Plug-in Modules

This seminar provides hands-on training in prompt engineering and responsible AI management with Large Language Models (LLMs). Students learn practical prompting techniques while exploring ethical and legal implications of AI text generation. Through interactive sessions and real-world exercises, participants develop skills in effective prompting and responsible AI application. The 1.5-hour workshop is taught in English and requires completion of module SOT53404.

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What role do diversity and social inequality play in the development, use and consequences of AI? The module provides skills to analyze the relationship between AI, diversity and social inequality in different areas of society. Core topics include an analysis of the contexts in which AI is produced and the role diversity plays in these contexts; a range of application areas, such as medicine, human resources, predictive policing, social media, in which diversity plays a particular role; and issues of North-South relations and global justice in relation to AI.

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In the module, students deal with the foundations and concepts of the regulation of AI as well as the assessment of the risks and opportunities of AI applications.

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In this seminar, students develop a critical understanding of the impact of machine learning technologies and the responsibility of users in this field.

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This course deals with the basics of societal computing. The focus is on the ethical, social, and cultural implications of data-driven, algorithmic applications. Students will explore human-centered data to uncover patterns, test theories of societal behavior, and reflect on ethical dimensions of data analysis.

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This course combines theory and practice to help students learn about the potential applications of AI to become more effective leaders and team members later on. They will learn about the latest findings from academia and practice on AI in business, AI capabilities, AI bias, and AI interventions, as well as techniques for developing and implementing their own AI use.

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This course focuses on content that often gets overlooked. Whether it's personal development, social skills, or financial knowledge: Participants get important information and practical tips that offer real value for their personal and professional paths.

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The course takes you on an immersive journey into the fascinating world of AI, offering a comprehensive, 360-degree view of the field. Designed to be highly interactive and hands-on, the course is centered around practical applications that have been tested in real-world scenarios.

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Set in a future scenario, students will be confronted with scenes (based on scientific projections) that make clear what circumstances we may live in in the future. In interdisciplinary project teams, students will create a real-life practical solution for a larger societal problem they encounter in these scenarios.

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In the three-month Digital Product School, students learn to build innovative digital products that solve real problems and offer users real added value.

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During the Global Entrepreneurship Summer School (GESS), international students from universities all over the world spend seven days intensively working in teams on global challenges and the question of how these can be solved with the help of social and innovative business ideas. GESS takes place in summer (July until September 2025) and applications will open soon. However, the respective course is part of the winter semester 2025/26, as the final report falls into the winter semester. 

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In this module, students work in interdisciplinary teams to develop entrepreneurial solutions based on a self-chosen challenge with societal relevance. These solutions are also created and analyzed in terms of their impact on our social, economical and environmental systems.

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In five days, students learn to develop innovative, customer-focused and impact-driven business ideas by taking on a partner's challenge in an interdisciplinary team.

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In this course, participants gain insights from the practice of founders and entrepreneurs, and work on their own project to improve self-leadership.

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In this module, comprising a lecture and an exercise, students acquire the basics of German and international business law and learn how to adequately take them into account in business and academic practice.

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This course will challenge the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs to think critically about how their personal values and principles inform the difficult decisions they will have to make as they grow their business.

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In this course, students work on industry-relevant questions of quantum computing and develop a product that they finally pitch to partners from the quantum industry.

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In this course, students explore the internal and external factors that influence the scaling of companies. They will engage with key theories, frameworks, and industry insights while working in project teams to analyze, strategize, and present actionable scaling solutions for a real-world early-stage tech startup.

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Over seven weeks, participants will delve into the basics of quantum technology and explore its business applications through interactive sessions featuring industry experts and physics researchers. This foundational knowledge will also prepare them for a subsequent course they can apply for called “Quantum Entrepreneurship Laboratory”.

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After completing the seminar, students will be able to choose the appropriate legal form for the establishment of a start-up, as well as to identify the appropriate financing method for the foundation. In addition, students are able to understand the essential legal regulations of intellectual property law, product labelling, data protection law and competition law.

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This course offers deep insights into the world of venture capital firms (VCs) and entrepreneurship through guest lectures, workshops, and project work. The course is designed for direct interaction with successful venture capitalists and founders, providing both theoretical knowledge and practical experience.

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This module examines the impact of algorithms on fundamental rights, focusing on principles such as freedom and self-determination, equality and justice, democratic considerations and the rule of law. Students will reflect on the ethical implications and societal impact of algorithms through a variety of case studies and hypothetical scenarios.

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In this module, students explore the core concepts of data ethics, responsible data practices and socially responsible data management in the context of big data, AI, and the role of digitization in society. Using real-life case studies and interactive exercises, they will work on issues of data protection, surveillance, or the ethical use of social data.

