Studying as a parent? That’s no problem at JGU! This page includes the most important information on maternity protection for students.


If you become pregnant while studying at JGU, please let us know as soon as possible. If you have already given birth and would like to notify us of a breastfeeding period, please do so as soon as possible as well.

The Maternity Protection Act (Mutterschutzgesetz – MuSchG) only applies to you once you have given notice of your pregnancy or breastfeeding period. JGU can only protect you and your child once you have notified the university. Once you notify the university, your courses and exams will be covered by the Maternity Protection Act. Activities such as library visits are not affected, as the university does not mandate the time, place, or order of these events. The stipulations of the Maternity Protection Act apply for up to 12 months after giving birth.

Complete the form online. You can find it on JOGU-StINe (“Service > Applications > Online applications”). You will need to upload proof (your maternity record or a doctor’s note) as part of the form.

Once you submit the form, the general risk assessments for your courses apply to you. You can find the risk assessments among the documents you can download further down this page. These are meant to ensure that swift action is taken for your protection. These general risk assessments will tell you if the courses in question are safe for those who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

We will notify your faculty of your pregnancy/breastfeeding period. The faculty will examine each course and examination you will take during your pregnancy/breastfeeding period for potential risk and create an individualized detailed risk assessment for you. This replaces the general risk assessments and must be complied with in the future.

We will inform your faculty of the preliminary maternity protection period calculated using the prospective birth date. You are not required to take part in courses and examinations during this time.

If you would still like to take part in courses and/or examinations during protection periods, please inform your faculty of this decision via email. You can rescind your decision, effective for the future, at any time.

Here are the links for the most important documents:
– Checklist detailed risk assessments for those who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
– General risk assessment for maternity protection for students JGU (not including KHM, ZWW (Center for Lifelong Learning) or ISSK, in German)
– General risk assessment for maternity protection for students ISSK and ZWW (in German)
– General risk assessment for maternity protection for students Mainz Academy of Fine Arts (in German)
– Handbook for pregnancy and breastfeeding periods at JGU
– Amendment to the Maternity Protection Act

JGU firmly supports making family and career compatible. If needed, expectant parents or families receive support in a variety of ways, such as when looking for childcare, legal information, or financial aid. JGU’s Family Services Center is your point of contact for these concerns.

You can find accommodation for you and your child on the Studierendenwerk Mainz webpage.

You can find more information on studying and working as a parent at JGU in this brochure (in German).

FacultyInstitute/InstitutionAssociated degree programsContacts/
Email contact for students






