Program Overview

Overview of the Faculty

The Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy is located at the Spiritual Science Center, Beethovenstraße 15, 04107 Leipzig.

Dean and Staff

• Dean: Prof. Dr. Astrid Lorenz
• Dean's Advisor: Barbara Harrmann
• Secretariat: Carola Vater

Institutes and Facilities

The faculty comprises several institutes and facilities, including:

• Faculty central facilities/Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy
• Global and European Studies Institute
• Institute for Communication and Media Studies
• Institute of Cultural Studies
• Institute of Philosophy
• Institute of Political Science
• Institute of Sociology

Project: Supplementary module - giftedness and learning through film

About the Project

The project involves creating a module that deals with selected scenes from the film "Vitus" (2005), which includes important moments in the life of a highly gifted child. The focus is on decisive moments in the child's educational and artistic training, as well as scenes where educators and family members experience challenges in dealing with the child. The goal of the module is to sensitize future teachers to the topic of high giftedness.

Duration

The project ran from November 2017 to September 2019.

Funding

• Funder: Karg Foundation
• Funding Volume: 20,000 euros

Contact Person

• Prof. Dr. Sonja Ganguin (Institute for Communication and Media Studies)
• Dr. Robert Benjamin Biskop, Managing Director of the Association of Promoters and Friends e.V.

Research Areas

The faculty's research areas include, but are not limited to, media competence and acquisition research, with a focus on high giftedness and learning through film.