TUM Skills Excellence Program
The TUM Skills Excellence Program is open for all TUM students who complete their master's degree in the summer semester 2020 or at the beginning of the winter semester 2020/21.
With this program, graduates of TUM Master's programs can continue to develop their specialist knowledge and interdisciplinary skills after graduation. Upon successful completion of the TUM Skills Excellence Program, participants receive a certificate.
TUM Skills Excellence Program in summer semester 2021?
It is currently being discussed whether and to what extent graduates of the TUM Master's programs can also apply for the TUM Skills Excellence Program in the 2021 summer semester. Up-to-date information on this can be found here at the end of January 2021.
The TUM Skills Excellence Program is a structured program for further qualification after obtaining the Master's degree. Students could enroll in the program for up to two additional semesters and earn credits. Upon successful completion of the program they will receive the TUM Skills Excellence Certificate. It was open for all graduates of TUM master’s programs who completed their program in summer semester 2020 or at the beginning of winter semester 2020/21.
In order to get the TUM Skills Excellence Certificate you have to earn a total of 30 credits:
- at least 10 and a maximum of 20 credits from subject-related modules of your previous Master's degree and
- at least 10 and a maximum of 20 credits from modules outside your previous Master's program, such as:
- subject-related modules from other master's programs for in-depth study beyond your own master's program, for example from Data Science, Robotics or AI
- modules from the humanities and social sciences, behavioral sciences or economics or
- interdisciplinary modules, for example from TUMentrepreneurship, courses WTG@MCTS, EuroTech Challenges or the TUM Language Center. If modules from the extra- and cross-disciplinary TUM-wide offers are to be included, they must comprise a combined total of at least 5 credits.
If you have completed these credits, you can apply for the TUM Skills Excellence Certificate at the student office of your faculty or school. The TUM Skills Excellence Certificate is then issued by the TUM Center for Study and Teaching - Central Examination Office.
With general questions about the program, please contact the TUM Center for Study and Teaching – Student Advising and Student Information. If you have any questions about the composition or content of the modules, please contact the departmental student academic advisor in the responsible school or faculty directly.
Modules that can be taken
The modules of TUM listed below are especially suitetd for the participants of the TUM Skills Excellence Program. However, they represent only a selection of possible modules outside the previous Master's program.
Some of the modules may have specific professional requirements for participation; these can be found in the module description. In addition, places for participants in the TUM Skills Excellence Program may be limited in some modules.
An overview of the modules of your previous Master's program can be found in the corresponding module catalog.
The following modules are particularly suited for the non-subject-related area of the TUM Skills Excellence Program:
| Module Title | Module Number | TUMonline Link | Course Type | Duration | Credits |
| Ringvorlesung TUM.wood | AR30317 | Modulbeschreibung | Lecture | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
With our individual workshops, we offer you a diverse range of opportunities to increase your interdisciplinary skills with the focus on “Key competencies for the start of your professional life”.
