German as a Foreign and Second Language

The Bachelor's programme consists of modules in Didaktik und Methodik, Angewandte Linguistik, Kulturalität und Sprache, Zweit- und Fremdsprachenerwerbsforschung, Sprachpraxis, Sprache und Kultur im Kontext, Werkstatt: DaF-/DaZ-Praxisfelder, Sprachlehr- und -lernwissenschaften, Praktikum/Internship, Bachelorarbeit, and Individueller Ergänzungsbereich. Support includes a peer mentoring programme, writing workshops, and semester-accompanying courses and counselling.

Academic requirements

Deadline: International applicants: 15 January for the summer semester and 15 July for the winter semester

Minimum GPA

No fixed minimum GPA is published on the current official programme page.

English requirements

Good knowledge of German is required and must be documented with A TestDaF certificate with at least level TDN 4 in all four exam parts, or a total of 16 with at least TDN 4 in the exam part “Writing” A Goethe Certificate C2 ("Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom") A DSH certificate ("Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang ausländischer Studienbewerber") with a result of DSH-2 or DSH-3, or equivalent A Telc C1 Hochschule. https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/international/come-in/studium/studium-mit-abschluss/sprachkenntnisse/index.xml English reading skills are required.

German requirements

Good knowledge of German is required and must be documented with A TestDaF certificate with at least level TDN 4 in all four exam parts, or a total of 16 with at least TDN 4 in the exam part “Writing”; A Goethe Certificate C2; A DSH certificate with a result of DSH-2 or DSH-3, or equivalent; A Telc C1 Hochschule.

Accepted bachelor fields

General university entrance qualification (Abitur or equivalent). Prior knowledge of German language teaching or linguistics is not formally required but beneficial.

APS Certificate

Yes

Tuition fee

None

Semester contribution

Since Bielefeld University does not charge tuition fees, every student only has to pay a social fee. The social fee includes the contribution to the social ticket for free public transport in the city and area of Bielefeld and on regional trains and buses in North-Rhine Westphalia for the whole semester. The current semester contribution is approximately 300 EUR.

ECTS credits

180

Funding info

Tuition: None Semester contribution: Since Bielefeld University does not charge tuition fees, every student only has to pay a social fee. The social fee includes the contribution to the social ticket for free public transport in the city and area of Bielefeld and on regional trains and buses in North-Rhine Westphalia for the whole semester. The current semester contribution is approximately 300 EUR.

Graduates are qualified for a growing field, especially in adult education, integration courses, and international educational contexts, with many opportunities in Germany and abroad.

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