M.A. Modern China Studies - Application and Admission

Minimum admission requirements

• BA with an overall grade of 2,5 or above according to the German system (https://www.tum.de/en/studies/application/grade-conversion-formula-for-grades-earned-outside-germany/ ) and at least 50% coursework in a social sciences or humanities field.
• Knowledge of English equivalent to the European C1 framework (e.g. TOEFL iBT 100, IELTS Band 7.0) and Chinese equivalent to European B2 framework (e.g. HSK 4). Knowledge of German is not required. 
   

Here you will find further details concerning admission to the program. This information is a translation of the German language regulations of study; the German text is the legally binding version.

The next application deadlines are April 15, 2020 (Non-EU-citizens) and July 15, 2020 (EU-citizens). All application materials must be received, not postmarked, by these deadlines. We do not accept electronic submission of materials. [THIS MIGHT BE CHANGING! Stay tuned...]

You should submit the completed application form, along with all required materials, to the address provided. The University strictly requires certified copies of all paperwork attesting to your language level(s), transcripts, and degrees. Please note that the copy of each certificate must be certified by an official notary or university. Further instructions can be found in German and English on the University website: https://www.studium.uni-freiburg.de/de/bewerbung/bls/docs/merkblatt-zu-beglaubigungen.

Chinese nationals must also submit a valid APS-Zertifikat if their studies were completed at a Chinese university.

Please contact the MA coordinator, Dr. Amanda Shuman (master@sinologie.uni-freiburg.de), in advance if you have further questions. 

Please send your application to:

MA-Coordinator

Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Institut für Sinologie
Werthmannstraße 12
79098 Freiburg i. Br.
Germany

Applications sent by email will not be accepted.