a participation certificate (BN) or a final exam (AP). Unfortunately, this is currently not possible for Erasmus students due to technical reasons.

Important: Please contact the lecturers of your courses at the beginning of the semester to clarify the following:

What requirements you need to fulfill in order to receive a grade and ECTS credits
That you cannot register online for the exam and will need a proof of performance / certificate ("Schein") at the end of the semester

At the end of your Erasmus stay, we will issue a Transcript of Records listing all the courses you have taken at the University of Düsseldorf. In order to prepare the transcript, we require you to submit the proof of performance / certificates (“Scheine”) for all courses you have attended. We strongly recommend that you ask your lecturers early on to send these certificates directly to you by email to avoid delays.

There is no fixed deadline for submitting your certificates. We will complete your Transcript of Records as soon as we have received all your certificates — even if you are no longer in Düsseldorf at that time.

Please forward your certificates by email to Sonia López
Some lecturers send the certificates directly to S. López; in this case, we will notify you.

Important: Only courses that were pre-approved by us in your Learning Agreement will be included in the Transcript of Records.