diff --git a/lib/views/course_view/components/base_card.dart b/lib/views/course_view/components/base_card.dart
index fdc2d27..7ae6211 100644
--- a/lib/views/course_view/components/base_card.dart
+++ b/lib/views/course_view/components/base_card.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:gocast_mobile/utils/theme.dart';
 
 class BaseCard extends StatelessWidget {
   final String imageName;
-
   final VoidCallback onTap;
 
   const BaseCard({
@@ -18,16 +18,17 @@ class BaseCard extends StatelessWidget {
     return InkWell(
       onTap: onTap,
       child: Card(
-        elevation: 1,
+        shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
+          borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(15.0),
+        ),
+        elevation: 5,
         color: themeData.cardTheme.color,
         shadowColor: themeData.shadowColor,
         clipBehavior: Clip.antiAlias,
         child: Column(
           crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
           mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
-          children: [
-            ...buildCardContent(), // Call to the overridable method
-          ],
+          children: buildCardContent(),
         ),
       ),
     );
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ class BaseCard extends StatelessWidget {
     Widget? trailing,
   }) {
     return Padding(
-      padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
+      padding: const EdgeInsets.all(12.0),
       child: Row(
         mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
         crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
@@ -56,16 +57,17 @@ class BaseCard extends StatelessWidget {
               children: [
                 Text(
                   title,
-                  style: const TextStyle(
-                    fontSize: 16.0,
+                  style:  TextStyle(
+                    fontSize: 18.0,
                     fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
+                    color: appTheme.cardTheme.color,
                   ),
                   maxLines: 2,
                 ),
                 const SizedBox(height: 8.0),
                 Text(
                   subtitle,
-                  style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 14.0, color: Colors.grey),
+                  style: TextStyle(fontSize: 14.0, color: Colors.grey[600]),
                 ),
               ],
             ),
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ class BaseCard extends StatelessWidget {
         fit: BoxFit.cover,
         errorBuilder: (context, error, stackTrace) {
           return Image.asset(
-            'assets/images/default_image.png',
+            'assets/images/course1.png',
             fit: BoxFit.cover,
           );
         },
diff --git a/lib/views/course_view/components/course_card.dart b/lib/views/course_view/components/course_card.dart
index 7fc0adc..539602e 100644
--- a/lib/views/course_view/components/course_card.dart
+++ b/lib/views/course_view/components/course_card.dart
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ class CourseCard extends StatelessWidget {
   }
 
   Color _colorPicker() {
-    //TODO what are all the TUM faculties?
     /** Colors:
      * Informatik - IN: blue
      * Mathe - MA: purple
@@ -367,14 +366,10 @@ class CourseCard extends StatelessWidget {
      * Physik - PH
      * Maschinenwesen - MW
      * nothing/ other: gray
-     *
-     * Elektrotechnick - EL
-     * Management -
-     * Engineering
+     * Elektrotechnik - EL
      *
      */
     if (tumID.length < 2) return Colors.grey;
-
     switch (tumID.substring(0, 2)) {
       case 'IN':
         return Colors.blue;
@@ -384,6 +379,10 @@ class CourseCard extends StatelessWidget {
         return Colors.green;
       case 'PH':
         return Colors.orange;
+      case 'MW':
+        return Colors.red;
+      case 'EL':
+        return Colors.black87;
       default:
         return Colors.grey;
     }
diff --git a/lib/views/course_view/pinned_courses_view/pinned_courses_view.dart b/lib/views/course_view/pinned_courses_view/pinned_courses_view.dart
index fa07763..b450c04 100644
--- a/lib/views/course_view/pinned_courses_view/pinned_courses_view.dart
+++ b/lib/views/course_view/pinned_courses_view/pinned_courses_view.dart
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class PinnedCoursesState extends ConsumerState<PinnedCourses> {
             final isPinned =
                 userPinned.any((pinnedCourse) => pinnedCourse.id == course.id);
             return PinnedCourseCard(
-              imageName: 'assets/images/course2.png',
+              imageName: 'assets/images/course1.png',
               course: course,
               onTap: () => _handleCourseTap(course, context),
               isPinned: isPinned,