German as a Second Language/German as a Foreign Language

part time, full time

Master of Arts

Master
Degree

4 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

Hildesheim

Location

September 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

September 2025 (EU), September 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

Intercultural Communication, Multilingualism, German as a Foreign Language, German as a Second Language

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

Completion of a Bachelor's degree in German/German Studies or an equivalent degree in a closely related subject either at a German university or a university that belongs to one of the Bologna signature states. Or: Completion of an equivalent degree in a closely related course at another international higher education institution as well as proof of particular aptitude.

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

    Expired

    Notice: The deadlines for individual Master's degree programmes may vary!

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    Expired

    Prerequisite: Language level C1 (German). Application via My assist ()

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

    Expired

    Prerequisite: Language level C1 (German). Application via My assist ()

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    Expired

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

    01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025

    Notice: The deadlines for individual Master's degree programmes may vary!

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025

    Prerequisite: Language level C1 (German). Application via My assist ()

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

    01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025

    Prerequisite: Language level C1 (German). Application via My assist ()

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.06.2025 - 01.09.2025

    Change of degree course, university and second degree:

Tuition fee

Fees

For postgraduate courses: Tuition fees only within the scope of consecutive degree courses

Languages of instruction

Main language

German