first semester booklets

Every year during OWo, the TEMPO is distributed to chemistry first-year students. While the Yellow Booklet deals with questions that arise before the decision for or against a degree programme, the TEMPO starts one step later and deals with how our chemistry degree programme works in detail.

  • How exactly is the study programme structured? What modules have to be taken in which order?
  • What types of courses and examinations are there?
  • What are my rights and obligations as a student at the TU Darmstadt?
  • What is understood under the terms higher education policy and academic self-administration?
  • Which computer programmes should I get during my studies?
  • How can I network with other chemists?
  • What is the Young Chemists' Forum (JCF)?
  • What does the chemistry student council do?
  • What options do I have for a semester abroad?
  • How do I deal with the fact that my studies are almost exclusively online?
  • What kinds of research are the working groups in the department doing?
  • How can I spend my free time in Darmstadt?
  • What is the University Sports Centre (USZ)?
  • Where can I get more information?

Every year during the OWo, the Survival Guide is distributed to BME first-year students. While the Yellow Booklet deals with questions that arise before deciding whether or not to study, the Survival Guide starts one step later and deals with how our BME degree programme works in detail.

  • How exactly is the study programme structured? What modules have to be taken in which order?
  • What types of courses or examination are there?
  • What is understood under the terms higher education policy and academic self-administration?
  • What infrastructure is available at the TU Darmstadt?
  • How can I network with other BME students?
  • Who or what is the Young Chemists' Forum?
  • What is the iGEM project?
  • Who or what is JuniorGBM?
  • What about housing in Darmstadt and where do I have to register?
  • What can I do in my free time in Darmstadt?
  • Where can I get more information?