Course description

• The pre-semester course is an intensive three-week course that takes place each semester before the start of lectures. If the course starts in March/September, the first course days are online via ZOOM. After the official arrival day and check-in to the dormitories, the course will switch to lessons on campus. 
• Course times in the academic year 2024/2025:
  Winter semester 2024/2025: September 23, 2024 to October 11, 2024 
  Summer semester 2025: April 02, 2025 to April 17, 2025
• Course times in the academic year 2025/2026:
  Winter semester 2025/2026: September 22, 2025 - October 10, 2025
• 5.0 ECTS
• Course levels: German A1.1, German A2.1, German B1.1 and German B2.1
• Location: A1.1 usually takes place at the Ingolstadt location, the other courses at the Eichstätt location

Exchange students of all programs and international students of English-language degree programs who must achieve and prove German A2 within the first year of study.

Information on the course structure for students of English-language degree programs

• 280.00 EUR for exchange and regular degree seeking students of the KU, 330.00 EUr for free movers
• additional cost for course materials (approximately 40.00 EUR) 
• Erasmus+ students receive a partial refund of 150.00 EUR if they successfully attend the course
• ISEP-students: the course fee is included in the ISEP benefits
• students of the German-French double-degree program in Political Science (from the IEP Rennes) receive a refund of 100% if they successfully attend the course

Course registration

Click HERE to register

Once you have registered, you will receive an invoice for the course fees approx. 8 weeks before the start of the course, which you can pay by Paypal or bank transfer. 

Registration deadline: 15th July (Winter Semester) / 15th January (Summer Semester) 

Description

• The Language Center offers a variety of traditional German courses and skill-specific German courses (e.g. speaking and writing training, German regional studies, pronunciation, academic writing, etc.).
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Target group

• Students of the KU and guest students
• Course requirements: please see respective module description 

Description

• The Q course precedes the 8-month Intensive German Language Course in preparation for the DSH. The course objective of the Q course is a completed A1 level.
• Course dates 2025: 25 August - 7 October 2025
• Module 1: 25 August - 12 September 2025
  Module 2: 15 September - 3 October 2025 (including 3 October, 2025)
• Course fees for students with KU admission: 500.00 EUR (for both modules)
  Course fees for external participants: 490.00 EUR per module, i.e. 980.00 EUR for both modules
• In coooperation with KEB Eichstätt
• Link to registration form (registration deadline: 15 August, 2025)
• Course materials (to be bought by participants): "Kurs DaF A1" (Klett Verlag), ISBN 978-3-12-676841-2 (please order the bundle!)
• The Q-course takes place online via the video conferencing platform ZOOM. Technical requirements for admission to the course are: stable internet connection, computer or laptop, headset and video camera. Participation via cell phone/ tablet is not possible.
• You are expected to attend classes (4 hours) and the study group (1 hour) every day and to invest approx. 45 minutes in self-study. 

Target group

• Applicants who wish to pursue a degree at the KU, but do not yet have the required German language proficiency for admission to the Intensive German Language Course (which prepares for the DSH)

Description:

• This course lasts two semesters and always starts in the winter semester. The minimum entry requirement is a completed A1 level, which must be proven by an entrance test.  
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Target group

• KU students with conditional admission to a German-language BA program 
• Exchange students and free movers can NOT take part in this course.
• Prerequisite: completed A1 level  (will be checked by entrance test)

Course description

This course offer is available to selected partner universities of the KU and is limited. Students who wish to participate must be nominated by their partner university. 

The Intensive German Language Course prepares students for the DSH exam (German Language Test for Admission to Higher Education for Foreign Applicants). The exam can be taken at the KU and entitles you to study at the KU; as a rule, other German universities also accept the DSH certificate. With DSH level 2 you can choose any subject. A language level according to CEFR cannot be certified separately. Exchange students receive a Transcript of Records for 40 ECTS if they successfully complete a course.  Depending on the timetable, it is also possible to take other courses (e.g. English-language seminars in the faculties) 

Course duration: Mid-October to the beginning of July of the following year (8 months)

Prerequisites for participation:

• German A1 must already be completed (will be checked via an entrance test) 
• Nomination by the sending partner university

Target group

• Exchange students from selected partner universities who wish to achieve a high level of German within a short period of time
• Exchange students who are planning to continue their studies in Germany

Course fees

• 500,00 EUR Course fee per semester
• 78,00 EUR semester fee per semester
• approx. 50.00 EUR teaching materials per semester
  
  Total costs approx. 1,250.00 EUR (as of May 23, 2024)

Registration

• Students must be nominated by their home university before 15th May of each year

Description:

• The KU Summer School is our premium German course in July/August and combines intensive German learning with regional studies and literature as well as an attractive and varied social program.
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Target group:

• Students and employees of all disciplines
• Prior knowledge: completed A1 level 

Description:

• Learning German with Deutsche Welle
• Learning German with the Goethe Institut
• The Language Center's Virtual Shelf