German language skills for international applicants - Master's degree programmes
This is how well you must speak German to study at our university if you did not graduate from a school in Germany. Here is the list of accepted proof of German language skills:
| Programme | German language requirements* | Further language requirements | |
| Architectural Media Management „AMM“ | DSH 3, TestDaF 4 x 5, Goethe-Zertifikat C2, telc Deutsch C2 Hochschule | ||
| Architectural Project Development „MAE“ | DSH 2, TestDaF 4 x 4, DSD II (C1 o. C+),Goethe-Zertifikat C1, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule | ||
| Civil Engineering | Goethe-Zertifikat C1, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, ÖSD C1-Zertifikat or DSH 2, TestDaF 4 x 4 | ||
| Environmental Engineering | Goethe-Zertifikat C 1, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, ÖSD C1-Zertifikat, DSH 2 or TestDaF 4 x 4 | ||
| Environmental Engineering (EN) | Goethe-Zertifikat A2, telc A2-Zertifikat, ÖSD A2-Zertifikat | and English level B2** TOEFL iBT (min. 72 points), IELTS (Academic English, face to face with oral component): 5, First Certificate in English (FCE), TOEIC: 400 (listening) und 385 (reading) or cetificate of a completed degree in English | |
| Electrical Engineering | Goethe-Zertifikat C 1, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, ÖSD C1-Zertifikat or DSH 2, TestDaF 4 x 4 | ||
| Computer Science | Goethe-Zertifikat C 1, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, ÖSD C1-Zertifikat or DSH 2, TestDaF 4 x 4 | ||
| Sustainable Development | Goethe-Zertifikat B2, telc B2-Zertifikat, ÖSD B2-Zertifikat or DSH 1, TestDaF 4 x 3, DSD II (B2/C1) | and English level B2** TOEFL iBT (min. 72 points), IELTS (Academic English, face to face with oral component): 5, First Certificate in English (FCE), TOEIC: 400 (listening) und 385 (reading) or cetificate of a completed degree in English | |
| Applied Sustainability | Goethe-Zertifikat B2, telc B2-Zertifikat, ÖSD B2-Zertifikat oder DSH 1, TestDaF 4 x 3, DSD II (B2/C1) | and English level B2** TOEFL iBT (min. 72 points), IELTS (Academic English, face to face with oral component): 5, First Certificate in English (FCE), TOEIC: 400 (listening) und 385 (reading) or cetificate of a completed degree in English | |
| Mechanical Engineering | Goethe-Zertifikat C 1, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, ÖSD C1-Zertifikat oder DSH 2, TestDaF 4 x 4 | ||
| Mechatronics | Goethe-Zertifikat C 1, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, ÖSD C1-Zertifikat oder DSH 2, TestDaF 4 x 4 | ||
| Management for Engineering and Natural Sciences (MBA) | TestDaF 4 x 3 or DSH 1 | English language skills at level B2 recommended | |
| Geodesy | DSH 2, TestDaF 4 x 4 or telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule | ||
| Geoinformatics | DSH 2, TestDaF 4 x 4 or telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule | ||
| International Management „IM“ | Goethe-Zertifikat B2, telc B2-Zertifikat, ÖSD B2-Zertifikat or DSH 1, TestDaF 4 x 3, DSD II (B2/C1) | und Englischkenntnisse B2-Niveau** TOEFL iBT (mind. 72 Punkte), IELTS (Academic English, face to face with oral component): 5, First Certificate in Englisch (FCE), TOEIC: 400 (listening) und 385 (reading) oder abgeschlossenes englischsprachiges Studium | |
| Accounting and Taxation „MAT“ | Goethe-Zertifikat C1, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, DSD Stufe 2 (C1 o. C+) or DSH 2, TestDaF 4 x 4 | ||
| Accounting, Auditing and Taxation „MAAT“ | Goethe-Zertifikat C1, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, DSD Stufe 2 (C1 o. C+) or DSH 2, TestDaF 4 x 4 | ||
| Computer Engineering CVH | Goethe-Zertifikat C 1, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, ÖSD C1-Zertifikat od DSH 2, TestDaF 4 x 4 | ||
| Mechatronics and Product Design CVH | Goethe-Zertifikat C 1, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, ÖSD C1-Zertifikat or DSH 2, TestDaF 4 x 4 |
* for applicants who did not obtain their university entrance qualification at a German-speaking institution
** for applicants who did not obtain their university entrance qualification at an English-speaking institution
Last updated: November 2020
