Student Counseling - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Dr. Britta Szidzik

Oeconomicum, Room 1.147

Tel.: +49 (0)551/39-27197

Office Hours

Wed 12:15–2:00 pm
and by appointment

Annegret Schallmann

Oeconomicum, Room 1.116

Tel.: +49 (0)551/39-27159

Office Hours

Wed 9:00–11:00 am
Thu 3:00–5:00 pm
and by appointment

This is the right place to go for study and examination advice for BA, MA and PhD students at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Here you will find information and support regarding formalities, the structure, content and/or completion of your degree programme.

Information on changing universities, degree programmes and subjects, as well as contact details, can be found here.
Students on the BA Sowi programme should please contact Dr. Stine Marg directly.

📢 Notices

Annegret Schallmann: No office hours on 8 July. Alternative appointments by email. On holiday 19 July–31 July.

Dr. Britta Szidzik: No office hours on 8 and 15 July. Alternatively, I am offering a consultation on Thursday, 9 July, 12:15–2:00 pm; on holiday 23 July–9 August 2026.

Offer for BA students in the Summer Semester 2026:
I will be running the workshop 'Everything at a glance: How do I manage the final phase of my degree?' again on 16 July 2026, 12:15–1:15 pm, Room 1.114, Oec.
Please register directly with Dr. Britta Szidzik.

Information Platform for Students (IPS2)

The Student Information Platform (IPS2) is a customisable, interactive online tool that brings together all the key systems related to your studies (including FlexNow, Stud.IP and UniVZ), allowing you to conveniently plan your current semester and future academic path.

Information on Changing Subjects and Universities

Here you will find all the information on Changing Subjects and Universities.

Study and Examination Regulations and Course Catalogues

Here you will find a collection of (current and older) study and examination regulations, as well as the module lists for the degree programmes at the Faculty of Social Sciences.

	Bachelor's degree programmes	Master's degree programmes
	Ethnology (single major)	Work in Business and Society
	Ethnology (double major)	Educational Science
	Gender Studies (double major)	Ethnology
	Interdisciplinary Studies (single major)	Euroculture
	Modern Intercultural Studies (double major)	Gender Studies
	Political Science (single major)	Global Politics: Structures and Borders
	Political Science (double major)	Master of Education
	Social Sciences (single major)	Modern Indian Studies
	Sociology (single major)	Social Science Diversity Research
	Sociology (double major)	Sociology
	Sports Science (double major)	Sports Sciences with a focus on prevention, rehabilitation and psychosocial health

Information on Key Competences

To further develop your individual profile, you will undertake modules focusing on key competences as part of your degree programme. You can find information on this, as well as the range of interdisciplinary modules available from the Faculty of Social Sciences and the University in general, here. If you need advice on key competences or have questions regarding credit transfer, you can find the relevant contact persons here.

BAföG Information

The Göttingen Studentenwerk is responsible for administering BAföG as a form of student finance and provides all the key information here.

The necessary certificates of entitlement can be generated in FlexNow and then attached to the application. In exceptional cases, BAföG recipients in the Faculty of Social Sciences should please contact Annegret Schallmann.

Forms for the Recognition of Credits and Transfer to a Higher Semester

Forms for the recognition of credits and for transfer to a higher semester can be found here.

Guidance and Documents Relating to the Final Dissertation

Here you will find guidance and documents relating to your final dissertation.

Further Advisory Services

Central advisory services
Here we direct you to university-wide, interdisciplinary advisory services.

Subject-specific academic advising / recognition officers
The subject-specific academic advisers can provide you with information on issues relating to your degree programme. You should also contact them if you have any questions regarding the recognition of subject-specific course credits.

Methodology Advice
The staff at the Methodology Centre will answer your questions regarding quantitative and qualitative social research.

Examinations Office
The staff at the Examinations Office can provide you with information on examination regulations and procedures, on forms, academic records and any issues with FlexNow.

Central Student Advisory Service
The staff here can advise you on all degree programmes at the University of Göttingen.