Do you need to complete an internship before starting your studies? Are there mandatory internships?

For the degree programs Industrial Engineering and Management and Mechanical Engineering, a mandatory, at least six-week internship must be completed before the start of the program: department.mb.tf.fau.de/studium/internship_office.

There are no mandatory internships for any other degree programs.

For teaching degrees, we recommend completing the orientation internship before starting your studies: zfl.fau.de/education-studium/lehramt-nach-themen/praktika-im-lehramt.

Students in cooperative degree programs can have the module “study-related internship” (5 ECTS) in Business and Economics and Socioeconomics (School of Business, Economics, and Society) credited to their degree simply by presenting their contract.