Elective Courses | ISP

Animated shapes and characters are part of artistic movies, stop motions and animations and are used in commercials, web design, music clips as well as in stage performances. In this course analog techniques used for animation are taught. Single images will be photographed and assembled with an editing program. Each student has to create an independent work.

Code: BUE-103-03

Design and Media students only.

The students will learn essential bookbinding techniques as there are: sewing signatures and binding with adhesives.
We have a look at the used materials its textures and possibilities. The aim of the class is: producing two fully handmade books, with stamping the title on it, using a headband and avoid glue spots on the cover...

Achievement of basic bookbinding skills

Meeting the materials and tools used in the bookbindery

Basic knowledge concerning paper production and handling

Basic knowledge concerning book structure

Code: F3-ISP 1

Design and Media students only.

In an open studio situation students can work and experiment on individual painting/drawing projects of their own theme.

Code: BSKE 231-02

Design and Media students only.

Please contact dorothee.weinlich@hs-hannover.de for more information.

Design and Media students only.

In this course, a basic knowledge of materials will be developed and deepened in relation to your own designs. We will get an overview of commonly used materials and examine some in discourse and experimentation for their functions as well as ecological, economic and social sustainability aspects. We will look at alternative material developments and their potential uses in design. 

Code: F3-ISP 2

The focus is on the students' freely chosen themes and intentions. Contemporary artistic positions will serve as inspiration and background for discussion. Please bring templates (photos, sketches, special material, etc.) or a concrete concept that you would like to implement. Building technical basics such as stretcher, different color materials, ect. will also be taught.

Code: BSKE 231-01

Design and Media students only.

Our technicians offer several techniques in Printmaking. E.g. Screenprinting, Etching and Linoleum prints.

Code: BUE-103-01

Design and Media students only.

In cooperation with the Sprengel Museum, participants will develop ideas and concepts for the staging of fashion for the running art exhibition LOVE YOU FOR INFINITY. This interdisciplinary course will focus on ideas and concepts merging the fashion collections with the art and artists on show using the museum space for a public event on the 10 th of  February 2026.

Participants will work in interdisciplinary teams to design, develop and carry out the fashion show, thus training their practical and organizational skills. The project and teamwork will enhance their artistic development and design competences as well as their professionality and confidence working with partners from the museum as well as stylists and models.

Faculty III students only. English optional. (There will be also german participants from the elective programme.)

Industrial design sketching techniques for beginners.

In this course, short-to-medium-term exercises are used to develop more skills of drawing ideas using variously hand sketching techniques. The drawing skill level of the attendees is secondary but the course is commended for Design students only.
Various drawing materials such as Copic markers, Din A3 marker paper, various pens and rulers must be available.

Design and Media students only. English optional.

"Basics in Photography" is an introduction to the world of documentary photography.

Code: F3-ISP 4

Limited places for international students from other faculties.

In this course we will focus on booklets and multi-page documents in general. The skills developed are essentially the creation of continuity and variety across a number of pages and the presentation of information in contextually appropriate formats. You will develop visual sensitivity and competence in graphic communication and improve your skills in composition and page layout. This is a design course - not a software course. Students are expected to have or develop the technical and computer skills necessary to complete their projects in appropriate software, for example InDesign.

Code: F3-ISP 6

Students will learn the core principles of typography and acquire knowledge and skills concerning fonts, typefaces and typography an its role in design. To obtain knowledge and understanding of the difference between reading typography and experimental typography and the awareness of the design process as a problem solving activity.

Code: F3-ISP 7

In this course we will explore and be inspired by the diversity of illustration. As well as delving into the basics of design, techniques and experimental creation, we will focus on developing our own inner visual language and learning to express it confidently. Throughout the course we will create individual illustrative journals.

Code: F3-ISP 8

For BIM students: Please contact silke.clausing@hs-hannover.de.

For BMI/MMI students: Please contact cornelia.froemke@hs-hannover.de.

Please contact hans-peter.fischer@hs-hannover.de for more information.

Faculty III students only. English optional.

Please contact hans-peter.fischer@hs-hannover.de for more information.

Faculty III students only. English optional.

