THWS glossary and style guide

You can find a list of possible academic degrees in the section on Abbreviations.

Bachelor - General terms

English	German	Comment
academic study combined with vocational training	Verbundstudium
bachelor's degree programme	Bachelorstudiengang	for headlines and formal writing
bachelor's programme	Bachelorstudiengang	within texts and in case of space constraints
bachelor's thesis	Bachelorthesis
dual cooperative study programme	duales Studium	in case of space constraints also: cooperative studies
studies with intensive in-company training	Studium mit vertiefter Praxis

Bachelor's programmes - Bachelorstudiengänge

English	German	Abbrev.
Applied Mathematics	Angewandte Mathematik	BAMD (Ger.) resp. BAME (Eng.)
Applied Polymer Engineering	Kunststoff- und Elastomertechnik	BKE
Architecture	Architektur	BA
Business Administration	Betriebswirtschaft	BBW
Business and Engineering	Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen	BWW (Ger.) resp. IBE (Eng.)
Business Analytics		BBA
Business Information Systems	Wirtschaftsinformatik	BWI
Civil Engineering	Bauingenieurwesen	BB
Communication Design	Kommunikationsdesign	BKD
Computer Science	Informatik	BIN
Digital Rescue Management	Digitales Rettungsmanagement	BDRM
Digital Societies	Digitale Gesellschaft	BDG
E-Commerce	E-Commerce	BEC
Electrical Engineering and Information Technology	Elektro- und Informationstechnik	BET
Geovisualisation	Geovisualisierung	BGV
Healthcare Management	Management im Gesundheitswesen	BMG
Hydrogen Technology	Wasserstofftechnik	BWT
Information Security	Informationssicherheit	BIS
International Management		BIM
Logistics	Logistik	BL (Ger.) resp. IBL (Eng.)
Mechanical Engineering	Maschinenbau	BM
Mechatronics	Mechatronik	BMC
Media Management	Medienmanagement	BMM
Nursing Management	Pflege- und Gesundheitsmanagement	BPM
Robotics	Robotik	IRO (Eng.) resp. BRO (Ger.)
Social Work	Soziale Arbeit	BSA
Specialized Translation (Business/Technical)	Fachübersetzen (Wirtschaft/Technik)	BUE
Surveying and Geoinformatics	Vermessung und Geoinformatik	BVG
Sustainable Energy Systems	Nachhaltige Energiesysteme	BNES

You can find a list of possible academic degrees in the section on Abbreviations.

Master - General terms

English	German	Comment
master's degree programme	Masterstudiengang	for headlines and formal writing
master's programme	Masterstudiengang	within texts and in case of space constraints
master's thesis	Masterthesis

Master's programmes - Masterstudiengänge

English	German	Abbrev./Comment
Applied Mathematics and Phsyics	Angewandte Mathematik und Physik	MAMP
Artificial Intelligence		MAI
Behavioral Counseling	Verhaltensorientierte Beratung	MVB
Brand and Media Management	Marken- und Medienmanagement	MMM
Business and Engineering	Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen	MWW
Design and Information	Design und Information	MKD
Digital Business Systems	Digital Business Systems	MIS
Electrical Engineering and Information Technology	Elektro- und Informationstechnik	MET
Geo Data Technology	Geodatentechnologie	MGT
Healthcare Management	Gesundheitsmanagement	MGM
Integrated Innovation Management	Integriertes Innovationsmanagement	M2VI
Integrated Design and Construction	Integrales Planen und Bauen	MI6 (60CP) or MI9 (90CP)
International Business		MIW
International Social Work with Refugees and Migrants		MRM
Managing Global Dynamics		MGD
Music Therapy for Empowerment and Inclusion	Musiktherapie für Empowerment und Inklusion	MEI
Product Development and Systems Design	Produkt- und Systementwicklung	MPS
Social Work	Soziale Arbeit	MSA
Specialized Translation with Media Translation	Fach- und Medienübersetzen	MFU
Trade Journalism and Corporate Communications (Technology/Business)	Fachjournalismus und Unternehmenskommunikation (Technik/Wirtschaft)	MVJ
Transformation		MBT

Please note:

The German abbreviations for faculties etc. stay the same when the English term is used. They can be given in brackets after the long term at least once per page.

Example:
The Faculty of Business and Engineering (FWI) offers two TWIN programmes.

Officers and coordinators within faculties are also listed in the section on Officers and Coordinators - Beauftragte.

