German language requirements

Each degree programme has different German language requirements – the tables below list the language requirements in effect for the individual degree programmes. Please note that the University only accepts language certificates issued within the past two years.

International students at the University of Passau

Degree programme	Language requirement at enrolment	Language requirement at application
B.A. European Studies	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	B2 CEFR
B.A. European Studies Major	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	B2 CEFR
B.A. Governance and Public Policy	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	B2 CEFR
B.A. Historical Sciences	B2 CEFR; DSH-1	B1 CEFR
B.A. International Cultural and Business Studies	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	B2 CEFR
B.A. Journalism and Strategic Communication	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	B2 CEFR
B.A. Language and Text Sciences	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	B2 CEFR
B.A. Media and Communication	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	B2 CEFR
B.Ed. Secondary Education	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	B2 CEFR
B.Sc. Business Administration and Economics	B2 CEFR; DSH-1	B1 CEFR
B.Sc. Computer Science	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	B2 CEFR
B.Sc. Information Systems	B2 CEFR; DSH-1	B1 CEFR
B.Sc. Internet Computing	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	B2 CEFR
B.Sc. Mathematics	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	B2 CEFR
B.A. Digital Transformation in Business and Society	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	B2 CEFR
Law undergraduate programme	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	B2 CEFR
LL.B. Legal Tech	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	B2 CEFR
Teacher Education Programme: primary education	B2 CEFR; DSH-1	B1 CEFR
Teacher Education Programme: secondary education (Gymnasium)	B2 CEFR; DSH-1	B1 CEFR
Teacher Education Programme: secondary education (Mittelschule)	B2 CEFR; DSH-1	B1 CEFR
Teacher Education Programme: secondary education (Realschule)	B2 CEFR; DSH-1	B1 CEFR

Degree programmes	Language requirement at enrolment	Language requirement at application
LL.M. German Law for foreign graduates	B2 CEFR; DSH-1	B2 CEFR; DSH-1
LL.M. Legal Informatics	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	C1 CEFR; DSH-2
M.A. Semiotics of Texts and Culture	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	C1 CEFR; DSH-2
M.A. Caritas Science and Values-based Management	B2 CEFR; DSH-1	B2 CEFR; DSH-1
M.A. Communication in Digital Societies	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	C1 CEFR; DSH-2
M.A. Development Studies	A1 CEFR during the first year of studies	not applicable
M.A. European Studies	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	C1 CEFR; DSH-2
M.A. Geography: Culture, Environment and Tourism	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	B2 CEFR; DSH-1
M.A. Governance and Public Policy	B2 CEFR; DSH-1	B2 CEFR; DSH-1
M.A. Historical Sciences	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	C1 CEFR; DSH-2
M.A. International Cultural and Business Studies (ICBS)	B2 CEFR; DSH-1	B2 CEFR; DSH-1
M.Sc. International Economics and Business	A1 CEFR; during the first year of studies	not applicable
M.A. Teaching and Learning Processes	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	C1 CEFR; DSH-2
M.Sc. Artificial Intelligence Engineering	A1 CEFR; during the first year of studies	not applicable
M.Sc. Business Administration	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	C1 CEFR; DSH-2
M.Sc. Computational Mathematics	A1 CEFR; during the first year of studies	not applicable
M.Sc. Computer Science	B2 CEFR; DSH-1 (A1 during the first year of studies if studying in English)	B1 CEFR (not applicable if studying in English)
M.Sc. Information Systems	C1 CEFR; DSH-2	C1 CEFR; DSH-2

Accepted certificates for levels B2 and C1 CEFR

Level B2 CEFR

DSH certificate at level DSH-1
TestDaF TDN 3 in all four categories ('4×3')
Goethe-Zertifikat B2
Other equivalent certificates at level B2 CEFR; however, please note that certificates issued by private language schools are generally not accepted.

Level C1 CEFR

DSH certificate at level DSH-2 or DSH-3
TestDaF TDN 4 in all four categories ('4×4')
DSD II (Deutsches Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz – Stufe II)
Goethe-Zertifikat C1 of the Goethe Institute
telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule