English for Specific Purposes

Most Bachelor and Master degree programmes at Mittweida University contain (compulsory/obligatory or selective) courses or full modules for the purpose of learning English for Specific Purposes (ESP, e.g. Business English).

Check the curriculum (Studienablaufplan) of your study/degree programme (Studiengang) to learn whether and/or in which semester you are expected to complete any ESP courses.

All compulsory or selective ESP courses are scheduled by the scheduling office and thus will automatically be included in your semester/term schedule.

To find out about this semester's course dates/times and rooms, please contact the respective course instructor listed below.

A list of the current course vacancies can be found here.

For the course descriptions, please click the course titles below.

WINTER SEMESTER 2024/2025

Industrial Engineering

Course titleCompulsory/ elective for...45-min. units per weekCourse instructors
Basic Englishoptional2J. T. Hall
Advanced Business EnglischWI-B
(84162) 
2Marika Claus
Technical English for Industrial Engineering
WI-B; WI-D
(84161; 31122)
2J. T. Hall
Technical English for Sustainable Real Estate Management
NI-B
(1813)
4Nadine Weigand
Technical and Professional English for Energy and Environmental ManagementEU-B
(6038)
4Willi Trinks
Business English for Master's students

IM-M
(08W27)

4Nadine Weigand

Engineering Sciences

Course title Compulsory/ elective for...45-min. units per weekCourse instructors
Technical English for Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Physics PT-B; MB-B/BS
(28061; 16171)
3J. T. Hall

Applied Computer and Bio Sciences

Course titleCompulsory/ elective for...45-min. units per weekCourse instructors
Technical English for General and Digital ForensicsFO-B
(67091)
2Federico Fabris
Anja Pleul
Academic English & Presentational Skills MI-B; EA-BR
(5501; 8345)
2Federico Fabris
Academic StandardsMA-M
(09401)
2Sarah Reader
Academic Skills and English

MA-B
(32041)

2Sarah Reader

Media Sciences

Course titleCompulsory/ elective for...45-min. units per weekCourse instructors

Cultural Communication I - Business English I

GC-B (8505)

4

Nadine Weigand