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Undergraduate programs
This table shows an overview of our undergraduate programs with the application deadlines for applicants with a foreign school leaving certificate (high school diploma not obtained in Germany). If you must still pass the assessment examination at the Study Preparatory Center (Studienkolleg) before beginning the program, please apply from 9/1 – 10/15 for a summer semester or from 3/1 – 4/15 for a winter semester of the Study Preparatory Center.
| Program | Application period for a winter semester | Application period for a summer semester |
|---|---|---|
| American, British and Canadian Studies (B.A.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Altorientalistik/Ancient Oriental Studies (Major Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Archäologische Wissenschaften / Archaeological Sciences (B.A. / Major Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 – 02/15 |
| Klassische Archäologie/ Classic Archeology (Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Vor- und Frühgeschichtliche Archäologie/ Pre- and Early History of Archaeology (Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Betriebswirtschaftslehre / Business Administration (B.Sc.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 – 02/15 |
| Bewegungs- und Sportwissenschaft / Movement and Sport Science (B.A.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Bildende Kunst/ Fine Arts (Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Biologie / Biology (B.Sc.) | 05/01 – 07/15 | - |
| Biologie/ Biology (First State Examination / Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 – 07/15 | - |
| Einführung in die Biologie/ Introduction to Biology (Minor Subject Kombi-B.Sc.) | 05/01 - 07/31 | - |
| Chemie / Chemistry (B.Sc.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 – 02/15 |
| Chemie / Chemistry (First State Examination / Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Christliche Archäologie und Byzantinische Kunstgeschichte/ Christian Archaeology and Byzantine History of Arts (Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Data Science (B.Sc.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Deutsch / German (First State Examination/Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Deutsch als Fremdsprache / German as a Foreign Language (Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Empirische Kulturwssenschaft/ Cultural Studies (Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Englisch / English (First State Examination / Extended Examination) | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Erdkunde / Geography (First State Examination / Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Erziehungs– und Bildungswissenschaft / Educational Science (B.A.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Erziehung, Bildung und lebenslanges Lernen/ Education and Live-long Learning (Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Ethik / Ethics (First State Examination / Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 – 02/15 |
| Europäische Literaturen / European Literatures (B.A.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Evangelische Theologie/ Protestant Theology (Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Evangelische Religion / Protestant Religion (First State Examination/Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 – 02/15 |
| Evangelische Theologie / Protestant Theology (Mag.Theol.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 – 02/15 |
| Französisch / French (First State Examination / Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Französisch: Literatur, Kultur, Kommunikation/ French: Literature, Culture, Communication (Major/Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Friedens- und Konfliktforschung/ Peace and Conflict Studies (Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Geographie / Geography (B.Sc.; Major/Minor Subject Kombi-B.Sc.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Geologie/ Geology ( Minor Subject Kombi-B.Sc.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Germanistische Mediävistik/ Germanic Medieval Studies (Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Gender Studies und feministische Wissenschaft/ Gender Studies and Feminist Sciences | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Germanistik/ German Philology (Major Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - =8/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Geschichte / History (B.A.; Major Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 – 02/15 |
| Geschichte / History (First State Examination / Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 – 02/15 |
| Geschichte der Neuzeit/ Modern History (Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Geschichte der Vormoderne/ Premodern History (Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Griechisch / Greek (First State Examination / Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 – 02/15 |
| Hebräisch / Hebrew (Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Hethitologie/ Hittitology (Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Historische Sprach-, Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaften / History of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Historisch-Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft/ Historical-Comparative Linguistics (Major/Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Humanbiologie/ Biomedical Sciences (B.Sc.) | 05/01 – 07/15 | - |
| Indologie/ Indology (Major/Minor Subject Kombi-B.Sc.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Informatik / Computer Science (B.Sc.; Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 – 02/15 |
| Informatik / Computer Science (First State Examination / Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Interdisziplinäre Literatur- und Kulturstudien / Interdisciplinary Literary and Cultural Studies (B.Sc.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Interkulturelle Betriebswirtschaftslehre / Intercultural Business Studies (B.Sc.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Italienisch / Italian (First State Examination / Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Katholisch-Theologische Studien/ Catholic-Theological Studies (Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Katholische Religion / Catholic religion (First State Examination / Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 – 02/15 |
| Keltologie/ Celtic Studies (Major/Minor Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Kritische Kultur- und Religionsforschung/ Critical Studies in Culture and Religion (Minor Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Kunst, Musik und Medien: Organisation und Vermittlung / Visual Arts, Music and Modern Media: Organization and Presentation (B.A.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Kunstgeschichte / History of Art (Major/Minor Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Latein / Latin (First State Examination/ Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 – 02/15 |
| Latinistik/ Latin Philology (Major Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Lateinische Sprache und Kultur/ Latin Language and Culture (Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Mathematik / Mathematics (B.Sc.; Minor Subject Kombi-B.Sc.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 – 02/15 |
