'Taught in English' Masters degree in Berlin?
June 26, 2010 11:41 AM Subscribe
Is it easy/possible to apply for a 'taught-in-English' masters degree in Berlin/Germany, just for fun?
(I am English, 31 years old, a humanities graduate)
Is the teaching aimed non-English speakers. Should I just go on holiday and study in England instead?
Is competition for places fierce?
Is school level German sufficient to get by?
Are there any other fees other than the suspiciously low enrolment fees?
Is the teaching aimed non-English speakers. Should I just go on holiday and study in England instead?
Is competition for places fierce?
Is school level German sufficient to get by?
Are there any other fees other than the suspiciously low enrolment fees?
Yeah ... in the Netherlands many masters courses are in English. I started one (LLM) about 6 years ago and I am still there. There is a thriving international student body at the University of Amsterdam.
posted by jannw at 12:22 PM on June 26, 2010
posted by jannw at 12:22 PM on June 26, 2010
Having met some Germans who've done--and, in fact, organized--taught-in-English postgrad courses in Germany, these things certainly aren't aimed at non-English speakers. (They advertise in Britain and America, too.) I'd assume that school level German will be plenty, as they're not joking when they say 'taught in English'. More likely you will find yourself worrying that the standard of your English isn't good enough--many German academics are intimidatingly proficient in English.
The low enrolment fees aren't suspicious to people from European countries where university education is free, or nearly.
I don't know what the competition for places is like, though a lot of people (from all over Europe and beyond) want to spend time in Berlin at the moment. Hell, I want to spend time in Berlin at the moment.
All in all, I'd say it's a good idea, though you might want to get some more specific information regarding the course(s) you're interested in and what kind of a reputation they have.
posted by lapsangsouchong at 2:28 PM on June 26, 2010
The low enrolment fees aren't suspicious to people from European countries where university education is free, or nearly.
I don't know what the competition for places is like, though a lot of people (from all over Europe and beyond) want to spend time in Berlin at the moment. Hell, I want to spend time in Berlin at the moment.
All in all, I'd say it's a good idea, though you might want to get some more specific information regarding the course(s) you're interested in and what kind of a reputation they have.
posted by lapsangsouchong at 2:28 PM on June 26, 2010
You can go to daad.de to get a lot of information about studying in Germany. Here's a link to their Graduate course search. You can search for English programs only, and specify the location and the program you want.
posted by carmel at 5:34 PM on June 26, 2010
posted by carmel at 5:34 PM on June 26, 2010
I know of such a program (though not in Berlin)-- an MA program in American Studies, taught in English, at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Tuition is 2500 Euros a semester-- much more than locals pay, but perhaps on par with what you'd pay in England as a UK citizen?
posted by ms.codex at 7:06 PM on June 26, 2010
posted by ms.codex at 7:06 PM on June 26, 2010
Yeah, my son is enrolling in a masters course in Berlin, taught in English (pharameutical chemistry). He has no German at all. Seems to be pretty normal there.
posted by aqsakal at 12:04 AM on June 27, 2010
posted by aqsakal at 12:04 AM on June 27, 2010
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posted by tumples at 12:09 PM on June 26, 2010