German as a Foreign Language and German Language and Literature

full time

Master of Arts

Master
Degree

4 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

Bielefeld

Location

January 2025 (EU)

January 2025 (Non-EU)Please enquire

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • German as a Foreign Language
  • German Studies

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

A requirement is participation in an application procedure, in which assessment of the application documents decides who will be admitted. The application documents must be submitted to the registrar's office at the Universität Bielefeld by the specified deadline. Further information can be found on Bielefeld University website or in the “Subject-Specific Regulations” published there.

Lecture period

  • 07.10.2024 - 31.01.2025
  • 07.04.2025 - 18.07.2025

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2025)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    The application deadlines for the Master's degree courses may vary. Please check the relevant deadlines at: https://uni-bielefeld.de/fristen-master

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Applications for placement must be submitted to the faculty by 15.02. A different deadline applies for the Master of Education: 01 December to 15 January

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.12.2024 - 15.01.2025

    Application for higher study semesters: Applications for placement must be submitted to the faculty by 15.02. For applications for higher study semesters, the deadline is 1 February - 15:03. A different deadline applies for the Master of Education: 1 December to 15 January

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.12.2024 - 15.01.2025

    Application for higher study semesters: Applications for placement must be submitted to the faculty by 15.02. For applications for higher study semesters, the deadline is 1 February - 15:03. A different deadline applies for the Master of Education: 1 December to 15 January

Winter semester (2024/2025)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    The application deadlines for the Master's degree courses may vary. Please check the relevant deadlines at: https://uni-bielefeld.de/fristen-master

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 15.07.2025

    International applicants please use movein for Master's degree courses:

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 15.07.2025

    International applicants please use movein for Master's degree courses:

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.08.2025 - 15.09.2025

    Applications for placement must be submitted to the faculty by 15 August. A different deadline applies for the Master of Education: 01.06. to 15.07.

Tuition fee

Languages of instruction

Main language

German