Program-specific requirements

The program-specific requirements must be evidenced before you can be enrolled. The deadline for this will be stated in the admission notice. If you do not meet the criteria, you will not be enrolled. The following deadlines apply:

• Internship:
  You must submit evidence of having completed an internship. The proof must show that the pre-study internship will be completed by a certain date. For the bachelor’s program, including teacher education and Industrial Engineering & Management / Production Engineering, the pre-internship must be completed before the beginning of the program; for Public Health / Health Sciences by October 1. For Production Engineering it is strongly recommended to complete the pre-study internship before starting the studies.

• Music aptitude test:
  Enrollment must be accompanied by proof of passing the music entrance examination or exemption.

• Test result Communication and Media Studies:
  The text result must be submitted for enrollment.

• Foreign languages:
  Any language certificates required for admission to bachelor’s programs must be submitted by September 15 (winter semester) or March 15 (summer semester).

Evidence of language skills on the basis of the Abitur exam

The language levels indicated on the GermanAbitur certificate are recognized. If two levels for a foreign language are specified in the Abitur certificate, the lower level will be taken.

As proof of language competence for the levels A1, A2 and B1, the University of Bremen accepts the results of school coursework. In this case, the following is required:

The competence level C1 is usually to be attested by appropriate certificates, as well B2, unless the school leaving certificate shows this level.

B2 and C1 language certificates for the following bachelor's degree programs are an exception and can also be proven through course work at school:

• English-Speaking Cultures / English: Alternatively, for English C1, English taken as a foreign language with at least 11 credits in the basic or advanced course. Either the grade on the Abitur certificate or the average grade indicated counts.
• Linguistics / Language Sciences: For language proficiency English B2, English may be taken as a foreign language with at least 10 credits in the basic or advanced course. Either the grade entered on the Abitur certificate or the average grade is taken.

Attention: School leaving certificates acquired abroad and aquivalent to the German Abitur can not be used as a proof of language over the duration of lessons or school grades.

Evidence of language competence via language certificates

You can provide evidence of language level with the help of recognized language certificates. The certificates for English, French and Spanish are listed below. Which language level can be certified by a language certificate and which language certificates are offered by the Foreign Language Center in Bremen is published on the website of the Language Center. The language certificates are recognized by most universities and cost between 150 and 300 euro.

English

• IELTS International English Language Testing System: www.ielts.org
• TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language: www.toefl.org
• CAE Certificate in Advanced English: www.cambridge-exams.de
• CPE Certificate in Proficiency English: www.cambridge-exams.de

French

• DELF Diplôme d'Etudes en langue française: www.ciep.fr or www.kultur-frankreich.de

Spanisch

• DELF Diplôme d'Etudes en langue française: www.bremen.cervantes.es

B1-language certificates in the foreign language center or at cooperating language institutes

The Language Center, the Instituto Cervantes and the Institut Français conduct language tests in English, French and Spanish. There is a fee for taking such a test (40 euro), and it is only recognized by the University of Bremen. Information on each language can be found on the website of the Foreign Language Center.

Foreign language = Native Speaker

Applicants for a bachelor's degree for which the respective foreign language is their first, or native, language, have their language skills assessed in a one-to-one interview with a teacher of the University of Bremen. For contact details see Studies Database.

These are tests that provide assessments of how well certain subjects or fields of study fit your personal characteristics. Thus, these tests provide support in checking your choice of subjects.

The following self-tests are offered by the University of Bremen. The self-tests are in German only.

• Betriebswirtschaftslehre & Wirtschaftswissenschaft (compulsory)
• Geographie
• Geowissenschaften
• Informatik
• Integrierte Europastudien
• Mathematik (compulsory)
• Politik
• Soziologie

A pre-study internship is closely related to the study program and is undertaken in a situation that is typical for a vocational field related to the study program. A description of associated task fields is given in the International Relations Policy, which are published on the web sites listed below. If you need help finding an internship, contact a careers center near you or the job center. Internships can therefore be found on the job portal of the Career Center of the University of Bremen.

A pre-study internship is required for application / enrollment in the following subjects:

• Inclusive Education (see also: additional information about the pre-study internship )
• Public Health / Health Sciences
• Industrial Engineering & Management / Production Engineering
• Production Engineering / Mechanical Engineering and Process Engineering

Aptitude test for music education

For music pedagogy you must pass an examination. No aptitude test is required for musicology. Registration is required to take the aptitude test. The exam itself is usually taken in mid-June. Explanations and the registration form for the aptitude test can be found on the website.

Completed Training in Nursing

For the bachelor's degree programme "Vocational Education - Nursing Science", a completed vocational training as a nursing specialist or in the fields of health and nursing care, health and paediatric care, geriatric care, curative care, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, maternity care or speech therapy is required. Other academic or non-academic health care professions can be recognised upon application to the programme.