Language certificates for the study programme
Language certificates for the study programme
Foreign language skills for successful studies
In principle, sufficient knowledge of English is required for all degree programmes at the university. English skills are necessary for all fields of study in which primary and secondary literature on current research results must be read.
The Language Centre offers general English courses every semester to refresh existing knowledge, as well as special offers to deepen specific skills, such as Presentation Skills, Vocabulary or Academic Discourse.
The subject-related language skills of Latin and Greek are organised by the corresponding study programmes.
For further information on language certificates and language skills, please refer to your respective admission regulations for your subject. If you come across language certificate clauses there that are not immediately obvious to you, please contact us!
Teaching degree programmes (M.Ed. R., M.Ed. Gym)
Extract from the MaVo Lehr, Annex 4
Teacher training for primary schools
a) German:
a foreign language
b) English:
a further foreign language
c) Catholic Religious Education:
basic subject-specific knowledge of Latin
Teacher training for secondary schools (Haupt- and Realschulen):
a) German:
one foreign language
b) Catholic Religious Education:
subject-specific knowledge of Latin
c) English, French, Dutch:
an additional foreign language
Teacher training for grammar schools:
a) Greek, Latin:
Graecum, Latinum and a modern foreign language
b) German:
two foreign languages
c) Protestant Religious Education:
Graecum or subject-specific knowledge of Greek, or Hebraicum or subject-specific knowledge of Hebrew, and
the ‘Kleines Latinum’ or subject-specific knowledge of Latin
d) History:
Latinum or subject-specific knowledge of Latin and
a modern foreign language
e) Chinese, English, French, Dutch, Russian, Spanish:
a further foreign language
f) Catholic Religious Education:
Graecum or subject-specific knowledge of Greek or
Hebraicum or subject-specific knowledge of Hebrew and
Kleines Latinum or subject-specific knowledge of Latin
g) Philosophy:
subject-specific knowledge of languages
Teacher training in special educational needs:
a) German:
a foreign language
b) English:
a further foreign language
Teacher training for vocational schools:
a) History:
Latinum or subject-specific knowledge of Latin
b) Catholic Religious Education:
Basic subject-specific knowledge of Latin
Proof must be provided by:
1. A-level certificate
2. Certificate of the Extended Secondary School Leaving Certificate I following four years’ study of the relevant language (minimum grade: ‘sufficient’),
3. Certificate of completion from an adult education centre (B2),
4. successful completion of a university course that imparts knowledge equivalent to that specified in point 2,
5. Certificates confirming at least two years’ attendance at a foreign school where lessons were conducted in the relevant language,
6. Other certificates demonstrating proficiency equivalent to the level specified in point 2.
Basic subject-specific knowledge and subject-specific knowledge in Greek, Hebrew or Latin are demonstrated by successful participation in relevant courses offered by the university, by evidence in accordance with points 1 to 6, or by proof of the Graecum, the Hebraicum, the Kleines Latinum, the Latinum or the Großes Latinum. These must be demonstrated by the end of the Master’s programme at the latest."
Access regulations
Many degree programmes - especially Master's programmes - require certain foreign language skills (usually English) when applying for a place. Please find out in good time what requirements your desired degree programme will place on you. The Language Centre cannot give you any information on this.
You can find the language requirements under the headings Admission Regulations and Language Skills on the information pages for your desired degree programme.