Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386 on instruction of Pope Urban VI, Heidelberg is Germany's oldest university and one of the world's oldest surviving universities. SEMPER APERTUS (Always open) has been Ruperto Carola's motto since its founding in 1386. Numerous great minds have studied, researched and taught here. Reflecting this spirit of openness, Germany's oldest university has significantly shaped knowledge and society since 1386.

With a long tradition of shaping the future, Heidelberg University sees itself as an internationally oriented research and teaching institution that offers a rich range of subjects and disciplines. It acknowledges its responsibility to humanity, society, and nature and is committed to broadening and harnessing its knowledge and skills, in a spirit of open-mindedness and tolerance toward individuals and ideas, for the benefit of future generations.

The Bachelor’s degree programme in Chemistry with a weighting of 50% is studied in combination with a second Bachelor’s degree programme with a weighting of 50%.

Choosing to complete the degree programme with the Teaching Degree option enables students to study Chemistry in combination with another subject which would be relevant in the teaching profession (visual arts, biology, Chinese, German, English, Evangelical theory, French, geography, history, Greek, computer science, Italian, Jewish religious education, Latin, mathematics, music (cooperation with the University of Mannheim), philosophy/ethics, physics, politics, Russian, Spanish, sport, economics), and prepares students to complete a Master of Education with the aim of teaching in a German secondary school (Gymnasium).

The Interdisciplinary option allows students to study Chemistry in combination with a second scientific subject (biology, geography, computer science, mathematics, physics). The cross-disciplinary elements of the degree programme give students the opportunity to select classes and courses which may be of relevance to their future career, and which may help them fulfil the admission requirements for a subsequent Master’s degree programme. The Bachelor’s degree programme in Chemistry with a weighting of 50% does not legally entitle students to enrol in the consecutive Master’s degree programme in Chemistry.

In both of the instances described above, the first major subject is the subject in which the student writes his or her Bachelor’s thesis. If the student’s other major subject is biology, geography, computer science, mathematics or physics, the Bachelor’s thesis must generally be completed in Chemistry.

The Bachelor’s degree programme in Chemistry with a 50% weighting consists in lectures and courses in inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, safety and hazardous substances, as well as in basic courses in mathematics and physics. At the end of the Bachelor’s degree programme in Chemistry, students sit a final oral examination and complete a Bachelor’s thesis in an area of research relevant to Chemistry.

Since its establishment in 1386, Heidelberg University has produced a wealth of prominent and influential personalities – researchers, teachers and graduates alike. Heidelberg University is Germany’s oldest university and one of the strongest research universities in all of Europe. The successes in both rounds of the Excellence Initiative and in internationally recognised rankings prove that Heidelberg’s excellent reputation and leading role in the scientific community are well deserved. In terms of educating students and promoting promising early-career academics, Heidelberg relies on research-based teaching and an outstanding, well-structured training for doctoral candidates.

Heidelberg University is a comprehensive university, offering the full spectrum of disciplines in the humanities, law and the social sciences alongside the natural and life sciences, including medicine. As a comprehensive university, Heidelberg aims to continue to strengthen the individual disciplines and to further interdisciplinary cooperation, as well as to carry research results over into society and industry.

With its aspiration of connecting traditional academic values with future-oriented scientific concepts in research and teaching, the university is building bridges to the future – Zukunft. Seit 1386.

Mission

Firmly rooted in its history, the University is committed to expanding and disseminating our knowledge about all aspects of humanity and nature through research and education. The University upholds the principle of freedom of research and education, acknowledging its responsibility to humanity, society, and nature.

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