German as a Foreign or Second Language

full time

Master of Arts

Master
Degree

4 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

Saarbrücken

Location

January 2025 (Non-EU)

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Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

German as a Foreign Language

Focus

German as a second language DaZ, German as a Foreign Language DaF, Foreign Language Learning

Target group

This master’s degree is aimed at people already working in the field of DaF/DaZ but do not yet have a university qualification as a teacher in the subject. Professionals from related fields in adult education or other educational institutions such as educators who wish to further their knowledge in the field of language development can also benefit from this course.

Annotation

The 4-semester master's degree can also be studied on a career-integrated basis. The course content can be studied in a partial presence or online format. Application deadline for the winter semester is 15 July and the application deadline for the summer semester is 15 January.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

Requirements for admission to the master's degree: - first vocational university degree (at least 180 credit points) - relevant professional experience of at least one year after the first degree (equivalent to 30 credit points) - applicants whose mother tongue is not German: advanced knowledge of German (TestDaF with at least TDN 4 in all areas or DSH-2 or Goethe Certificate C2) You can also apply if you do not have a degree but have at least three years of relevant professional experience and pass an aptitude test.

Lecture period

  • 14.10.2024 - 07.02.2025
  • 07.04.2025 - 18.07.2025

Application deadlines

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

    Please note that different deadlines may apply for the Master's degree courses, see: www.uni-saarland.de/studium/bewerbung/master.html

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    No information

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

    15.01.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

    www.uni-saarland.de/studieren/international.html

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Please note that different deadlines may apply for the Master's degree courses, see: www.uni-saarland.de/studium/bewerbung/master.html

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

    Please note that different deadlines may apply for the Master's courses, see: www.uni-saarland.de/studium/bewerbung/master.html

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    No information

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

    Expired (Universitywide deadline)

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Please note that different deadlines may apply for the Master's courses, see: www.uni-saarland.de/studium/bewerbung/master.html

Tuition fee

Fees

1st to 4th study semesters EUR 1,560 from the 5th study semester EUR 780

Languages of instruction

Main language

German