Welcome to the Black Forest! - Hochschule Furtwangen

Today Tuttlingen has many businesses and considerable industry, especially in
the field of medical equipment. It is the home of more than 300 surgical
equipment companies, including Aesculap, Karl Storz GmbH, and KLS Martin.
Fifty percent of the world‘s surgical equipment is manufactured there. Since the
town has 35,000 residents, you can imagine the extent to which surgical
instruments dominate the culture here.
2.4 The Institution and its Academic Programs
Currently, about 4,600 students are enrolled at HFU. There are 8 different
academic departments offering 35 different programs.
The academic programs are structured in semester hours per week
(Semesterwochenstunde = SWS). One semester hour per week equals a lecture
of 45 minutes for the duration of one semester. One semester usually consists of
about 15 weeks.
2.5 Structure of the Degree Programs
Bachelor programs consist of seven semesters including a semester spent as
an intern in a company.
7th semester + Thesis
6th semester - recommended study
abroad semester
5th semester - internship
4th semester
3rd semester
2nd semester
1st semester
Master programs consist of three semesters.
3rd semester + Thesis
2nd semester
1st semester
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