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Course Program - German as a Foreign Language

The courses offered in German as a Foreign Language are open to all affiliates of Philipps-Universität. They predominantly consist of in-sessional classes with one or two sessions per week, covering the levels from A1 to C1. Shortly before the start of each semester, we run intensive pre-session classes for newly arriving international students. Classes preparing for language exams that are needed for the application at a German university like Testdaf or DSH are NOT offered by the Language Center. If you are interested in the DSH, please contact the Studienkolleg Mittelhessen.

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Summer semester 2022

In order to meet the different learning opportunities and needs of our participants, the current course offering includes both online and face-to-face courses according to the Covid19 regulations of Philipps University. Please refer to the individual course descriptions for more information. Please check the information for possible updates shortly before you register for a course and shortly before the course begins.

• German for International PhD-Candidates and Post-Docs (A1.1)
• Basic User Level A1 (Placement score: 0-21)
• Basic User Level A2 (Placement score: 22-44)
• Independent User Level B1 (Placement score: 45-65)
• Independent User Level B2 (Placement score: 66-86)
• Independent to Proficient User Level B2-C1 (Placement score: 82-90)
• Proficient User C1 (Placement score: 87-100)
• German for Social Scientists B2-C1 (Placement score: 82-90)
• Workshop Eine Einleitung in eine Hausarbeit strukturieren B2.2/C1 (Placement Score: 82-100)

The program of winter semester 2021/22 is still available in our course archive.

Pre-Sessional Intensive Courses

Shortly before the start of the summer semester and the winter semester the Language Center offers pre-sessional intensive classes in German for "new" exchange students and MA-students. 
Dates for upcoming courses: 

Before the summer semester 2022:    07. March - 01. April 2022
Before the winter semester 2022/23:  12. Sept. - 07. Oct.2022

• Further information on the pre-sessional intensive courses

Important: Registrations for the course are binding and governed by the Language Center’s terms and conditions, in particular the withdrawal terms stated therein (para. 7-9). For the regulations for obtaining ECTS points, please see General Information about Courses.