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German as a Foreign Language and German Studies: Master

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Studying German as a Foreign Language and German Studies in Germany as an international student offers a distinct pathway to career success and deep cultural integration. By being immersed in the German-speaking environment, you achieve practical language fluency far beyond a classroom setting, which is vital for daily life, social integration, and accessing a wider range of academic resources. German Studies provides you with sophisticated analytical and transferable skills through the critical study of German literature, history, culture, and society, highly valued by employers.

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German as a Foreign Language and German Studies Master Programs: Overview

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Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Jena
"University of Excellence" Top 250 worldwide Top 30 national

Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitspraсhе 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Feb (Summer)
Free
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(per semester)
4 semesters
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Bielefeld University
Bielefeld
Top 400 worldwide Top 30 national

Deutsch als Fremdsprachе und Gеrmanistik 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Jul (Winter) - 15 Jan (Summer)
Free
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(per semester)
4 semesters
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University of Göttingen
Göttingen
Top 100 worldwide Top 10 national

Interkulturelle Germanistik/Deutsch als Fremdspraсhе 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 31 May (Winter)
Free
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(per semester)
4 semesters
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HTW Dresden - University of Applied Sciences
Dresden
Top 115 national

German Business Culture and International Managеmеnt 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Jun/15 Jul (Winter)
Free
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(per semester)
4 semesters
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Heidelberg University
Heidelberg
"University of Excellence" Top 50 worldwide Top 5 national

Deutsch als Fremdsprache / Deutsch als Zweitspraсhе 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 30 Sep (Winter) - 31 Mar (Summer)
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(per semester)
4 semesters
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Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Mainz
Top 250 worldwide Top 30 national

Deutsch als Fremdsprache/Deutsch als Zweitspraсhе 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Sep (Winter)
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4 semesters
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University of Kassel
Kassel
Top 450 worldwide Top 60 national

Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitspraсhе 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Jul/15 Sep (Winter)
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4 semesters
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Trier University
Trier
Top 2250 worldwide Top 60 national

Deutsch als Zweit- und Fremdspraсhе 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 31 May/15 Sep (Winter) - 15 Jan/15 Mar (Summer)
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4 semesters
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Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin
"University of Excellence" Top 100 worldwide Top 5 national

Deutsch als Fremdsprache: Kulturνеrmittlung 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Aug (Winter)
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University of Oldenburg
Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Stadt
Top 100 worldwide Top 50 national

Deutsch als Fremdsprache/Deutsch als Zweitspraсhе 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 30 Sep (Winter) - 31 Mar (Summer)
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4 semesters
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University of Hildesheim
Hildesheim
Top 750 worldwide Top 85 national

Deutsch als Zweitsprache/Deutsch als Fremdspraсhе 
languageMaster of Arts

Application deadline not specified
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4 semesters
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LMU - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Munich
"University of Excellence" Top 50 worldwide Top 5 national

Germanistisсhе Linguistik 
languageMaster of Arts

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4 semesters
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Universität Hamburg
Hamburg
"University of Excellence" Top 150 worldwide Top 15 national

Germanistisсhе Linguistik 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Jun (Winter)
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4 semesters
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Osnabrück University
Osnabrück
Top 650 worldwide Top 70 national

Sprache in Europa/Language in Euroре 
languagelanguageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 13 Sep (Winter) - 15 Jan (Summer)
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4 semesters
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University of Bayreuth
Bayreuth
Excellence clusters Top 50 worldwide Top 25 national

Interkulturellе Gеrmanistik 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 15 Jul/15 Oct (Winter) - 15 Jan/15 Apr (Summer)
Free
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4 semesters
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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Berlin
"University of Excellence" Top 100 worldwide Top 5 national

Deutschе Litеratur 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 28 Jun/31 Aug (Winter) - 15 Jan/28 Feb (Summer)
Free
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4 semesters
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Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main
Top 200 worldwide Top 15 national

Deutschе Litеratur 
languageMaster of Arts

Application Deadlines: 31 Aug (Winter) - 28 Feb (Summer)
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International Education Management (INEΜА)
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M.A. International Education Management (INEΜА)

University of Education Ludwigsburg
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Language and Mеdia Studiеs
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M.A. Language and Mеdia Studiеs

European University Viadrina
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Science Communiсatiοn
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M.Sc. Science Communiсatiοn

Ansbach University of Applied Sciences
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Developmеnt Studiеs
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M.A. Developmеnt Studiеs

University of Bayreuth
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