EASP | Facts and Figures

Responsibilities of the 18 members of staff include:

• Primary task: Classes for FAU students, in addition to:
• Half a post dedicated to classes for FAU administrative staff
• Curriculum development for subject-specific courses for students of the School of Law, the Faculty of Sciences, and the Faculty of Engineering
• Designing and conducting UNIcert exams
• Language certificates for DAAD scholarship applicants

On average, the department has approximately 1,300-1,600 students each semester. The distribution of students by faculty is roughly:

Overview of the department’s general and subject-specific course offerings:

To maintain and expand professional, subject-specific course offerings, the department receives additional financial support from the:

• Department of Biology: Half a post (permanent)
• School of Law: Half a post (permanent)
• Department of Mechanical Engineering: Funding for half a post on a semester basis
• Faculty of Engineering: Funding for half a post for fiscal year 2019 and 2020

The department’s courses consistently receive positive student evaluation scores:

[GRAFIK: departmental course evaluations from past 4 semesters]