01		Faculty of Catholic TheologyCatholic Theology − Religious Studies (B.Ed.);
Catholic Theology − Religious Studies (B.A., minor);
Catholic Theology − Religious Studies (B.A., major);
Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Church and Religious History (M.A.);
Catholic Theology − Religious Studies (M.Ed.);
Catholic Theology − Religious Studies (MG. theol);		Student Advising Office | Catholic Theology:
Email: pruefungsamt-kth@uni-mainz.de
01Faculty of Protestant TheologyProtestant Theology − Religious Studies (B.Ed.);
Protestant Theology − Religious Studies (B.A., minor);
Protestant Theology − Religious Studies (M.Ed.);
Protestant Theology − Religious Studies (MG. theol);
Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Church and Religious History (M.A.)		Student Advising Office | Protestant Theology:
Email: nkloste@uni-mainz.de;
Email: nennstie@uni-mainz.de
02Sports ScienceMovement and Wellbeing (M.Sc.);
Sports (B.Ed.);
Sports (M.Ed.);
Sport and Sports Science (B.A.);
Sports Science: Health Promotion and
Therapy Through Sport (M.Sc.);
Sports Science: International Sports Management (M.Sc.)		Student Advising Office | Sports:
Email: studienbuero-sport@uni-mainz.de;
Email: Schumann@uni-mainz.de
02Department of Educational SciencesEducational Sciences/Pedagogy (B.A., minor);
Educational Sciences/Pedagogy (B.A., major)
Educational Sciences/Pedagogy (M.A.)		Dean’s Office Faculty 02
Email: evpeuker@uni-mainz.de
02Institute of Political ScienceEmpirical Democracy Studies (M.A.)
Political Science (B.A., minor);
Political Science (B.A., major);
Political Economy and International Relations (M.A.);
Social Studies (B.Ed.);
Social Studies (M.Ed.);
Trinational Master’s Program in European Studies (M.A.)		Dean’s Office Faculty 02
Email: evpeuker@uni-mainz.de
02Institute of PsychologyPsychology & Psychotherapy (B.Sc.);
Psychology – Industrial and Organizational Psychology (M.Sc.);
Psychology – Human Factors (M.Sc.);
Psychology – Childhood & Adolescence (M.Sc.);
Psychology – Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (M.Sc.);
Psychology – Legal Psychology (M.Sc.)		Dean’s Office Faculty 02
Email: evpeuker@uni-mainz.de
02Institute for Communication StudiesAudiovisual Publishing (B.A., minor);
Journalism (M.A.);
Communication: Communication and Media Research (M.A.);
Communication: Media Management (M.A.);
Communication: Corporate Communication/PR (M.A.);
Communication Studies (B.A., minor);
Communication Studies (B.A., major);
Transnational Journalism (M.A.)		Dean’s Office Faculty 02
Email: evpeuker@uni-mainz.de
02Institute of SociologySociology (B.A., minor)
Sociology (B.A., major);
Sociology (M.A.)		Dean’s Office Faculty 02
Email: evpeuker@uni-mainz.de
02Department of Educational Science;
Institute of Psychology;
Institute of Sociology		Education Studies (B.Ed.);
Education Studies (M.Ed.)		Student Advising Office | Education Studies:
Email: studienbuero-biwi@uni-mainz.de
03Department of LawGerman and French Law (LL.B.)
International Private Law and European Uniform Law (LL.M.)
Law (state examination)
Administration of Criminal Justice (B.A., minor);
Private Law (B.A., minor);
Public Law (B.A., minor)		Student Advising Office | Law:
Email: studienbuero-jura@uni-mainz.de
03Gutenberg School of Management & EconomicsAccounting and Finance (M.Sc.);
International Economics and Public Policy (M.Sc.);
Management (M.Sc.);
Business Education (B.Sc.);
Business Education (M.Ed.);
Business Education (M.Sc.);
Economics (B.Sc.);
Economics (B.A., minor)		Student Advising Office | Faculty 03:
Email: studienbuero-fb03@uni-mainz.de
04University Medical CenterMedicine (Vorklinik);
Medicine (Klinik);
Dentistry (Vorklinik);
Dentistry (Klinik);
Practical year		Head of the Department of Teaching and Learning:
Research and Teaching:
Email: stud-mutterschutz.um@uni-mainz.de
05Department of English and Linguistics
(SNEB) – General Linguistics/Linguistics Typology		Linguistics (B.A., minor);
Linguistics (B.A., major);
Linguistics (M.A.);
Languages of Africa (Social and Cultural Anthropology and African Studies);
Languages of Buddhism (Indology)		Student Advising Office | General and Comparative Linguistics:
Email: spahn@uni-mainz.de
05Department of English and LinguisticsAmerican Studies (B.A., minor);
American Studies (B.A., major);
American Studies (M.A.);
English Literature and Culture (B.A., minor);
English Literature and Culture (B.A., major);
English Literature and Culture (M.A.);
English (B.Ed.);
English (M.Ed.);
English Linguistics;
Medieval and Early Modern Studies: English Studies
(M.A.)		Student Advising Office | Department of English and Linguistics:
Lisa Schaufler
Email: stm-englisch@uni-mainz.de
Phone: +49 6131-39-26336
05German DepartmentGerman Philology/German (B.Ed.);
German Philology/German (M.Ed.);
German Studies (B.A., minor);
German Studies (B.A., major);
German Literary Studies (M.A.);
German Linguistics (M.A.);
Medieval and Early Modern Studies: German Studies (M.A.)		Student Advising Office | German Department:
Email: studienbuero-dtinst@uni-mainz.de
05German DepartmentGerman as a Foreign Language (DaF)/German as a Second Language (DaZ) (M.A.)Head of DaF/DaZ:
Email: grein@uni-mainz.de
05Gutenberg Institute for World Literature and Written Media
Book Studies (B.A., minor);
Book Studies (B.A., major);
Book Studies (M.A.)		Student Advising Office | Book Studies:
Email: studb05-buwi@uni-mainz.de
05Gutenberg Institute for World Literature and Written Media
Indology (B.A., minor);Student Advising Office | India Studies:
Email: studb05-indo@uni-mainz.de
05Gutenberg Institute for World Literature and Written Media
Comparative Literature (M.A.);
Comparative Literature/European Literature (B.A., minor);
Comparative Literature/European Literature (B.A., major);
World Literature (M.A.)		Student Advising Office | Comparative Studies:
Studb05-AVL@uni-mainz.de
05Department of Film, Theater, Media and Cultural Studies (FTMK) Film Studies (B.A., minor);
Film Studies (B.A., major);
Film Studies (M.A.);
Film Studies/Media Dramaturgy (M.A.);
Cultural Anthropology (B.A., minor);
Cultural Anthropology (B.A., major);
Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology (M.A.)
Media Culture Studies (M.A.);
Theater Studies (B.A., minor);
Theater Studies (B.A., major);
Theater Studies (M.A.);		Student Advising Office | Department of Film, Theater, Media and Culture Studies:
Email: studienmanagement-ftmk@uni-mainz.de
05Institute of Slavic, Turkic, and Circum-Baltic StudiesInternational Master’s Degree in Sociolinguistics and Multilingualism (M.A.);
Russian (B.Ed.);
Russian (M.Ed.);
Slavic Studies − Focus on Polish Studies (B.A., minor);
Slavic Studies − Focus on Polish Studies (B.A., major);
Slavic Studies − Focus on Polish Studies (M.A.);
Slavic Studies − Focus on Russian Studies (BA, minor);
Slavic Studies − Focus on Russian Studies (B.A., major);
Slavic Studies − Focus on Russian Studies (M.A.);

