—Name of master’s degree program with qualification—

Application information

Application period: Please select.

Semester start: Please select.

Language(s) of instruction: Please select.

Introduction
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Option of adding a text to introduce the application information here. We recommend you include a link to the program website if you wish to provide a detailed introduction to the master’s program here.

Admission requirements
(List of all admission requirements as per the current admission bylaws)

University degree

List of all formal criteria and content requirements for the first degree (where relevant, a reference to the positive/negative catalog can be added at the end)

If you have not received your degree certificate yet, you can submit this by the end of the first semester of your master’s program.

Additional special admission requirements

List of all other admission requirements for the master’s program, e.g., foreign language proficiency with details of the required level and proof, professional experience, etc.

For details of the legal basis for this regulation, please see the admission bylaws for your chosen degree program: www.uni-hamburg.de/zugang-master

Recognition of transcripts for degree programs completed at foreign higher education institutions (Optional—this section can be deleted if no prior recognition of degree programs completed at foreign higher education institutions is required from uni-assist)

If you completed your bachelor’s degree at a foreign university, you will need to apply to uni-assist for preliminary review of your certificate or Transcript of Records, regardless of your nationality. Universität Hamburg makes an application form available and explains the recognition procedure online: www.uni-hamburg.de/vpd

uni-assist needs around four weeks to review documents and processes applications in the order in which they were received. We therefore urgently recommend that you submit your documents to uni-assist as soon as possible! Fees apply for review of your documents. Please note that uni-assist will only begin reviewing documents when this fee has been paid.

Recognition of higher education entrance eligibility by uni-assist
(Optional—this section can be deleted if no prior recognition of higher education entrance eligibility is required from uni-assist)

If you obtained your higher education entrance eligibility abroad, you will need to apply to uni-assist for preliminary review of your certificate. Universität Hamburg makes an application form available and explains the recognition procedure online: www.uni-hamburg.de/vpd

uni-assist needs around four weeks to review documents and processes applications in the order in which they were received. We therefore urgently recommend that you submit your documents to uni-assist as soon as possible! Fees apply for review of your documents. Please note that uni-assist will only begin reviewing documents when this fee has been paid.

German language proficiency
(Required for all master’s programs taught in German or German and English. This section can be deleted if the master’s program is entirely in English.)

If you did not complete your first degree at a German-speaking university, you will need to provide proof of sufficient German language proficiency when you enroll (not when you apply). This applies to all master’s programs taught in German or German and English.

If you completed your degree abroad but obtained your higher education entrance eligibility (e.g., Abitur) at a German-speaking institution, you can submit this as proof (e.g., Abitur certificate).

You will need to submit your German language certificate by the start of the semester at the latest (1 October for the winter semester; 1 April for the summer semester). For an overview of all German language certificates recognized by Universität Hamburg, please see www.uni-hamburg.de/deutschkenntnisse.

Application

Online application with upload of documents

You will need to complete the online application available on Universität Hamburg’s application portal during the application period: www.uni-hamburg.de/online-bewerbung

Please create a user account, enter your information online, upload the required documents to your online application and submit your application electronically.

The application procedure for the master’s program in is an online procedure. This means that you do not need to submit any documents in paper form to Universität Hamburg. Instead, you have to upload them (see below). Selection is based on the information you provide online and the documents you upload online. If you are admitted to enrollment, you will need to submit documents in paper form to the Application and Admissions Team (Team Bewerbung und Zulassung) confirming the information you provide in your online application. Please note that the offer of admission may be withdrawn otherwise.

Selection criteria

If the number of applicants exceeds the number of places available, a selection procedure will be necessary:

List of selection criteria according to the current bylaws

For details of the legal basis for this regulation, please see the selection bylaws for your chosen master’s program: www.uni-hamburg.de/auswahl-master

Admission and enrollment

Once your application has been reviewed, an acceptance or rejection letter will be made available in your STiNE account under the Dokumente (Documents) tab. Please see the information on applying online for a master’s program for details of when this will become available: Please select. An enrollment deadline will be indicated in your acceptance letter—please submit the documents required for enrollment to the Application and Admissions Team (Team Bewerbung und Zulassung) by this date. Please submit certified copies of all documents—see www.uni-hamburg.de/beglaubigung for details.

FAQs
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A link to FAQs is helpful and recommended here. The information should be made available online, allowing the FAQs to also be updated during the current application period.

Contact

Please indicate a contact person and provide their full contact details (email, telephone number), office email, or contact form.

List of comparable degree programs (positive/negative catalog)
(Optional—this section can be deleted if no list is available)

Last updated: E.g., June 2017