English	German	Comment
Dean	Dekan:in
Dean of Studies	Studiendekan:in
Dean's Office	Dekanat
Deputy Dean	Prodekan:in
Internship Coordinator	Praktikums-/Praktikantenbeauftragte:r
member of the Dean's Office	Dekanatsmitarbeiter:in
Programme Advisor	Studienfachberater:in
Programme Coordinator	Studienkoordinator:in
Programme Director	Studiengangleiter:in
Study and Examination Regulations	Studien- und Prüfungsordnung (SPO)

Faculties - Fakultäten

English	German	Abbrev.
Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering	Fakultät Architektur und Bauingenieurwesen	FAB
Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences and Humanities	Fakultät Angewandte Natur- und Geisteswissenschaften	FANG
Faculty of Applied Social Sciences	Fakultät Angewandte Sozialwissenschaften	FAS
Faculty of Electrical Engineering	Fakultät Elektrotechnik	FE
Faculty of Design	Fakultät Gestaltung	FG
Faculty of Computer Science and Business Information Systems	Fakultät Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik	FIW
Faculty of Plastics Engineering and Surveying	Fakultät Kunststofftechnik und Vermessung	FKV
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering	Fakultät Maschinenbau	FM
Faculty of Business and Engineering	Fakultät Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen	FWI
THWS Business School	THWS Business School

The terms mentioned below are capitalised only if they relate specifically to THWS and one of its university bodies.

University management and bodies - Hochschulleitung und -organe

English	German	Comment
Chancellor	Kanzler:in
(the University's) Examination Board	Prüfungsausschuss (der Hochschule)
(The degree programme's) Examination Committee	Prüfungskommission (des Studiengangs)
Extended University Management	Erweiterte Hochschulleitung
Faculty Council	Fakultätsrat
President	Präsident:in
Research Assistants' Council	Konvent d. wissenschaftl. Mitarbeiter:innen
(University) Senate	Senat (der Hochschule)
Staff Council	Personalrat/-vertretung
Student Council	Studentischer Konvent
University Management	Hochschulleitung
university body	Hochschulorgan
University Council (or: THWS Council)	Hochschulrat
University Management	Präsidium
Vice President	Vizepräsident:in	No hyphen!

University services and units - Hochschulservices und Stabsstellen

English	German	Abbrev.
Accreditation Unit	Stabsstelle Akkreditierung	-
Controlling Unit	Stabsstelle Controlling	-
Department of Finance	HS Finanzen	HSFI
Department of Public Affairs and Communications	Hochschulkommunikation	HSK
Department of Student Affairs	HS Studium	HSST
Facilities Management	HS Gebäudemanagement	HSGM
Internal Audit Unit	Stabsstelle Innenrevision	-
International Office	HS Internationales	HSIN
Legal Unit	Stabsstelle Recht/Rechtsamt	-
Personnel Department	HS Personal	HSPE
President's Office	Stabsstelle Präsidialbüro	-
Press Office	Stabsstelle Presse	-
Property Management	Stabsstelle Liegenschaften	-
Quality and University Development Unit	Stabsstelle Qualität und Hochschulentwicklung	-
Strategic Project Coordination	Stabsstelle für Besondere Aufgaben	-

Central and other facilities - Zentrale und andere Einrichtungen

English	German	Abbrev.	Comment
Academic Advisory Service	Allgemeine Studienberatung	-
Bavarian Virtual University	Virtuelle Hochschule Bayern	vhb (ger.) -or- BVU (eng.)	see BVU's Homepage
Campus for Language Proficiency	Campus Sprache	-
Campus for Professional Development	Campus Weiterbildung	CW
Career Service	Career Service	-
IT Service Center	ITSC/IT Service Center	ITSC
Library	Bibliothek	BIB	alternatively: THWS Library
University Media Center	Hochschulmedienzentrum	HMZ

In English publications the abbreviations stay German and can be given at least once per page in brackets after the English term.