Please contact jakob.vicari@hs-hannover.de for more information.

Faculty III students only. English optional.

The course introduces the fundamental areas of marketing and places the discipline within the context of corporate communication. It focuses in particular on topics such as 1. Fundamentals of strategic marketing, 2. Marketing objectives and strategies, 3. Marketing mix, and 4. Marketing implementation and controlling.

The students are able to  possess a fundamental understanding of marketing strategies and their distinction within communication management.

Faculty III students only.

Prior to the beginning of the semester, you will have the opportunity to participate in a German intensive course (3 cps). After the start of the semester, you have the opportunity to continue your German lessons twice a week in a semester course (6 cps). 
Once you have been accepted as an exchange student, you will be contacted by the HsH Academy, Service Center for Teaching Excellence via email about dates, content and registration.

After registration you will be send a placement test. If you have a certificate stating your German level according to the GER (A1 – C2) that is no older than 2 years, you won't need to take the placement test. If you have no German language skills at all, then the placement test is not necessary.

This Seminar provides the opportunity to learn about the fundamentals of Design Thinking and experience the underlying mindset and energy. The user-centric approach of design thinking in interdisciplinary teams is ideal for developing new products, services or even business models. Design thinking can furthermore nourish an innovative work culture. With the help of an iterative and creative process, innovative solutions close to user needs are developed in a fast way.

The participants will learn hands on methods and tools for user research, ideation and prototyping. They will experience design thinking methods such as observation, visual thinking and persona-development. Within a concrete challenge teams will identify the needs and problems of real users, they learn how to analyze and interpret those findings and use them as a starting point for many wild ideas. Afterwards, they will learn how to make these ideas tangible in prototypes and use them to gather feedback for their solutions.

Code: F3-ISP 9

Limited places for international students from other faculties.

Content
Basics of business ethics: values, their origins and their relevance for political, structural, managerial and personal economic decision making, major business ethics approaches, criteria to judge and choose when working in business.

Learning outcomes
Students can name the major milestones of the history of business ethics. They are able to discuss the differences between the most relevant philosophical approaches to business ethics. They can present examples for dilemmas in different business functions and at different levels of business decision making. They are able to analyse and critically evaluate a company's sustainability status and to develop specific recommendations to further advance management efforts in this regard.

Code: BBA-569

This course is offered by Faculty IV – Business and Computer Science and therefore takes place at
Campus Linden 
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459 Hannover

Content
- Business management concepts
- Data origin of strategic controlling instruments
- Data origin of business intelligence (BI) and dashboard
- Development of strategies based on enterprise and business area
- Business simulation game

Learning outcomes
The students are able to apply and to assess key performance indicators in terms of business management and controlling. They can make general business decisions independently and understand the dependencies regarding individual indicators as well as their values. They are familiar with the fundamental methods of data sourcing from business intelligence (BI) and controlling processes. By dealing with complex case studies, use cases and simulations in small groups they can solve business problems independently and holistically.

Code: BIS-274-02

This course is offered by Faculty IV – Business and Computer Science and therefore takes place at
Campus Linden 
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459 Hannover

Entrepreneurship as a source of economic development, basics of entrepreneurship, research, the process of planning and launching a business, cross-national entrepreneurship and business planning.

Learning outcomes
Students have a deep knowledge about the “Gestalt” of innovative business ideas and are able to analyse every business model in the world. Students understand basic principles of entrepreneurial activity. They know how culture influences business ideas. Students are familiar with the concept of business models. They are able to describe, analyze, and model businesses in an international context. Students comprehend current social and environmental issues.

Code: BBA-575

This course is offered by Faculty IV – Business and Computer Science and therefore takes place at
Campus Linden 
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459 Hannover

Content
Relevance of the macroeconomic business environment in strategic management. Our home- and host-country: Germany in close-up. International macroeconomic rankings (CPI) and development reports (HDI, Doing Business, etc.). Sources for international macroeconomic research. Major global organizations in international business (UN, OECD, WTO, World Bank, IMF, IFC, etc.). PESTEL analysis. SWOT analysis. Learning outcomes: Students have a sound understanding of the context in which business organisations exist and operate. They can explain different indicators, rankings and tools to identify and describe differences in the business environment among various countries. They can discuss the key role of leading international organizations (such as UN, OECD, WTO, World Bank, IMF, IFC, etc.) in the global business environment and their relevance for selected countries. They can explain key aspects of German society and the economy (especially the general principles of asocial market economy) that are most relevant for doing business. They can apply key management-analysis tools (such as PESTEL and SWOT) to systematically analyse and present any country's macroeconomic environment from a management perspective.

