Student Academic Advisory Service

If you have any questions about the individual subjects offered by the Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences, or if you have specific queries regarding topics within the various specialisms during your studies, you are welcome to contact the relevant academic advisers at any time. Please note the office hours of the respective advisers.

You will often be asked to send your academic transcript as a PDF file before your appointment to ensure you receive the best possible advice. You can access this as follows:

Log in to your student account via E.L.V.I.S. and open ‘My Grades’ or ‘My Student Account’. There you can access the access your academic transcript. It is essential that you tick the box next to “Show all’ . You can then use the print function (Ctrl+P) to select, for example, the ‘Microsoft Print to PDF’ or ‘Adobe PDF’ printer, so that you can save the academic transcript as a PDF and send it.

For general enquiries about your studies (e.g. regarding re-registration, standard duration of study, leave of absence semesters, etc.), please contact the student advice and counselling service. You can find contact details and addresses under the university’s central advisory services(“Contact Department 1: Registrar's Office”).

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Any questions?

Before you contact our advisory service, you will also find a number of answers to frequently asked questions in our FAQs .

Bachelor Studies

Subject-specific and interdisciplinary advice for BA degree programmes

  • International Relations (Major)
  • Management ( minor)
  • Law (Major/Minor)
  • Social Sciences (Major/Minor)
  • Economics ( Major/Minor)

including, amongst others, the following topics:

  • Study interests; course catalogue at the Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences
  • Course content and specialisations within the respective degree programmes
  • Course structure
  • Enquiries regarding examination regulations
  • Preliminary discussion of learning agreements
  • Recognition of academic achievements
Jan-Philip Seitz
Jan-Philip Seitz
BA Student Advisor
(Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences)
C03 – teaching building 1 / 0142
Office hours
- Flexible by arrangement via email -

Please briefly describe your request in advance and attach your study report (ELVIS) and a current certificate of enrolment.

Master Studies

Legal Studies

Subject advice and counselling Master Economics, Law and Social Sciences – Law concentration
(Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences)
C03 – teaching building 1 / Raum 0209
Office hours
by appointment via the secretariat
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Social Science

Student Advisory Service Master of Political Science - Social Sciences
(Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences)
C03 – teaching building 1 / Raum 0163
Office hours
Mondays 3-4 p.m. after registration by e-mail with key words (e.g. discuss internship); during the lecture-free period only by appointment by e-mail
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Economics

Academic advisor: Master's in Economics
(Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences)
C03 – teaching building 1 / Room 0068
Office hours
by appointment
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Democracy and Economics

Academic advisor: Master's program in Democracy and Economics
(Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences)
C03 – teaching building 1 / Room 0068
Office hours
by appointment
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