Program Overview

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University of Hamburg Programs

The University of Hamburg offers a wide range of programs for various fields of study.

Faculties

The university is composed of several faculties, including:

• Fakultät für Rechtswissenschaft (Faculty of Law)
• Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften (Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences)
• Medizinische Fakultät (Medical Faculty)
• Fakultät für Erziehungswissenschaft (Faculty of Education)
• Fakultät für Geisteswissenschaften (Faculty of Humanities)
• Fakultät für Mathematik, Informatik und Naturwissenschaften (Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics, and Natural Sciences)
• Fakultät für Psychologie und Bewegungswissenschaft (Faculty of Psychology and Movement Science)
• University of Hamburg Business School

Services

The university provides various services, including:

• STiNE (student information system)
• Surfmail (email service)
• Exchange (student exchange program)
• KUS-Portal (university portal)
• Lernplattformen (learning platforms)
• Katalogplus (library catalog)
• SharePoint (collaboration platform)

Institutions for Students

The university has several institutions that cater to the needs of students, including:

• Campus-Center (campus center)
• Career-Center (career center)
• PIASTA (student union)
• AStA (general student committee)
• Hochschulsport (university sports)
• Universitätsmusik (university music)
• Familienbüro (family office)
• Sprachenzentrum (language center)
• Allgemeinsprachen (general languages)
• Koordination der Belange von Studierenden mit Beeinträchtigungen (coordination of affairs for students with disabilities)
• Bibliotheken (libraries)
• Healthy Campus (health promotion)

Further Institutions

The university is also home to several further institutions, including:

• Exzellenzcluster CLICCS (Cluster of Excellence for Climate, Climatic Change, and Society)
• Exzellenzcluster CUI (Cluster of Excellence for Cognitive Interaction Technology)
• Exzellenzcluster Quantum Universe (Cluster of Excellence for Quantum Universe)
• Exzellenzcluster Understanding Written Artefacts (Cluster of Excellence for Understanding Written Artefacts)
• Hamburg Research Academy
• Pier Plus
• Hamburger Zentrum für Universitäres Lehren und Lernen (HUL) (Hamburg Center for University Teaching and Learning)
• Hub for Crossdisciplinary Learning (HCL)
• Centrum für Erdsystemforschung und Nachhaltigkeit (CEN) (Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability)
• Museen und Sammlungen (museums and collections)
• Universitätsarchiv (university archive)
• Regionales Rechenzentrum (RRZ) (regional computer center)
• Präsidialverwaltung (presidential administration)
• Transferagentur (transfer agency)
• Unikontor (university shop)

Center for Continuing Education

The Center for Continuing Education (Zentrum für Weiterbildung) offers various programs, including master's degrees, certificates, and courses in fields such as management, law, IT, health, psychology, and communication.

Master's Degrees and Certificates

The center offers master's degrees and certificates in various fields, including:

• Management, leadership, and law
• Health, psychology, and criminology
• Communication, pedagogy, and didactics
• Language, art, and culture

Contact Studies

The center also offers contact studies, which include:

• Programm Wintersemester 2025/26 (winter semester program 2025/26)
• Anmeldung (registration)
• Wegweiser ins Kontaktstudium (guide to contact studies)
• Allgemeine Infos und Termine (general information and dates)
• Infos zum digitalen Studium (information on digital studies)
• Projekte (projects)
• Beratung und Kontakt (advising and contact)
• Interessenvertretung und Förderverein (interest representation and sponsorship association)

Public Lectures

The center hosts public lectures on various topics, including:

• Programm Wintersemester (winter semester program)
• Datenbank Einzelvorträge (database of individual lectures)
• Öffentliche Vorträge organisieren (organizing public lectures)
• Archiv und Historie (archive and history)

Cooperations

The center cooperates with various faculties and institutions, including:

• Fakultäten und Lehrende (faculties and teachers)
• Inhouse-Seminare (in-house seminars)

Program: What Does Journalistic Ethics Mean Today?

The program "What Does Journalistic Ethics Mean Today?" is a digital seminar that explores the challenges of journalistic ethics in the digital age.

Objectives, Content, and Methods

The program aims to investigate the impact of technological change on journalistic ethics, using various examples and case studies. The topics to be covered include:

• Interactions between journalism and politics
• "Constructive" journalism as a means of regaining trust in the media
• User participation and its influence on media discourse
• Automation of news and the potential threat to journalistic autonomy
• Polarizing topics and guidelines for objective reporting

Details

• Veranstaltungsart: digitales Seminar (event type: digital seminar)
• Veranstaltungsnr.: 01.031 (event number: 01.031)
• Termin: Fr 12:15 - 13:45 Uhr (date: Friday, 12:15 - 13:45)
• Zeitraum: 07.11., 21.11., 05.12., 19.12.2025, 09.01.2026 (period: November 7, 2025 - January 9, 2026)
• Veranstaltungsort: Digital AGORA/Zoom (location: Digital AGORA/Zoom)
• Teilnehmerbegrenzung für Kontaktstudierende: 25 (participant limit for contact students: 25)