Turcology/Turkic Studies (B.A., minor);
Turcology/Turkic Studies (B.A., major);
Turcology/Turkic Studies (M.A.)		Student Advising Office | Slavic Studies:
Email: studb05-slav@uni-mainz.de










Student Advising Office | Philosophy/Ethics:
Email: stb-phil-turk@uni-mainz.de
05Department of PhilosophyMedieval and Early Modern Studies: Philosophy
(M.A.);
Philosophy (B.A., minor);
Philosophy (B.A., major);
Philosophy (M.A.);
Philosophy/Ethics (B.Ed.);
Philosophy/Ethics (M.Ed.)		Student Advising Office | Philosophy/Ethics:
Email: stb-phil-turk@uni-mainz.de
05Department of Romance StudiesFrench (B.Ed.);
French (B.A., minor);
French (B.A., major);
French (M.Ed.);
Italian (B.Ed.);
Italian (B.A., minor);
Italian (B.A., major);
Italian (M.Ed.);


Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Romance Studies
(M.A.);
Portuguese (B.A., minor);
Intercultural Romance Studies (M.A.);
Spanish (B.Ed.)
Spanish (B.A., minor);
Spanish (B.A., major);
Spanish (M.Ed.)		Student Advising Office | Romance Studies French/Italian:
Email:bonnerme@uni-mainz.de








Student Advising Office | Romance Studies Portuguese/Spanish:
Email: apereir@uni-mainz.de