By actively participating in the Master Soft Skills Workshops you will receive the 2 ECTS as required. For this purpose you will attend one workshop each (0.5 ECTS each) in the areas of social competence (SOK), self-competence (SEK), methodological competence (MEK) and the individual focus (ISP). It is important to cover all four areas. More Information
| Titel des Moduls | Modulnummer | TUMonline-Link zum Modul | Format | Dauer |
| Business Knigge – fit in Etiquette | LV0000002412 | module description | moodle course | 1 semester |
| Effectful Presentations Online | LV0000005014 | module description | online hybrid course | 1 semester |
| Emotionale Intelligenz – Emotionen wahrnehmen, verstehen und steuern | LV0000006183 | module description | online hybrid course | 1 semester |
| Kommunikation und Konfliktlösung – schwierige Gespräche erfolgreich führen | LV0000006414 | module description | online hybrid course | 1 semester |
| Meetings effektiv leiten – so führst du deine Meetings zum Erfolg | LV0000005587 | module description | moodle course | 1 semester |
| Selbstmanagement in der Krise – so bleibst du motiviert und produktiv | LV0000006576 | module description | moodle course | 1 semester |
| Think outside the box – bewusster Umgang mit Stereotypen | LV0000005685 | module description | online hybrid course | 1 semester |
| Virtuelle Teamarbeit | LV0000007175 | module description | moodle course | 1 semester |
| Module Title | Module Number | TUMonline Link | Course Type | Duration | Credits |
| Arts meet Technology: Von Umweltheldinnen und Technikgöttern | CLA21901 | Modulbeschreibung | workshop | 1 semester | 2 ECTS |
| Böse Dinge? | CLA30720 | Modulbeschreibung | seminar | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Cognitive Science: Einführung in ein interdisziplinäres Forschungsprogramm | ED0145 | Modulbeschreibung | seminar | 2 semester | 5 ECTS |
| Communication and Facilitation in Project Teams | CLA10555 | Modulbeschreibung | project | 1 semester | 1 ECTS |
| Core Topic: Responsible Research & Innovation | MCTS0056 | Modulbeschreibung | seminar | 1 semester | 5 ECTS |
| Corona-Herausforderungen für die Wissenschaftskommunikation | ED0218 | Modulbeschreibung | seminar | 1 semester | 5 ECTS |
| Entering Virtual Museum Worlds via the Dark Side of Science Communication | CLA32400 | Modulbeschreibung | project | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Ethics of Responsibility: An Introduction to Applied Ethics | ED0147 | Modulbeschreibung | seminar | 1 semester | 5 ECTS |
| Ethics of Responsibility: Current Areas of Application | CLA90522 | Modulbeschreibung | seminar | 1 semester | 5 ECTS |
| Geschichte der Technik | ED0126 | Modulbeschreibung | lecture, exercise course | 1 semester | 4 ECTS |
| Global Diversity | CLA20710 | Modulbeschreibung | workshop | 1 semester | 2 ECTS |
| Looking at People Looking at the World | ED0415 | Modulbeschreibung | seminar | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Macht uns Umweltzerstörung krank? Warum Umweltschutz gleich Gesundheitsschutz ist | CLA31900 | Modulbeschreibung | lecture, exercise course | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Menschenrechte in der Gegenwart | CLA20234 | Modulbeschreibung | workshop | 1 semester | 2 ECTS |
| Mensch, Maschine und Interaktion | CLA21115 | Modulbeschreibung | seminar | 1 semester | 2 ECTS |
| Moderation – How to Guarantee Efficient Communication within Groups | MCTS0036 | Modulbeschreibung | workshop | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Mozarts Zauberflöte | CLA90211 | Modulbeschreibung | seminar | 1 semester | 2 ECTS |
| Politics, Innovation, and Risks in the Oil & Gas Industry; Industry and Innovation: An Introduction into Concepts and Cases | MCTS0042 | Modulbeschreibung | seminar | 1 semester | 5 ECTS |
| Technikgeschichte des Essens in der globalisierten Gesellschaft | ED0087 | Modulbeschreibung | lecture, exercise course | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Technikphilosophie | ED0140 | Modulbeschreibung | seminar | 1 semester | 5 ECTS |
| Theorie und Praxis der Zukunftsforschung | CLA30221 | Modulbeschreibung | workshop | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| The Value of Privacy | CLA20420 | Modulbeschreibung | seminar | 1 semester | 2 ECTS |
| Umweltchemikalien und ökologische Gerechtigkeit | CLA30621 | Modulbeschreibung | seminar | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Verhandlungsführung | CLA10445 | Modulbeschreibung | workshop | 1 Semester | 1 ECTS |
| Wissenschaft kommunizieren | ED0218 | Modulbeschreibung | seminar | 1 semester | 5 ECTS |
| Module Title | Module Number | TUMonline Link | Course Type | Duration | Credits |
| Neutrinos and Societal Applications | PH2305 | module desciption | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 5 ECTS |
| Module Title | Module Number | TUMonline Link | Course Type | Duration | Credits |
| A Primer on Political Decision-making for Engineers | POL61501 | module description | seminar | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| From Liberation to Turmoil: Political Consequences of Information and Communication Technologies | POL66000 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Module Title | Module Number | TUMonline Link | Course Type | Duration | Credits |
