TUM Skills Excellence Program
The TUM Skills Excellence Program is open for all TUM students who complete their master's degree no later than the beginning of the summer semester 2021.
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.
The TUM Skills Excellence Program is a structured program for further qualification after obtaining the Master's degree. Students can 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.2020/21. Participation is open to graduates of TUM Master's programs who completed their studies in the winter semester 2020/21 or at the beginning of the summer semester 2021 (i.e. before 14.05.2021).
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.
Additional credits earned in the master’s examination may be applied to the TUM Skills Excellence Program in a maximum amount of 15 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 (Download: Application for the Certificate, PDF 0.6MB). The TUM Skills Excellence Certificate is only issued upon request.
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.
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Residence status of participants in the TUM Skills Excellence Program
For international participants in TUM Skills Excellence Program in the summer semester, no extension of the student residence permit is possible. Instead, the 18-month residence permit for job-seeking begins on the date of issue of the final documents of the completed master's program.
Modules that can be taken in summer semester 2021
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 | Link to Module | Course Type | Duration | Credits |
| Lernen von Daten und Lineare Algebra | module description | lecture, exercise course, practical course | block course 22.03.2020 – 01.04.2020 | 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
| Module Title | Module Number | Module Description | Course Type | Duration |
| Business Knigge – fit in Etiquette | LV0000002412 | module description | moodle course | 1 semester |
| Powerful Presentations – creating a lasting impression | 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 |
| Module Title | Module Number | TUMonline Link | Course Type | Duration | Credits |
| Rollenbilder in "The Big Bang Theory": Können Stereotype unsere Karriere beeinflussen? | PH8120 | module desciption | seminar | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Module Title | Module Number | TUMonline Link | Course Type | Duration | Credits |
| Civil Society and Technological Change | POL62100 | module description | seminar | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Energiewende in Deutschland und Europa | POL23400 | module description | seminar | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Module Title | Module Number | TUMonline Link | Course Type | Duration | Credits |
| Advanced Topics Marketing, Strategy & Leadership: Leadership and Strategy in the 21st Century | WI001231 | module description | seminar | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Applied Strategy and Organization: Corporate internationalization strategies amd transformation through digitization | WI001111 | module description to follow | seminar | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Applied Strategy and Organization: Strategy in the Global Market Place | WI001111 | module description to follow | seminar | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Behavioral Economics Meet Real World Challenges. A project rally | WI001284 | module description | seminar | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Business Intelligence and Reporting | WI001207 | module description | lecture, exercise course | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Controlling | WI001083 | modeule description | lecture | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Cost Accounting | WI001057_E | module description | lecture, exercise course | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Design Your Life & Career: Worauf es in Beruf, Karriere und Leben wirklich ankommt | WI001245 | module description | seminar | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Grundlagen der Unternehmensführung | WI001161 | module description | lecture, exercise course | 1 semester | 5 ECTS |
| Kostenrechnung | WI001057 | module description | lecture, exercise course | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Management Accounting | WI000233 | module description | lecture, exercise course | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Praktische Einblicke in die Managementberatung | WIB17006 | module description | seminar | 1 semester | credits to follow |
| Value-based Management | WI000234 | module description | lecture, exercise course | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| What´s Cooking? Founding start-ups and unicorns in real time in one semester | WI001278 | module description | seminar | 1 semester | 12 ECTS |
| What´s Hot, New, and True in Management: Journals, blogs, podcasts | WI001244 | module description to follow | seminar | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Module Title | Module Number | TUMonline Link | Course Type | Duration | Credits |
| Diversität und Inklusion | SG160032 | module description | lecture, blended learning | 1 semester | 7 ECTS |
| Gesundheitssysteme | SG160033 | module description | lecture, blended learning | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| 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 |
The following modules are particularly suited for the subject-related area of the TUM Skills Excellence Program:
| Anwendung einer Lebenszyklusanalyse für Bauingenieurwesen | BGU62059 | module description | seminar | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| 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 |
| Baupraktische Untersuchungen 2 | BV010013 | module description | lecture, seminar | 2 semesters | 1,5 ECTS |
| Bodendynamik und geotechnisches Erdbebeningenieurwesen | BGU50009 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Erneuerbare Energieversorgung von Gebäuden | BGU62052 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 6 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 | BGU32028 | module description | lecture, simulation | 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 |
| Grundlagen nachhaltigen Bauens | BV620007 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Grundwassermanagement und nachhaltige Materialverwendung in der Geotechnik | BGU50007 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Isogeometrische Analyse und Entwurf von Strukturen | BV320007 | module description | lecture, colloquium | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Mathematische Methoden zur Unsicherheitsquantifizierung in der Hydrologie | BGU54027 | module description | MOOC, 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 |
| Nichtlineare Finite Elemente Methode | BGU32029 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Schalentheorie | BV320002 | module description | lecture | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
| Spezialtiefbau und Felsbau | BGU50017 | module description | lecture, exercise module | 1 semester | 6 ECTS |
| Tunnelbau | BV000045 | module description | lecture, colloquium | 1 semester | 4 ECTS |
| Weiterführende Themen der Finite Elemente Methode | BV010010 | module description | lecture, seminar, colloquium | 1 semester | 3 ECTS |
In addition, you can take part in virtual courses offered by other universities:
Courses offered by the Virtuelle Hochschule Bayern (vhb) can also be credited for the TUM Skills Excellence Program. An overview of the classes offered can be found on the vhb pages.
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.
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