Germany: More and more study programmes taught in English

It is still a widely held misconception that advanced German language skills are required in order to study at a German university. This is true for most undergraduate programmes and courses in medicine, pharmacy, nursing and law. However, at the master’s and doctoral level the choice of English-taught study programmes is increasing by the day – especially in the engineering and natural sciences but also in business administration and economics.

New English-medium courses generally offer state-of-the-art training in the most future-oriented areas. Thus, the newly opened programmes cover fields like the following:

• bioinformatics
  
• bionics & biomimetics
  
• microbiology & bioengineering
• pharmaceutical biotechnology
• nano technology & neuroscience
• geomatics
• computational engineering & simulation sciences
• medical systems engineering
• optics & photonics
• media & communication technology
• automotive software engineering
• renewable energy systems
• international business administration & foreign trade
• international tourism

If you are interested in and feel qualified for any of these English-taught graduate programmes, drop us a line to get more details.

Having highlighted the widening course offerings in English at public German universities, it remains a fact that Germany is not an anglophone country and probably will not become one in the foreseeable future. Most written information (street signs, train and bus schedules, information on food items in the supermarket etc.) is only given in the local language, and if you ask someone to help you out, you will notice that the vast majorty of Germans speak very rustic English, at best.

Therfore, to get around in daily life and to feel at home in the country you need at least some basic communicative skills in German. The German government has opened language and cultural centres in most countries, including India, that offer excellent and affordable language classes at different levels of proficiency.

Chris
germanstudycentre@gmail.com