A person who studies at or has graduated from a university or other institution of higher education.
Although teaching may be timetabled to start at 10.00 am, it may be a custom on the programme for your teacher to start at 10.15. Note the customs on your programme.
A former student who has studied and completed a degree at the university (also alumnus (male) and alumna (female)).
Campus refers to the physical areas where you attend classes and spend time as a student. You can use AU Find to locate buildings and rooms on campus. If you need access to the buildings outside of opening hours, you can use your student card as a key card. However, it must be activated first. Activate your student ID card here.
Courses will typically be the term for what you previously called a subject in upper secondary education. On some programmes, we also call them subjects, modules, or seminars. The terms will sometimes overlap, so be aware of the language used on your programme. For example, you will find the term "course" in the course catalogue, which is an overview of all the "subjects" offered at AU.
At Aarhus University, there are five main academic fields, known as faculties.
ARTS – The Faculty of Humanities
BSS – The Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
HEALTH – The Faculty of Health Sciences
NAT – The Faculty of Natural Sciences
TECH – The Faculty of Technical Sciences
Each faculty is divided into departments that offer various degree programmes within the overall academic field.
You are no longer in a class, but in a group. If you are on a large programme, there may be several groups in a single year group.
At school you have a teacher. At university, we call them lecturers.
A form of university teaching that largely consists of academic presentations from lecturers and plenary discussions.
At university, you are responsible for your own preparation for lessons, and no one will check whether you have done your homework.
The year is divided into two semesters. The autumn semester runs from September to January and the spring semester runs from February to June. On some programmes, the semester will be divided into modules.
You’re no longer a pupil: you’re a student. This means that you are responsible for your own learning.
Aarhus University has a rich association and club life. Whether you are into sports, theatre or music, there will always be a club or association for you. See the List of associations for something that suits you.
Study groups can take many forms, e.g. reading groups, writing groups, project groups, etc., where you go through texts, make calculations for assignments, or do group assignments and projects together.
You can’t be sure that you will have the same timetable throughout the semester, nor that you will be in the same room. The time and place of classes may change continuously, so remember to keep updated.
