German courses

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Studying at LMU requires sufficient competence in German, for which evidence must be provided. Additional language skills are also increasingly important.

LMU Munich and affiliated institutions offer preparation courses that provide the required evidence of competence in German. We also offer German courses related to your field of study, specialist, and foreign language courses. Find out more here:

Preparatory and study-based German courses

1. Preparatory German language courses

Intensive language courses (with the chance to take DSH and/or TestDaF) (8 weeks)

Intensive language course with supporting cultural program (without DSH / TestDaF)

Preparation course: intensive German for your studies including project work and exam offer (4 weeks)

2. Study-based German courses during the semester

General study-based German courses

German for Study and Work (2 x per week)

Evening course (2 x per week)

Academic study-based German courses (2 x per week)

3. Language preparation online

The online program "German-Uni Online," developed at LMU, consists of the following modules: Basic German (from A1), Preparation for Study (B1), Study Organization (B1), Study Practice (B2), Exam Preparation TestDaF (B2), and Specialist German (from C1). It can be arranged flexibly with tutorial support or as a pure self-study program, as well as a combination of classroom and online instruction.

German-Uni Online (DUO)

Recommended German course providers

The following German course providers are recommended by the "Advisory Board on Quality Assurance for Study-preparatory and Study-related German Education at LMU":

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