Subject Council
Subject Council
The Subject Council is the subject-related meeting of the members of the Institute of Gerontology listed below. It develops and coordinates proposals and concepts for study, teaching and related tasks within the subject of gerontology. In addition, it supports the directorate and the faculty in fulfilling their tasks.
Composition of the Subject Council
In our department, the departmental council is composed of one student, one member of the Mittelbau and one full-time university lecturer. The term of service is 2 years, only the student representative is elected every year. If there are no nominations, the position remains vacant; if there is more than one candidate, substitutes are also appointed. Currently, the Gerontology Subject Council is composed as follows:
| Member Group |
Person
|
| Full-time lecturer: | Eric Schmitt, Prof. Ph.D. |
| Academic Employee: | Lester Gerdung, M.Ed. |
| Students: |
Lena Scheffold |
| Dean of Studies (Consulting Voice): | Dörthe Herbrechter, Prof. Ph.D. |
| Departmental Advisor (Consulting Voice): | Sebastian Ritzi, Ph.D. |
Tasks of the Subject Council
According to the statutes of 16.12.2010 (Rektorat Mitteilungsblatt 24/10, from p.1931), the subject council deals in particular with the following topics:
- Drafting and revising admission, study and examination regulations as well as module handbooks.
- Use of funds and rooms earmarked for studies and teaching (e.g. QSM funds).
- Planning of course offerings (in consultation with the subject coordinator).
- Teaching evaluation.
- Public relations within and outside the department.
- Mediation between students and lecturers.
Further information on the origins and objectives of the subject councils at Heidelberg University was published by the Student Council in 2011 in the course of the new constitution of the subject councils here.
