German Language Competence Course
Admissions
You can apply for the Certificate Programme indicating the course you wish to study at FH JOANNEUM which require a German language level of B2 for admission.
Bachelor's degree programmes
You can choose one of the following Bachelor’s programmes:
- Construction Design and Economics
- Dietetics and Nutrition
- Elektronics and Computer Engineering
- Energy, Mobility and Environmental Management
- Occupational Therapy
- eHealth
- Health Management in Tourism
- Health Care and Nursing
- Midwifery
- Industrial Design
- Industrial Mechatronics
- Industrial Management (full-time)
- Industrial Management (part-time)
- Information Design
- Journalism and Public Relations (PR)
- Aviation
- International Management
- Mobile Software Development
- Sustainable Food Management
- Production Technology and Organization
- Software Design and Cloud Computing (full-time)
- Software Design and Cloud Computing (part-time)
- Social Work
- Business Informatics
Master's degree programmes
You can choose one of the following Master’s programmes:
- Architecture
- Exhibition Design
- Construction Management and Engineering
- Business Informatics with the study tracks:
- IT Architecture
- Software and Digital Experience Engineering
- Communication, Media, Sound and Interaction Design with the study tracks:
- Communication Design
- Media Design
- Sound Design
- Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
- Digital Entrepreneurship
- eHealth
- Engineering and Production Management
- Health, Tourism and Sport Management with the study tracks:
- Health Management and Public Health
- Health Tourism and Leisure Management
- Sport and Event Management
- Industrial Design
- International Industrial Management (full-time)
- International Industrial Management (part-time)
- IT and Mobile Security
- IT Law and Management
- Food: Product and Process Design
- Social Work
Application documents
Documents required for Bachelor’s degree programmes:
- signed letter of application / letter of motivation
- signed CV
- evidence of university entrance qualification (general or examination certificate) – with the exception of B2 German language certificate
- German language certificate (B1 or higher)
- English language certificate (B2 or higher) for degree programmes taught in German and English
- copy of citizenship certificate or passport
Documents required for Master’s degree programmes:
- signed letter of application / letter of motivation
- signed CV
- Evidence of completion of a relevant Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Transcript of Records for examining the admission requirements
- evidence of university entrance qualification (general or examination certificate) – with the exception of B2 German language certificate
- German language certificate (B1 or higher)
- English language certificate (B2 or higher) for degree programmes taught in German and English
- copy of citizenship certificate or passport
Note
All details on the application documents can be found under “Application” on the web page of the chosen Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme.
Online application
Click here to go to the online application.
We will review the documents and examine whether the applicants meet the admission requirements both for the chosen degree programme and the Certificate Programme (German language level B1). Applicants will then be notified that they meet the admission requirements for the chosen degree programme, with the exception of the language requirements (German at level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Personal interview
After the review, applicants will be invited to a 20-minute online admission interview to assess their suitability and qualifications. The interview will be conducted in German.
If the number of applicants exceeds the number of places available on the course, applicants will be ranked according to the following criteria:
- Application documents / personal motivation: 25%
- Assessment / admission interview: 50%
- Points achieved in the German language proficiency test at level B1: 25%
