Glossary
Many university-specific and administrative terms are highly specialised and often cannot be found in standard dictionaries or translation tools. To assist staff at Reutlingen University with translating such terms and to promote consistency in language use, this glossary has been developed. The university has adopted British English as its standard.
The glossary is a living document and is continuously expanded by the Institute for Foreign Languages. It is not intended to be exhaustive.
To help us keep the glossary as up to date as possible, we welcome your suggestions and feedback. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at: iff@reutlingen-university.de
- MA/ MSc/ MBA
- Definition:
M.A./ M.Sc./ MBA
- main topics of the lecture
- Definition:
Vorlesungsschwerpunkte
lecture emphasis; focus of the lecture; key areas covered in the lecture
- management field
- Definition:
betriebswirtschaftlicher Bereich
- marks (BE); grades (AE)
- Definition:
Noten
- Master Design
- Definition:
Master Design
TEXOVERSUM Fakultät Textil (TEX)
- Master of Engineering in Environmental Protection
- Definition:
Master Umweltschutz
Fakultät Life Sciences (LS)
- Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences
- Definition:
Master Biomedical Sciences
Fakultät Life Sciences (LS)
- Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Product Development
- Definition:
Master Interdisziplinäre Produktentwicklung
Fakultät Life Sciences (LS), TEXOVERSUM Fakultät Textil (TEX), Fakultät Technik (TEC), Fakultät Informatik (INF)
- Master of Science in Polymer Chemistry & Process Analysis
- Definition:
Master Polymerchemie & Prozessanalytik
Fakultät Life Sciences (LS)
- MBA International Management for officers and professionals
- Definition:
MBA International Management for officers and professionals
ESB Business School (ESB)
- Mechanical Engineering
- Definition:
Maschinenbau (B.Eng.)
Fakultät Technik (TEC)
- Mechatronics (B.Eng.)
- Definition:
Mechatronik (B.Eng.)
Fakultät Technik (TEC)
- Media and Communication Informatics
- Definition:
Medien- und Kommunikationsinformatik (MKI)
Fakultät Informatik (INF)
- Medical Technical Informatics
- Definition:
Medizinisch-Technische Informatik (METI)
Fakultät Informatik (INF)
- meditation and prayer room
- Definition:
Raum der Stille
- Meeting of Audit Commission
- Definition:
Auditkommissionssitzung
- methodological competencies / expertise
- Definition:
Methodenkompetenzen
- minimum average grade requirement
- Definition:
numerus clausus
- Ministry for Science, Research, and the Arts
- Definition:
Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst
- minutes
- Definition:
Protokoll




