05-MCM-GS General Studies (bis SoSe 2025)

Programming: The students learn how to use the programming language Python to read, process, plot and analyse data.


General studies compulsory course: The students have the free choice among several courses which will be announced on the website together with the regular study program. Typically this will be language courses or classes in management, business, philosophy, or art. Unfortunately, possible costs for certain classes are not covered and have to be paid by the students.

The students will be able to program helpful tools for basic data analysis and data science, which can be applied to homework problems as well as research projects.

Course Type 1: Lecture, Exercise (L+E) 2.0 SWS ( 28.0 h)

Course Type 2: Lecture (L) 2.0 SWS ( 28.0 h)

Tutorial(s): -

56.0 h presence time
77.0 h self-study
47.0 h exam workload

180 h total workload

partial exam

exam elements: 1
SL: 1

100 % assignment

Programming assignment (graded).
General Studies course: study performance.

There is no specific literature for the programming course.
Literature in the general studies course might be recommended in the respective class.

All students will get a programming assignment (programming project).