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.

Degree programme | Language requirement at enrolment | Language requirement at application |
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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 |
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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 |