Germany

A warm welcome to the Germany page of the University of Hertfordshire website!

This resource is designed to inform you of important information for German students and how we can support you through the application process.

If you have any questions after reading the information below, please contact us.

Entry requirements

We typically require the following qualifications from German students:

Point of Entry 

Academic Requirements * 

Language Requirements * + 

FoundationCompleted high school with good grades  IELTS 4.5 with no less than 4.0 in any band  
 Undergraduate (year 1)
  • Abitur/Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife with average of 2.7 or better 
  • International or European Baccalaureate at a good standard.
Abitur English 12 or IELTS 6.0 
 Postgraduate Taught Diplom or Magister Artium or a Bachelor's degree (Bakkalaureus) with minimum score of 2.5IELTS 6.0 or 6.5 (depending on course)


* some courses may vary and/or have specific requirements – for details of the entry requirements for your course, please see our Course pages or contact us to check your qualifications. Please note that all applications are assessed on an individual basis

+ for details of accepted English language qualifications please see our How to Apply page

Additional Information

To find out what our students think about studying at the University of Hertfordshire, please see What our students say about the University.

To view Frequently Asked Questions, please see our general FAQs for international students.

If you have any questions which have not been answered, please contact us.   

The University offers programmes in Germany in partnership with Cologne Business School

The University has a number of partner institutions, under the Socrates Erasmus programme, with which it has student exchange agreements. It is possible for students at one of these institutions to take a semester or year at Hertfordshire. Read details of these exchange partners.