Institutes and (research) centers - Institute, Centers und Forschungseinrichtungen

English	German	Abbrev.
Center for Artificial Intelligence	Center für Künstliche Intelligenz	CAIRO
Center for Additive Metal Printing	Center für Additive Metallfertigung	CAMP
Center for Robotics	Center für Robotik	CERI
Center for Sensors and Actuators	Center für Sensoren und Aktuatoren	CESA
Center for Intelligent Production Systems	Center für Intelligente Produktionssysteme	CIPS
Geo Group	Studienbereich Geo	geo.thws
Institute of Applied Logistics Solutions	Institut für angewandte Logistik	IAL
Institute of Applied Social Sciences	Institut für Angewandte Sozialwissenschaften	IFAS
Institute of Design and Information Systems	Institut Design und Informationssysteme	IDIS
Institute of Digital Engineering	Institut für Digital Engineering	IDEE
Institute of Medical Engineering Schweinfurt (at the Competence Center Mainfranken)	Institut für Medizintechnik Schweinfurt (im Kompetenzzentrum Mainfranken)	IMES
Institute of Power Engineering and High Voltage Technology (at the Competence Center Mainfranken)	Institut für Energie- und Hochspannungstechnik (im Kompetenzzentrum Mainfranken)	IEHT
Institute of Rescue, Emergency and Disaster Management	Institut für Rettungswesen, Notfall- und Katastrophenmanagement	IREM
Technology Transfer Center for E-Mobility	Technologietransferzentrum Elektromobilität	TTZ-EMO
Technology Transfer Center Haßfurt	Technologietransferzentrum Haßfurt	TTZ-HAS
Technology Transfer Center Marktheidenfeld	Technologietransferzentrum Marktheidenfeld	TTZ-M

Officers and coordinators - Beauftragte

English	German
BVU-Delegate	vhb-Beauftragte:r
Coordinator for Large-Scale Equipment	Beauftragte:r für Großgeräte
Course Guidance Officer (of a degree programme)	Studienfachberater:in (eines Studiengangs)
DAAD Coordinator	DAAD-Beauftragte:r
Data Protection Officer	Beauftragte:r für Datenschutz
Degree Programme Coordinator	Studienkoordinator:in
Doctorate coordinator	Promotionsbeauftragte:r
Dual Studies Coordinator	Beauftragte:r für Duales Studium
Environmental Protection Officer	Umweltschutzbeauftragte:r
Equal Opportunities Officer	Gleichstellungsbeauftragte:r
ERASMUS Coordinator	ERASMUS-Beauftragte:r
Fire Prevention Officer	Brandschutzbeauftragte:r
Health and Safety Officer	Beauftragte:r für Arbeitssicherheit
Information Security Officer	Informationssicherheitsbeauftragte:r
International Affairs Officer	Auslandsbeauftragte:r
Internship Coordinator	Praktikumsbeauftragte:r bzw. Praktikantenbeauftragte:r
Knowledge and Technology Transfer Coordinator	Beauftragte:r für Wissens-/Techniktransfer
Lecturer	Lehrbeauftragte:r
Occupational Safety Specialist	Fachkraft für Arbeitssicherheit
Officer for Severly Disabled Students	Beauftragte:r für Studierende mit Behinderung
Ombudsperson to Safeguard Good Scientific Work	Ombudmann/-frau zur Sicherung guter wissenschaftlicher Arbeit/Praxis
Programme Advisor	Studienfachberater:in
Programme Coordinator	Studienkoordinator:in
Programme Director	Studiengangsleiter:in
Representative of the Severely Disabled Members of Staff	Schwerbehindertenvertreter:in
SAP Coordinator	SAP-Beauftragte:r
Women's Affairs Officer	Frauenbeauftragte:r

Weekday (English)	abbreviation (English)	weekday (German)	abbreviation (German)
Monday	Mon	Montag	Mo
Tuesday	Tue	Dienstag	Di
Wednesday	Wed	Mittwoch	Mi
Thursday	Thu	Donnerstag	Do
Friday	Fri	Freitag	Fr
Saturday	Sat	Samstag	Sa
Sunday	Sun	Sonntag	So

Months (English)	abbreviation (English)
January	Jan
Feburary	Feb
March	Mar
April	Apr
May	May
June	Jun
July	Jul
August	Aug
September	Sep
October	Oct
November	Nov
December	Dec

Explicit Form	Abbrev.
Bachelor of Arts	B.A.
Bachelor of Education	B.Ed.
Bachelor of Engineering	B.Eng.
Bachelor of Fine Arts	B.F.A.
Bachelor of Laws	LL.B.
Bachelor of Science	B.Sc.
Bachlor of Music	B.Mus.
Master of Arts	M.A.
Master of Business Administration	MBA
Master of Education	M.Ed.
Master of Engineering	M.Eng.
Master of Fine Arts	M.F.A.
Master of Laws	LL.M.
Master of Music	M.Mus.
Master of Science	M.Sc.