Projektstudium

Projects differ fundamentally from lectures, in which students work individually on material given to them by lecturers. They also go far beyond the traditional seminar.

As part of a project, students expand their knowledge and skills by using their existing knowledge and their own experience to solve a practical problem and learn how to work scientifically.

The results of projects are, for example, evaluations of surveys, public publications, exhibitions or devices. Working on a project is similar to the problem-solving process in later professional practice, trains communicative and methodological skills and thus optimally prepares students for the demands of their profession.

• Group work is often useful for project work in order to be able to work on the topic broadly. Groups of 3 - 8 people are ideal. Self-organization of the group and division of labour are practised here.
• Interdisciplinarity: Interactions between animal husbandry and plant cultivation with additional consideration of the economic and social effects are answered in an interdisciplinary manner.
• Practical relevance is a matter of course when a problem relevant to everyday working life or society is addressed.

Witzenhausen can look back on a thirty-year tradition of project studies. There are annually recurring project topics (operational changeover, event management) and constantly new topics that are linked to current research projects. Current topics can be found here: https://moodle.uni-kassel.de/course/view.php?id=1063

At the beginning of the Bachelor's degree course, students are introduced to project-oriented studies. In addition to attending lectures and seminars, at least one interdisciplinary project must be completed by the time you graduate. In the Master's degree programs, at least one research-oriented project must be completed.