| Mathematik / Mathematics (First State Examination / Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Medienwissenschaft / Media Studies (B.A.; Major Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 – 07/15 | - |
| Medienwissenschaft / Media Studies (B.A.; Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 07/31 | - |
| Medizin / Human Medicine (SE.) | 05/01 – 07/15 | - |
| Nachhaltigkeit in Wirtschaft und Raum/ Sustainability in Economics and Regions (B.Sc.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Nah- und Mitteloststudien / Middle Eastern Studies (B.A.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Nah- und Mitteloststudien (international) /Middle Eastern Studies (international) (B.A.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Neuere deutschsprachige Literatur/ Modern German Literature (Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01- 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| North American Studies (Major/Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Pharmazie / Pharmacy (SE.) | 05/01 – 07/15 | 11/01 - 01/15 |
| Philosophie / Philosophy (First State Examination / Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 – 02/15 |
| Philosophie / Philosophy (Major/Minor Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Physik / Physics (B.Sc.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Einführung in die Physik/ Introduction to Physics (Minor Subject Kombi-B.Sc.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Physik / Physics (First State Examination / Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 – 02/15 |
| Physik und Wirtschaft/ Physics, Business and Economics (B.Sc.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Politik und Wirtschaft/ Politics and Economics (First State Examination / Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 – 07/15 | - |
| Politikwissenschaft / Political Science (Major/Minor Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 (minor only) |
| Politik des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens/ Politics of the Mid East (Major Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Politik, Kultur und Wirtschaft des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens/ Politics, Culture and Economy of the Mid East (Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Psychologie / Psychology (B.Sc.) | 05/01 – 07/15 | - |
| Rechtswissenschaft / Legal Studies (SE.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 – 01/15 |
| Religionswissenschaft/ Religious Studies (Minor Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 - 01/05 |
| Romanische Kulturen: Kommunikation, Sprache, Literatur / Romance Cultures: Communication, Language, Literature (B.A.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Semitistik/ Semitic Studies (Major/Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie / Social and Cultural Anthropology ((Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 - 01/15 |
| Soziologie / Sociology (Major/Minor Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 (minor only) |
| Spanisch / Spanish (First State Examination/ Extended Examination) | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Spanisch: Literatur, Kultur, Kommunikation/ Spanish: Literature, Culture, Communication (Major/Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | |
| Sport / Physical Education (First State Examination/ Extended Examination) - Teacher Training Course | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Sprachen des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens/ Languages of the Mid East | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Sprache und Kommunikation / Language and Communication (Major/Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Sprache und Literatur der griechischen Antike/ Language and Culture of Ancient Greece (Major/Minor Subject Kombi-B.A.) | 05/01 - 08/15 | - |
| Volkswirtschaftslehre / Economics (B.Sc.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 – 02/15 |
| Wirtschaftsinformatik / Business Informatics (B.Sc.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | - |
| Wirtschaftsmathematik / Business Mathematics (B.Sc.) | 05/01 – 08/15 | 11/01 – 02/15 |
| Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte/ Economic and Social History | 05/01 - 08/15 | 11/01 - 02/15 |
| Zahnmedizin / Dentistry (SE.) | 05/01 – 07/15 | 11/01 – 01/15 |
Master programs
Application period for the 2025 summer semester
In the table below you will find the regular deadlines for Master's applications. These differ in the start of the deadline depending on the country of origin of your university degree. Please also note the information on possible exceptions at the end of the table.
| Admission mode | Start of deadline | Deadline |
| Application with a foreign university degree via uni-assist | 11/01/2024 | 02/21/2025 |
| Apply with a German university degree via Marvin | 12/02/2024 | 02/21/2025 |
Exceptions:
- Aufbaustudiengang Grundzüge des deutschen Rechts (LL.M.) / Postgraduate Course Foundations of the German Legal System (Master of Laws): Procedure exclusively via uni-assist - deadline for all applicant groups begins on October 1st, 2024, deadline ends on January 15th, 2025
- Bildende Kunst / Fine Arts (M.A.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: October 1st, 2024, start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: December 2nd, 2024, end of the deadline: January 15th, 2025
- Biochemie / Biochemistry (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: November 1st, 2024 , start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: December 2nd, 2024, end of the deadline: January 15th, 2025
- Biodiversität und Naturschutz / Biodiversity and Conservation (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: November 1st, 2024 , end of the dealine: November 15th, 2024. Start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: December 2nd, 2024, end of the deadline: December 16th, 2024
- Business Informatics (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: November 15th, 2024 , start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: December 2nd, 2024, end of the deadline: January 15th, 2025
- Computer Science (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: November 15th, 2024 , start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: December 2nd, 2024, end of the deadline: January 15th, 2025
- Data Science (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: November 15th, 2024 , start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: December 2nd, 2024, end of the deadline: January 15th, 2025
- Economics and Institutions (M.Sc.): Procedure exclusively via uni-assist - deadline for all applicant groups begins on October 1st, 2024, deadline ends on January 15th, 2025
- Economics of the Middle East (M.Sc.): Procedure exclusively via uni-assist - deadline for all applicant groups begins on October 1st, 2024, deadline ends on January 15th, 2025
- Functional Materials (M.Sc.):Procedure exclusively via uni-assist - deadline for all applicant groups begins on October 1st, 2024, deadline ends on January 15th, 2025
- Molekularbiologie zellulärer Systeme / Molecular Biology of Cellular Systems (M.Sc.): Start of the deadline for applicants with a foreign university degree: November 1st, 2024 , start of the deadline for applicants with a German university degree: December 2nd, 2024, end of the deadline: January 15th, 2025
- Psychologie / Psychology (2 Sem.)(M.Sc.): Procedure exclusively via uni-assist - deadline for all applicant groups begins on November 1st, 2024, deadline ends on January 15th, 2025