These include the former Jesuit college (Theology), the former Hochzeitshaus (History), the old slaughterhouse (Earth Science), and the former fire station (Oriental Studies).

The departments of Languages and Literature are partly housed in buildings which once belonged to the Kaiser-Heinrich High School.

The Social Sciences and Economics department, which accommodates a large proportion of the students, are in Feldkirchenstrasse.

The main areas of curricular focus, to which subjects across faculties contribute, are: In the 2012 Wirtschaftswoche ranking, the Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics, and Business Administration is ranked 20th in business administration (Betriebswirtschaftslehre) and 11th in economics (Volkswirtschaftslehre).

[5] Recipients of the professorship teach a class, conduct research, provide professional development opportunities to graduate students, and offer public presentations.