Curriculum Development - Dr. Matthias Catón

Frankfurt School’s BSc Advanced Study Phase gets new time structure

15 October 202210 February 2017 by Matthias Catón

From spring 2018 onward, two things will change for the Advanced Study Phase (that is, semesters 6 and 7) of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Frankfurt School. First, we will introduce a structure of four quarters, which means that we will divide each semester into two quarters with seven or eight weeks …

A broad choice of subjects: the Advanced Study Phase of the Bachelor of Science

15 October 20225 November 2015 by Matthias Catón

When we introduced the new Advanced Study Phase of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration two years ago we had one major goal: we wanted to create a structure that was flexible enough to offer students as much choice as possible. We should be able to introduce new modules based on student requests and …

A new curriculum for the Frankfurt School Bachelor of Science

15 October 20229 August 2015 by Matthias Catón

We’ve overhauled the first four semesters of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. The most noticeable difference is that the core curriculum was strengthened and is now more visible. The core curriculum consists of twelve modules that we teach across all concentrations. This is the foundation of all knowledge that we facilitate in our …

A Great Start to University: Welcoming the 2014 Undergraduate Cohort at Frankfurt School

15 October 20221 October 2014 by Matthias Catón

For most people, starting university is beginning a new phase in life. A different environment, for many a different city. Excitement mingles with fear. Therefore it is really important how universities structure their on-boarding process. At most public universities in Germany there is simply no such thing. But Frankfurt School of Finance & Management is, of course, different.

All-new introduction week for incoming Frankfurt School Bachelor students

15 October 202212 December 2013 by Matthias Catón

Frankfurt School Bachelor students at the high-rope course in Darmstadt

This year we tried out something new for the introduction week in three of our undergraduate programs. Students of the Bachelor in International Business Administration, Business Administration and Management, Philosophy & Economics went to the nearby city of Darmstadt for two and a half days to “Get Ready for the Frankfurt School Experience”, as we called the workshop.

Undergraduates train leadership skills in second round of “Creative Complexity”

15 October 202225 November 2013 by Matthias Catón

Students during the Creative Complexity workshop in Heidelberg

In August, our pilot project “Creative Complexity” at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management went into its second round with the 2012 cohort. The project’s aim is to try new formats and topics for the undergraduate programs to prepare students better for the leadership challenges ahead of them.
This time we went to Heidelberg. In five days we covered three modules with very different topics.

New Advanced Study Phase for Frankfurt School’s Undergraduate Business Programs

15 October 202214 September 2013 by Matthias Catón

We have completely overhauled the structure and the contents of the Bachelor advanced study phase at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, that is, the last two semesters of the programs. In a nutshell, undergraduate students in our seven different business and management programs now have a vastly broader choice of topics, they have more freedom when selecting courses and classes will be in English by default.

“Creative Complexity” project starts next week

20 August 202316 February 2013 by Matthias Catón

Next week will be the first workshop block of our “Creative Complexity” pilot project. I will go with 17 students from the 2012 Bachelor cohort at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management to Maria Rosenberg, a conference center at a traditional place of pilgrimage about an hour and a half drive Southwest of Frankfurt.

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