Code: BBA-567

This course is offered by Faculty IV – Business and Computer Science and therefore takes place at
Campus Linden 
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459 Hannover

Content
Framework and concepts of marketing planning, marketing organisation and marketing controlling in an international context and the basics of e-commerce business models and business processes. Learning outcomes: Students are able to apply the Four marketing P's on an international level. They can discuss the requirements for successful marketing in an international market-place. They can systematically analyse and critically evaluate the macroeconomic environment for international marketing in selected countries. They can discuss challenges and trade-offs between marketing efforts and the need for sustainable development. They can explain the growing importance and opportunities for utilizing e-commerce in modern marketing. They show an improved ability to successfully work in teams and apply the principles of project-management in a realistic marketing-pitch-setting.

Code: BBA-574

This course is offered by Faculty IV – Business and Computer Science and therefore takes place at
Campus Linden 
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459 Hannover

Content
From a critical and interdisciplinary point of view, this course deals with the symptoms, roots, correlations and implications of global challenges in international business. Aiming at preparing students to be able to contribute to a new paradigm of sustainable development, it will challenge the mainstream of global management practices. The course is intended to make students aware of the complex questions regarding the future of business (regarding food, energy, traffic/transportation, pollution, water, bio-diversity) by broadening the students’ awareness from a purely growth-oriented perspective to a global perspective of sustainable development.

Learning outcomes
Students can present the history and managerial implications (major risks and opportunities) of industrialization and globalization. They can name the symptoms and discuss the roots of contemporary challenges in the macro-environment of international management (e. g. planetary boundaries of the current management paradigm). They can explain the concept and necessity of sustainable development as well as specific alternative approaches to management for sustainable development. They can design responsible management decisions along both regional and international lines of business.

Code: BBA-536 

This course is offered by Faculty IV – Business and Computer Science and therefore takes place at
Campus Linden 
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459 Hannover

Content
Good Leadership: Power and authority, leadership classics, recent theories and new leadership. Leading Diverse Teams: Aspects of diversity, intercultural differences based on Trompenaars/Hampden-Turner’s dilemma framework and the GLOBE study, the Five Factor Model of personality.
Motivating and Driving Performance: Basic aspects and theories of motivation, pay-for-performance systems and their impact, case study. New Work: Leadership heroes, digital leadership, virtual and agile teams, introduction to virtual learning circles and multimedia process portfolios. Additional 13 weeks of virtual learning circles based on ViLCi guides including individual reflections of leadership aspects documented in a multi-media process portfolio.

Learning outcomes
Students are familiar with typical leadership situations in a diverse organisational environment and are able to choose possible approaches for solving related leadership dilemmas. The peculiarities of dealing with different cultures and personalities and their influence on leadership issues can be appraised and considered. Also, the influence of leaders on their team member’s motivation and well-being can be critically reviewed. Students are able to evaluate typical issues of diverse teams based on real-life experiences and reflect upon their own reactions and behaviour realistically. Appropriate individual learning goals concerning intercultural and leadership competencies can be set and fitting steps to acquire the needed competencies taken. A broad range of expressions for personal learnings can be individually developed, taking a multitude of different media into account. Students are able to reflect accurately on their experiences, achievements and challenges. Due to the use of group work and virtual learning circles, other active learning methods and the creation of a multi-media portfolio, competencies in English communication as well as in intercultural teamwork are enhanced.

Code: IBS/BBA-566-01

Taught in two periods, both parts have to be attended.
1) 10 to 13 February 2025 as an online compact course, daily from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm CET (Berlin time)
2) Virtual learning circles through the summer semester 2025

This course is offered by Faculty IV – Business and Computer Science