Preparatory German course for international students (level B2 - C1)
Brief overview
Requirements and registration
Entrance requirements | The language course starts at Level B2. For this reason, you do not only need a qualification to stidy based on your certificates but also proof of the German language skills you have acquired. You should already have
After admission to the language course, placement tests are held in mid-September and mid-January. If a participant fails to provide evidence of having a Level B1 command of German, he will be unable to enrol at Münster University of Applied Science or take the language course. |
Registration | Application period: - for the language course in the summer semester: 1 November - 30 November - for the language course in the winter semester: 1 May - 31 May |
Detailed description of the language exam
Applicants from countries where German is not officially spoken must have sufficient command of German to enable them to understand what is being said in lectures and other courses held in German. For this reason, applicants must prove they have passed a recognised German proficiency test prior to taking up studies.
The following certificates are recognised as proof of sufficient command of German:
- TestDaF (German as a Foreign Language Test),level 4
- DSH (German language test for admission to higher education), level 2
- "Deutsche Sprachdiplom (Level II) of the KMK" (taken at German schools abroad)
- "Kleine Deutsche Sprachdiplom" or "Große Deutsche Sprachdiplom" from the Goethe Institute
- "Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung" (ZOP) from the Goethe Institute and "Goethe-Zertifikat C2-GDS" respectively
- "telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule"
- UNICERT Certificate Level III or IV for German (at universities)
- Aptitute test in the preparatory course before studies (Studienkolleg), minimum grade 4 in German
You can only be admitted to a degree programme once you have proven sufficient command of German by passing one of these examinations, and have met all other requirements.
The medium of instruction in the Master´s programmes in International Marketing & Sales, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering is English. German language skills are not required for admission to these programmes.