05Mainz-DijonMainz-Dijon degree programsDijon Office:
Email: dedie@uni-mainz.de
Student Advising Office | Dijon:
Email: aferrar@uni-mainz.de
06GermersheimYou can find more information here: Faculty 06 – FTSK. Examination Office Faculty 06:
Email: pruefungsamtfb06@uni-mainz.de
07Department of Ancient StudiesArchaeologies (B.A.);
Archaeologies (B.A., minor);
Archaeological Restoration (dual B.A. with Roman-Germanic Central Museum)

Archaeologies − Christian Archeology/Byzantine Art History
Archaeologies − Classical Archaeology
(M.A.);
Archaeologies − Pre- and Protohistoric Archaeology
Archaeology (M.A.);
Christian Archaeology/Byzantine Art History
Art History (B.A., minor);
Greek (B.Ed.);
Greek (B.A., minor);
Greek (M.Ed.);
Classical Archaeology (B.A., minor);
Classical Archaeology (B.A., major);
Classical Philology − Greek (M.A.);
Classical Philology − Latin (M.A.);
Latin (B.Ed.);
Latin (B.A., minor);
Latin (M.Ed.);
Pre- and Protohistoric Archaeology (B.A., minor);

Pre- and Protohistoric Archaeology (B.A., major);

Egyptology/Ancient Near Eastern Studies (B.A., minor);
Egyptology/Ancient Near Eastern Studies (B.A., major);
Egyptology/Ancient Near Eastern Studies (M.A.)		Student Advising Office | Ancient Studies:
Email: maisuradze@uni-mainz.de
07Institute of Anthropology and African Studies (ifeas)
Social and Cultural Anthropology (B.A., minor);
Social and Cultural Anthropology (B.A., major);
Social and Cultural Anthropology (M.A.);
African Languages, Media, and Communication (B.A., major);
African Languages, Media and Communication		Examination Office | Ethnology:
Email: pruefungsamt-fb07-gliwitzky@uni-mainz.de
07Department of HistoryHistory (B.Ed.);
History (B.A., minor);
History (B.A., major);
History (M.Ed.);
History (M.A.);
Medieval and Early Modern Studies: History
(M.A.)		Student Advising Office | History:
Email: studienbuero-geschichte@uni-mainz.de
07Institute of Art History and Musicology (IKM) Digital Methodology (M.A.);
Art History (B.A., minor);
Art History (B.A., major);
Art History: Works – Contexts – Discourses (M.A.);
Medieval and Early Modern Studies: Art History (M.A.);
Musicology (B.A., minor);
Musicology (B.A., major);
Musicology (M.A.)		Examination Office/Course Management Digital Methodology:

Email: barthelmes@uni-mainz.de

Head of Student Advising Office | Art History:
mreihl@uni-mainz.de;
Student Advising Office | Art History:
Email: studienbuero-kunstgeschichte@uni-mainz.de

Examination Management Musicology
mreihl@uni-mainz.de;
Student Advising Office | Musicology:
Email: studienbuero-muwi@uni-mainz.de
08Institute of PhysicsPhysics (B.Ed.);
Physics (B.Sc.);
Physics (M.Ed.);
Physics (M.Sc.)		Student Advising Office | Physics:
Email: studienbuero-physik@uni-mainz.de
08Institute of Atmospheric PhysicsMeteorology (B.Sc.)
Meteorology (M.Sc.)		Student Advising Office | Meteorology:
Email: studienbuero-meteorologie@uni-mainz.de
08Institute of MathematicsMathematics (B.Ed.);
Mathematics (B.Sc.);
Mathematics (M.Ed.);
Mathematics (M.Sc.);
Computational Science (M.Sc.)		Student Advising Office | Mathematics:
Email: studienbuero-mathematik@uni-mainz.de
08Institute of Computer
Science		Computer Science (B.Sc.)

Bioinformatics, Applied (M.Sc.);
Computer Science in the Natural Sciences (M.Sc.);
Computer Science and Economics (M.Sc.)

