Earth and Climate System Science

Proof of basic German language skills (for international students) is no longer required. Applicants can be exempted from producing proof of language proficiency, if they declare English to be their native language and are citizens of one of the following countries: United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United States of America, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Guyana; or have completed their Bachelor’s studies with English as the language of instruction; or have visited a bilingual school if one language of instruction was English; or have taken English as a school subject during the Oberstufe (final years) at a German Gymnasium (secondary school) with minimum grade point average at the end of the Oberstufe “befriedigend” (“satisfactory”, 8 grade points). If the required minimum grade point average of “befriedigend” (“satisfactory”) has not been obtained, the applicant may compensate for this if a minimum of 1 semester of the bachelor’s studies has been completed with English as the language of instruction; or a full-time internship lasting a minimum of 3 month has been completed in an English-speaking company.