| Advanced International Experience | WI001181 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
Advanced Topic Marketing, Strategy & Leadership: Management in Times of Corona, Recession and Crises (CRC) | WIB17780 | module description | seminar | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Betriebswirtschaftslehre für Naturwissenschaftler | WI000295 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Business Intelligence and Reporting | WI001207 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Controlling | WI001083 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Cost Accounting | WI001057_E | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Design your life & career: Worauf es in Beruf, Karriere und Leben wirklich ankommt | module number to follow | module description to follow | seminar | 1 semester | Credits to follow |
| Grundlagen und internationale Aspekte der Unternehmensführung | WI001028 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Kostenrechnung | WI001057 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Management Accounting | WI000233 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Organisation und Führung | WI000337 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 Semester | 5 ECTS |
| Principles of Economics | WI001056_1 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Projektmanagement 5.0: Erfolgreiche Führung und Koordination von Projekten | module number to follow | module description to follow | seminar | 1 semester | Credits to follow |
| The next chapter of the finance and insure tech industry | module number to follow | module description to follow | seminar | 1 semester | Credits to follow |
| Value-based Management | WI000234 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| What’s hot, new, and true in Management: Journals, blogs, podcasts | module number to follow | module description to follow | seminar | 1 semester | Credits to follow |
| Module Title | Module Number | TUMonline Link | Course Type | Duration | Credits |
| Gesellschaft und Kommunikation | SG120022 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Psychologische und pädagogische Basiskompetenz | SG120021 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
Courses of TUM's Language Center can also be taken within the TUM Skills Excellence Program. You can find all information about the courses offered and how to register for them on the Language Center website.
| Module Title | Link to the Offer | Course Type | Duration | Credits |
| Business Plan Advanced Seminar | module description | seminar | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Business Plan Basic Seminar | module description | seminar | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Innovative Entrepreneurs | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Tech Challenge | module description | seminar | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Technology Entrepreneurship Lab | module description | seminar | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Think. Make. Start. | module description | block seminar | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Venture Capital Lab | module description | seminar | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
The following modules are particularly suited for the subject-related area of the TUM Skills Excellence Program:
| Module Title | Module Number | TUMonline Link | Course Type | Duration | Credits |
| Bauen mit Geokunststoffen für Bauingenieure | BV120006 | module description | lecture, colloquium | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Baupraktische Untersuchungen | BV320013 | module description | lecture, seminar | 2 semesters | 3 ECTS |
| Bodendynamik und geotechnisches Erdbebeningenieurwesen | BGU50009 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Discrete Choice Methods for Transportation Systems Analysis | BGU70004 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Einführung in die Finite Elemente Methode | BV320010 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Erd- und Dammbau | BV120003 | module description | lecture, colloquium | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Erfahrungen aus der Tunnelbaupraxis | BGU50015 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Finite Elemente Methode 1 | BV320016 | module description | lecture, simulation, colloquium | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Finite Elemente Methode 2 | BGU32026 | module description | lecture, colloquium | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Flächentragwerke | BGU32033 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 2 semesters | 6 ECTS |
| Fortgeschrittene Boden- und Felsmechanik | BGU50014 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Geotechnische Fragestellungen im Umweltingenieurwesen | BGU50008 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Gerüstbau | BV420008 | module description | lecture | 2 semesters | 3 ECTS |
| Grundbau und Bodenmeachnik Ergänzungsmodul | BV500006 | module description | exercise module | 1 semester | 5 ECTS |
