German courses and Curriculum

Beginners' course (A1/A2)

Requirements: no German skills required
Course load: 25 hours per week
Duration: 2 May - 15 August 2023

Only application accepted when you are already inGermany. In order to be able to take the exam, a minimum of 85% participation in classes is required. Course is held Monday tillFriday 8.45 - 1.15 a.m.

 

B1 course

Requirements: German A2 level
Course load: 25  hours per week
Duration: 11. April bis 10. Juli 2023

In order to be able to take the exam, a minimum of 85% participation in classes is required.

B2 course

Requirements: German B1 level
Course load: 20 hours per week
Duration:11 April - 31 July 2023

Participation in the examination is only possible if at least 85% of the lessons have been attended.

Classes are planned on campus - subject to adaptation to current corona-specific-rules. In order to be able to take the exam, a minimum of 85% participation in classes is required.

DSH course (C1)

Requirements: German B2 level
Course load: 21 hours per week
Duration: 27 March - 28 July 2023
Credits: 20

Optional: English courses B1 or B2

Participation in the DSH-examination is only possible if at least 85% of the german lessons have been attended.
Participants may select Fulda Pre-Study without a German course if they are able to submit a DSH 2 or DSH 3 certificate as proof of proficiency in German (or an equivalent qualification). In order to be able to take the exam, a minimum of 85% participation in classes is required.

 

Modules Pre-Study DSH course
Language course
21 class hours/weekly		Subject-related courses
6 class hours/weekly		Living and studying in Germany
1 class hour/weekly		Methods of academic work
2 class hours/weekly


DSH

Electrical Engineering

Food Technology

Computer Science

Principles of Management and Accounting

Health and Health Care Provision in Germany


Current Issues in the Social Sciences

Cultural Interaction

Politics and International Studies

Intercultural training

Introduction to higher education in Germany

Information on visa, work permits, health insurance, accommodation etc.

 

Support by "Careers Service": How to find an internship or job? How to write a CV or cover letter in German(y)?

 

Culture and leisure programme, e.g. city tours, barbecue, field trips, canoeing etc.

Introduction to the methods and techniques of academic work at a German university

Introduction to the University's electronic data systems (e.g. network/IT services at Fulda University, VPN, creation of websites)

 

 

Pre-Study Fulda´s modules in detail

German language courses

Beginners' course (20 - 25 hours per week)

Target group: University applicants without any previous knowledge of German

Course content: You will acquire and practise basic reading, listening, writing and speaking skills. At the end of the course, you will be able to make yourself understood in familiar, everyday situations.

Course objective: At the end of the summer semester 2020, the course will finish with an examination at level A2. Advanced German courses at levels B1 and B2 will end with an official DSH examination towards the end of the summer semester 2021, provided that you pass an intermediate examination.

B1 course (20 - 25 hours per week)

Target group: University applicants with German proficiency at A2 level (CEFR)

Course objective: At beginning of the winter semester, the course will finish with an examination at level B1. Advanced courses at levels B2 and C1 will end with an official DSH examination towards the end of the summer semester, provided that you pass an intermediate examination.

B2 course (20 - 25  hours per week)

Target group: University applicants with German proficiency at B1 level (CEFR)

Course content: At the start of the course, you will strengthen and expand your German skills in order to take an examination at level B2. This will allow you to start working with DSH material. Later on you will practise all four parts of a DSH exam: reading, hearing, text production and academic structures. Different learning and examination techniques will be introduced and you will be able practice them using past examination papers. Students are expected to take an active part in lessons and to revise study materials independently at home.

Course objective: A B2 examination is an integral part of the course. Passing this exam will allow participants to continue the Pre-study programme and take the official DSH examination at the end.

DSH course (21 hours per week)

Target group: University applicants with German proficiency at B2 level (CEFR)

Course content: You will practise all four parts of a DSH exam: reading, hearing, text production and scientific academic structures. Different learning and examination techniques will be introduced and you will be able to practise them using past examination papers. Students are expected take an active part in lessons and to revise study materials independently at home.

Course objective: The course will end with the official DSH examination.

Admission requirements for each final language examination are at least 85% attendance in the German course.

Subject-related courses

6 hours per week

Examples

Methods of academic work

2 hours per week

  • Introduction to academic research methods and techniques at German universities (e.g. using footnotes and writing a bibliography, presentations, ethics of academic work/plagiarism)
  • Introduction to Fulda University´s computer system (e.g. network/IT services, virtual private network, website creation)

Living and studying in Germany

1 hours per week

  • Intercultural training
  • Introduction to the German higher education system
  • Visas, work permits, accommodation, health insurance and other information of importance to international students