German as a Second Language and Multilingualism Bielefeld University
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 6 semesters
- Location
- Bielefeld
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
- German as a Foreign Language
- German as a Second Language (Teaching Degree)
Focus
German as a Foreign Language/as a Second Language, Foreign language teaching, Multilingualism, Acquisition of a second language, Didactics of German as a Second and Foreign Language
Annotation
This subject can be studied in the combined Bachelor for gaining a teaching qualification as
a subject (Primary school-level).
The teaching qualification is obtained via the consecutive study of the Bachelor and Master of Education.
Note: Educational Sciences is always a compulsory additional component of a teaching qualification course. You need to apply for this separately by the respective deadline.
Admission requirements
Admission requirement for the Bachelor’s degree course is an adequate general higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur).
Special conditions apply to applicants with international education certificates.
Special conditions also apply to applicants qualified in professional training.
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 12.10.2026 - 05.02.2027The beginning of the semester: 01.10.2026 The end of the semester: 31.03.2027
- Summer semester 2027: 05.04.2027 - 16.07.2027 (Universitywide lecture period)
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.06.2026 - 15.11.2026
Information on applications for international prospective students: https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/application Please note that many degree programmes require a prior application for preliminary examination documentation via uni-assist.Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.06.2026 - 15.11.2026
Information on applications for international prospective students: https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/application Please note that many degree programmes require a prior application for preliminary examination documentation via uni-assist.Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
16.07.2026 - 15.11.2026Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.08.2026 - 15.11.2026
Applications for admission to a higher study semester must be submitted by the winter semester at the latest by 15.08. (Subjects with admission restrictions) or 15.10. (subjects without admission restrictions must be submitted to the relevant faculty (cut-off date). If the desired subject is also in the first study semester without admission restrictions, the application can be made at any time.
Summer semester (2027)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.12.2026 - 15.05.2027 (Universitywide deadline)
Information on applications for international prospective students: https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/application Please note that many degree programmes require a prior application for preliminary examination documentation via uni-assist.Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.12.2026 - 15.05.2027 (Universitywide deadline)
Information on applications for international prospective students: https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/application Please note that many degree programmes require a prior application for preliminary examination documentation via uni-assist.Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
16.01.2027 - 15.05.2027 (Universitywide deadline)
No other deadlines applying for candidates holding a secondary school leaving certificate. Applications via hochschulstart.de can be submitted earlier if necessary.Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.02.2027 - 15.04.2027 (Universitywide deadline)
Applications for admission to a higher study semester must be submitted to the relevant faculty by 15 April at the latest (cut-off date) for the summer semester. If the desired subject is also in the first study semester without admission restrictions, the application can be made at any time.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
Languages of instruction
Main language
German