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The Philipps University Marburg, founded in 1527, is a public university seated in Marburg, Hesse. With round about 26,700 students, it is one of Germany’s medium-sized universities. The University provides study opportunities across 16 departments: the Department of Law, the Department of Business Administration and Economics, the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, the Department of Psychology, the Department of Protestant Theology, the Department of History and Cultural Studies, the Department of German Studies and History of the Arts, the Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures, the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, the Department of Physics, the Department of Chemistry, the Department of Pharmacy, the Department of Biology, the Department of Geography, the Department of Medicine, and the Department of Education. The University offers more than 100 study courses at Bachelor’s and Master’s level, the focus being on teacher education programs. The educational portfolio is complemented by continuing education studies and certificate courses. The scope of continuing education studies includes the study courses “Blindness and Education“, “Protestant Theology“, “German as a Foreign Language“, “Pediatric Dentistry“, “Culture Education in Schools“, “Construction Law and Construction Support – from Project Development to Dispute Settlement“. The continuing education certificate courses offered by the Philipps University Marburg are “Fundamentals of Inclusive Education“, “Literacy German as a Foreign Language/German as a Second Language“, and “University Certificate DaF/DaZ. The following degrees can be obtained at the Philipps University Marburg: B.A., B.Sc., M.A., M.Sc., Mag.theol, and LL.M.