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In this module, students will learn the basics of normative and applied ethics as well as responsibility in the professional field of engineering. They will develop competencies for analysing professional, social-normative, and ethical conflicts of goals using models and methods of responsible decision-making. The focus is on the sustainable implementation of responsible innovations, taking into account stakeholders, social acceptance, and ethically responsible coping strategies.

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This module provides basic knowledge of inclusion and exclusion theories as well as theories of social inequality and their social and legal framework conditions. It addresses the construction of normality, deviation, and differences such as disability or gender. It examines diversity as an opportunity for justice and resource management. In addition, a successful approach to diversity and difference in social and political contexts is developed.

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To grow and succeed in studies and beyond, we must be able to learn and adapt behavior, and sometimes, we need to support others in doing so. This module provides the foundation for this: strategies for self-regulated learning, theories on behavioral learning, memory, and especially motivated and self-regulated behavior. Finally, it explores how (learning) environments can be designed to promote behavior change.

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This module offers an interdisciplinary overview of global health challenges in tropical and low-resource settings, focusing on diseases like malaria, hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, and neglected tropical diseases. It examines how cultural, geographical, and environmental factors, along with nutrition and microbiota, influence healthcare outcomes. Practical sessions equip students with essential skills to identify disease vectors and apply diagnostic tools in resource-limited contexts.

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This module consists of two lectures in which the basics of sports law and media law are taught. These include association and club law, liability law in sport, legal aspects of sports contracts, marketing and advertising rights, copyright law, the right to refuse to testify, and basic personal rights, such as the right to the spoken word and the right to one’s own image. Students will also gain insights into sports and media law rulings of the Federal Constitutional Court on sports reporting in various media.

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In this project, students develop and operate an Instagram channel that makes reliable nutrition-related information accessible to a wider public. The topics are based on the students’ interests and are determined during the planning phase. The posts are created in teams of 5 to 7 students, who are accompanied by a lecturer who ensures the scientific quality of the posts.

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This course explores how communication shapes the relationship between politics, media, and citizens in contemporary democracies. It examines how politics is portrayed in the media, how citizens process this information, and the impact of media bias and political ideology on perceptions. Covering topics such as elections, crises, media effects, and AI, the course provides insights into the evolving dynamics of political communication in a rapidly changing world.

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The module provides an introduction to psychology. It will focus on human behavior and the central questions: Why do people act the way they do? Which role does their environment play? How can we study human behavior?

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The module deals with food markets and the marketing of food. The focus is on the development of a communication strategy for a food product and the integration of current scientific literature from the fields of marketing and consumer behavior. The aim of the module is to familiarize students with marketing concepts and the practical implementation of marketing campaigns in the food sector.

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The course is designed to expose students from across the TUM (especially those in the natural sciences and engineering but also students at the TUM School of Health and Medicine and the TUM School of Management) to different ways of thinking systematically about politics and public policy. Students will gain an understanding of the foundational questions of Political Science, acquire knowledge of key concepts, theories, and core methods of political analysis, and learn how to apply some of the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological tools of the social sciences to important contemporary policy questions for science, technology, economy, and democratic societies.

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Science communication and dialog with the public is becoming increasingly important. The aim is not only to make one’s own institution and research visible but also to involve society, explain the mission of science, and ensure trust in science. Communication with the public also sharpens one’s own view of research. In this course, participants learn how to generate attention for scientific content in an increasingly complex media world and communicate it in different formats (podcasts, social media, festivals, etc.). Together with media experts, the participants will develop a new digital manual for format development. It will serve as a guide for implementing their own ideas in formats for specific target groups.

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This interdisciplinary module explores fundamental questions about the nature of mind and cognition through the lens of multiple fields comprising Cognitive Science (Psychology, AI, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Economics, Linguistics, and Anthropology). Each session tackles a compelling question such as “How to build a mind?” or “What makes human cognition unique?”, with insights from researchers across diverse disciplines. The course welcomes students from all academic backgrounds, offering a unique opportunity to explore the varied perspectives that make up modern cognitive science.

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Are you ready to cultivate a sustainable future? Join our CampusAckerdemie at the Knosporus Campusgarden in Freising, where hands-on gardening meets transformative education for sustainable development. Experience fieldwork, inspiring theory, and collaborative projects – Wednesdays from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

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This module introduces students to the challenges and opportunities of sustainability transitions (e.g., in innovation, finance, and development) with a particular emphasis on the rate and direction of technical change and the energy sector. It focuses on the role of public policy in governing these transitions.

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This module explores the history of innovation and mobility policy in the transportation sector from the 19^th century to today, focusing on industrialization, the motor age, and the green transition era. It examines how technological advancements and policy decisions in each era shaped transportation systems, societal impacts, and responses, such as the shift towards car-oriented urban planning in response to 1960s congestion, with consequences experienced up to today.

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At the virtual SDG Campus, students can attend a wide variety of courses related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and technologies that might be helpful to reach them, collect ECTS and earn a certificate.

Detailed information on the program at the SDG Campus