Language Requirements for Studying and Language Courses
Language requirements
Anyone wishing to embark on a course of study at Münster University must provide evidence of adequate German language skills. This can be done by means of a variety of certificates:- A DSH-2 or DSH-3 certificate acquired at a German university or Studienkolleg in accordance with the regulations issued by the University Rectors Conference. DSH stands for Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (German Language Examination for University Entrance).
- TestDaF level 4 in all four skills:
www.testdaf.de - Deutsches Sprachdiplom (German Language Diploma) as laid down by the Conferenceof the Ministers of Education, Level II
- Zentrale Oberstufenprüfung (Central Examination, Advanced Level) set by the Goethe Institute
- Kleines/großes deutsches Sprachdiplom (Standard/Advanced German Language Diploma), issued by the Goethe Institute
- UNIcert-certificate, Levels III and IV
- DSH 2 or DSH 3, acquired at a foreign university under the responsibility of a department of a German university.
Language courses
Preparing for the DSH examination
The Language Centre at Münster University offers a language course for international students to prepare them for the DSH examination. Please note that a basic knowledge of German is required in order to take part in this course.
DSH preparatory course at Münster University
Contact the Language Centre – Department of German as a Foreign Language
Fee-based language courses in Münster
Information on fee-based language courses in Münster can be found through the following link:
Fee-based language courses
Possibilities of exemption
Exemption from the DSH examination
If you provide evidence that you have had at least three years of intensive German tuition in the final phase of your school education, with at least adequate grades, and that you are competent in oral communication – or that you have graduated in German – it will be considered whether an exemption from the DSH examination is possible. In such a case please contact the Department of German as a Foreign Language at the Language Centre, some time in advance, to request an appropriate attestation for your application.
Contact the Language Centre – Department of German as a Foreign Language
Exemption from providing evidence of German language skills
Currently no evidence of German language skills needs to be provided for the English-language Master degree courses in
- Geoinformatics
- Geospatial Technologies,
- Information Systems
- National and Transnational Studies
- British/American and Postcolonial Studies
- Physics
Contact
Astrid Burgbacher International OfficeSchlossplatz 3
48149 Münster | Germany
Tel.: +49 251 83-22254
Fax: +49 251 83-22226
international.applicants@uni-muenster.de
Office hours:
See International Office
