Anglophone Studies

Admission requirements

„Admission requirements“: From winter semester (October) 2020/21 on, there will be new admission requirements. Further information coming soon here!

The entry prerequisite for a Master's degree course is a Bachelor's degree with a relevant subject profile. The Faculty Board of Examiners decides on whether or not the prior course of studies matches the required profile. More...

Advancedknowledge of English is required for all subjects. Evidence of English skills must be provided before registration by one of the following means:

1. Skills acquired at school

• Evidence of having acquired entitlement to admission to a higher education institution in one of the following states: Australia, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, USA, United Kingdom, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Hong Kong, Malta;
• Evidence of having acquired entitlement to admission to a higher education institution in an English educational study programme in a state in which English is the/an official language.

2. Skills acquired at a university

• A pass in an English examination at a university at Level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages that is no more than two years old;
• Successful completion of a Bachelor's study programme with an anglophone focus, which leads to level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

3. Skills acquired in language tests

Any certificate of a passed standardised language test, which proves language skills equivalent to Level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is accredited. This includes, for example:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with the following minimum results:
• in the Institutional Testing Programme (ITP), at least 637 out of 677 points;
  in the internet version, at least 110 out of 120 points.
• A pass in the Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
• A pass in the Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum overall grade of 7 and a minimum grade of 6.5 in each test area
• UNIcert® III

Please bear in mind, that you are supposed to present your language certificate during registration. The language requirements of which evidence is to be provided for admission to the Master's study programme Anglophone Studies must be presented at registration. It is not possible to make up the language requirements within the first two semesters (registration subject to reservations).