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]