| Grundwassermanagement und nachhaltige Materialverwendung in der Geotechnik | BGU50007 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Ingenieurgeologische und geotechnische Aspekte des Tunnelbaus | BGU50013 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Isogeometrische Analyse und Entwurf von Strukturen | BV320007 | module description | lecture, colloquium | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Konstruieren mit Aluminium | BV100003 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Konstruktiver Glasbau | BV420004 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Mathematical Methods for Uncertainty Quantification in Hydrology | BGU54027 | module description | lecture, project seminar | 1 semester | 9 ECTS |
| Mechanik ungesättigter Böden | BV500003 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Membran-Workshop | BV010011 | module description | lecture, colloquium | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Modellbildung in der Baustatik | BV320006 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Nachhaltigkeit in Architektur, Stadt und Landschaft | BV620029 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Nichtlineare Finite Elemente Methode | BGU32029 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Optimisation for Transportation Systems | BGU70003 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Planung im Tunnelbau | BGU50016 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Ringvorlesung TUM.wood | AR30317 | Modulbeschreibung | vorlesung | 1 Semester | 3 ECTS |
| Schweißtechnik | BV420007 | module description | lecture | 2 semesters | 6 ECTS |
| Special Topics on Model Calibration | BGU70007 | module description | project | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Spezialtiefbau und Felsbau | BGU50017 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Statik Ergänzungsmodul | BV000032 | module description | lecture, seminar | 1 semester | 5 ECTS |
| Statistical Learning and Data Analytics for Transportation Systems | BGU70006 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Strukturoptimierung | BV010023 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Tunnelbau | BV000045 | module description | lecture, colloquium | 1 semester | 4 ECTS |
| Uncertainty Quantification in Hydrology | BGU54024 | module description | seminar | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Verbundhoch- und -brückenbau | BGU42014T2 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Weiterführende Themen der Finite Elemente Methode | BV010010 | module description | lecture, seminar, colloquium | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Windingenieurwesen | BGU32025 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Module Title | Module Number | TUMonline Link | Course Type | Duration | Credits |
| Gesellschaft und Kommunikation | SG120022 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Psychologische und pädagogische Basiskompetenz | SG120021 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
In addition, you can take part in virtual courses offered by other universities:
| Module Title | Area of Study | Link to the Offer | Course Type | Duration | Credits |
| Blue Engineering | Engineering | module description | seminar | 03.11.2020–16.02.2021 | 6 ECTS |
| Module Title | Area of Study | Link to the Offer | Course Type | Duration | Credits |
| Diversity als angewandtes Konzept in Wissenschaft und Organisationen | Key Qualifcation: Gender Competence | VHB course program | seminar | 1 semester | 3/6 ECTS |
| Einführung in die Public Relations | Economics | VHB course program | lecture | 1 semester | 5 ECTS |
| Ethik der digitalen Kommunikation | Communication and Media Studiens | VHB course program | seminar | 1 semester | 5 ECTS |
| Gender Studies | Key Qualifcation: Gender Competence | VHB course program | seminar | 1 semester | 3/6 ECTS |
| Landeskunde China 1 | Humanities and Cultural Sciences | VHB course program | seminar | 1 semester | 4 ECTS |
| Landeskunde China 2 | Humanities and Cultural Sciences | VHB course program | seminar | 1 semester | 4 ECTS |
| Machine Learning for Engineers 1 | Engineering | VHB course program | lecture | 1 semester | 5 ECTS |
| SAP-Geschäftsprozess: Logistik-Überblick, Produktion und Customizing | Information Systems | VHB course program | lecture | 1 semester | 5 ECTS |
| SAP-Grundlagen: Geschäftsprozesse zu Einkauf und Vertrieb | Information Systems | VHB course program | lecture | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| SAP-Programmierung 1: ABAP Grundlagen | Information Systems | VHB course program | lecture | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| SAP-Programmierung 2: ABAP Objects + Dialoge | Information Systems | VHB course program | lecture | 1 semester | 5 ECTS |
| Vertragsgestaltung und Vertragsmanagement | Key Qualification: Methodological Skills | VHB course program | seminar | 1 semester | 5 ECTS |
Unfortunately, the courses cannot be linked directly. You can search for them in the VHB course program by filtering by area of study.
Listings are continuously updated and supplemented. If you want to take modules within the TUM Skills Excellence Program that are not included in this overview, please contact the person responsible for the module directly.
The Administrative Rules Governing the TUM Skills Excellence Program will be published here shortly. The German version can already be found here.
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