Computer Science (B.Ed.);
Computer Science (M.Ed.);		Student Advising Office | Computer Science:
studienbuero-Informatik@uni-mainz.de
09Department of ChemistryBiomedical Chemistry (B.Sc.);
Biomedical Chemistry (M.Sc.);
Chemistry (B.Sc.);
Chemistry (M.Sc.)

Chemistry (B.Ed.);
Chemistry (M.Ed.)

Molecular Biotechnology (B.Sc.)		Student Advising Office | Chemistry:
Email: studienbuero-chemie@uni-mainz.de
09Institute of GeographyGeography (B.Ed.);
Geographie (B.Sc.)
Geography (M.Ed.);
Globalization, Media and Culture (Human Geography) (M.A.);
Climate and Environmental Change (Physical Geography) (M.Sc.)		Student Advising Office | Geography:
Email: studienbuero@geo.uni-mainz.de
09Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical SciencesPharmaceutical Sciences (state examination)Student Advising Office | Pharmacy:
Email: studienbuero-pharmazie@uni-mainz.de
09Institute of GeosciencesGeosciences (B.Sc.);
Geosciences (M.Sc.)		Student Advising Office | Geosciences:
Email: studienbuero_geowissenschaften@uni-mainz.de
10No specific institute allocation; the following institutes are available:
Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution (IOME);

Institute of Developmental Biology and Neurobiology (IDN);
Institute of Molecular Physiology (IMP);
External institutes: Institute for Biotechnology and Drug Research (IBWF);Institute of Molecular Biology
Anthropology (M.Sc.);
Biology (B.Ed.);
Biology (B.Sc.);
Biology (M.Ed.);
Biology (M.Sc.);
Molecular Biology (B.Sc.);
Molecular Biotechnology (M.Sc.)		Student Advising Office | Faculty of Biology:
Email: biologie@uni-mainz.de
HfMMainz School of Music (HfM) Elementary Music Education (B.Mus.);
Voice for Opera and Concert (B.Mus.);
Jazz and Pop Music (B.Mus.);
Church Music (B.Mus.);
Piano (B.Mus.);
Orchestral Instruments (B.Mus.),
Orchestral instruments with guitar major (B.Mus.);

Teacher Education for Music at Gymnasium (School Music) (B.Ed. Music)

Bachelor of Music Mainz-Dijon;
Jazz and Pop Music (M.Mus.);
Church Music (M.Mus.);
Sound Art/Composition (M.Mus.);
Piano (M.Mus.);
Vocal Accompanying and Coaching (M.Mus.);
Music Theory (M.Mus.);
Orchestral Instruments (M.Mus.);
Organ Improvisation (M.Mus.);
Organ Performance (M.Mus.);
Voice (M.Mus.);
Guitar (M.Mus. − continuing education course);
Teacher Education for Music at Gymnasium (M.Ed.Mus.);
Voice (concert exam);
Instrumental (concert exam);
Master Class Studies (Meisterschülerstudium) − Sound Art/Composition
Doctorate (Music Theory/Music Education)		Student Advising Office | School of Music:
Email: studienbuero-hfm@uni-mainz.de
Academy of Fine ArtsAcademy of Fine ArtsFine Arts (Diplom);
Fine Arts (B.Ed.);
Fine Arts (M.Ed.);
Master Class Studies (Meisterschülerstudium);
Doctorate		Student Advising Office | Academy of Fine Arts:
Email:studienbuero@kunsthochschule-mainz.de
International Preparatory and Language Center (ISSK)International Preparatory and Language Center (ISSK)Studienkolleg;
German language course		Student Advising Office Studienkolleg, DSH Examination Office
Email: issk@uni-mainz.de
Center for Continuing Education (ZWW)Center for Continuing Education (ZWW)Seminar management ZWWSeminar management ZWW:
Email: info@zww.uni-mainz.de

If you have questions, contact the Central Contact Point for Student Maternity Protection (ZASM):