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36 English Study Programs at Universität Hamburg
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Universität Hamburg
About the University
The University
Universität Hamburg is the largest institution for research and education in northern Germany. As one of the country’s largest universities, we offer a diverse range of degree programs and excellent research opportunities. The University boasts numerous interdisciplinary projects in a broad range of fields and an extensive partner network of leading regional, national, and international higher education and research institutions.
Sustainable science and scholarship
Universität Hamburg is committed to sustainability. All our faculties have taken great strides towards sustainability in both research and teaching.
Excellent research
As part of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments, Universität Hamburg has been granted clusters of excellence for 4 core research areas: Advanced Imaging of Matter (photon and nanosciences), Climate, Climatic Change, and Society (CliCCS) (climate research), Understanding Written Artefacts (manuscript research) and Quantum Universe (mathematics, particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology).
An equally important core research area is Infection Research, in which researchers investigate the structure, dynamics, and mechanisms of infection processes to promote the development of new treatment methods and therapies.
Outstanding variety: over 170 degree programs
Universität Hamburg offers approximately 170 degree programs within its eight faculties:
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences
Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement Science
Faculty of Business Administration (Hamburg Business School).
Universität Hamburg is also home to several museums and collections, such as the Zoological Museum, the Herbarium Hamburgense, the Geological-Paleontological Museum, the Loki Schmidt Garden, and the Hamburg Observatory.
History
Universität Hamburg was founded in 1919 by local citizens. Important founding figures include Senator Werner von Melle and the merchant Edmund Siemers. Nobel Prize winners such as the physicists Otto Stern, Wolfgang Pauli, and Isidor Rabi taught and researched at the University. Many other distinguished scholars, such as Ernst Cassirer, Erwin Panofsky, Aby Warburg, William Stern, Agathe Lasch, Magdalene Schoch, Emil Artin, Ralf Dahrendorf, and Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, also worked here.
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International Rankings
National Rankings
Tuition Fees
Application & Admission
Application Deadlines
Winter Semester 2023/2024
Summer Semester 2024
Winter Semester 2024/2025
16 programs
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34 programs
Application Modes
Application Modes
Application Process
Application Process
Language Requirements
IELTS Band
TOEFL Scores
Cambridge Levels
4.5 (2 programs )
70 (1 program )
B2 First (FCE) (7 programs )
7 (2 programs )
100 (1 program )
C2 Proficiency (CPE) (14 programs )
IELTS Band
4.5 (2 programs )
7 (2 programs )
TOEFL Scores
70 (1 program )
100 (1 program )
Cambridge Levels
B2 First (FCE) (7 programs )
C2 Proficiency (CPE) (14 programs )
Program Features
2-4 semesters
Duration→ View all programs with online courses
Online CoursesMaster of Arts
Master of Laws
Master of Science
Winter intake
75%Summer intake
0%Winter & Summer intake
25%Location

List of English-taught Study Programs offered by Universität Hamburg

Universität Hamburg
Hamburg
Economics
(per semester)

Universität Hamburg
Hamburg
Peace and Security Studies

(per semester)

Universität Hamburg
Hamburg
Politics, Economics and Philosophy
(per semester)
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