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International German Summer Course B2/C1 + Language Project Society and Politics

Bielefeld University

Bielefeld, GermanyLinguistics & Language Studies

APS Required

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Degree

Certificate

Language

German

Tuition

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Duration

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Programme Overview

Focuses on current events in German politics and society as well as important aspects from German history from an intercultural perspective. Teaching is connected to real-life situations and includes extracurricular learning venues. Linguistically, the focus is on communication and a confident use of the German language, adapted to specific situations. Grammatical knowledge and technical language aspects are practised. The course amounts to 25 hours per week (17 hours of general language and eight hours of technical language).

Admission Requirements

Minimum GPA: No fixed minimum GPA is published on the current official programme page.
English requirements: Participants should at least have a B2 level (or higher) in German.
German requirements: Participants should at least have a B2 level (or higher) in German.
Accepted bachelor fields: Any field; requirement is German language proficiency at B2 level or above.
APS Certificate: Yes
Thesis required: No

Costs & Funding

Tuition fee: Contact university
Semester contribution: Typically 150-400 EUR per semester (varies by university)
ECTS credits: 4
Funding info: Semester contribution: Typically 150-400 EUR per semester (varies by university)

Career Outcomes

Significantly enhances employability in German-speaking countries or in roles requiring high-level German language skills and deep cultural understanding of Germany.

Typical job roles

Language teacherCultural mediatorTranslatorAcademic researcher

Target industries

EducationCultural institutionsPublishingMediaTranslation services