If you are planning to study in Germany, then you need to know that there are three types of courses available: German course, English course & Combined course(English + German). These categories are mainly for those who wants to pursue Masters in Germany. Let us see the pros and cons of studying in each of these courses.
German course:
- Admission requirements - Minimum B2/C1
- Some courses need the applicants to clear TestDAF exams.
- You need to well-versed in German language, so that you can understand the scientific terms in your subjects.
- All your exams, practicals, discussions will be held in German.
- If in case, you have a Oral exam(Mundliche Prüfung) then you need to able to understand what the examiner asks and need to answer them properly - which is difficult if you do not have enough proficiency in the language
- You cannot ask for exemption, just because you cannot speak the language.
- You will be competing with the native-German speakers.
- Most of the times, the degree is not "International" Masters degree.
- Since you study in German language, your German skills will improve and easier to get internships.
English course:
- Admission requirements - Minimum A1/A2
- All the exams, labs, discussions will be held in English language.
- You will be competing in exams along with other international students
- The degree will be considered as "International" Masters degree and can be used in other countries as well.
- Admissions will be tough, because you will be competing with applicants from all over the world.
- Getting internships/thesis/job will be easier, only if you improve your German skills.
Combined course (English + German):
- These courses have some subjects(modules) in English and some in German
- Admission requirements - Minimum B1/B2
- For those subjects in German, the exams will also be conducted in German
- There are some possibility that, you can skip the German subjects as electives and choose other subjects in order to complete your degree.
- You will have Germans and internationals in the course, studying along with you.
- You will have to compete with the internationals as well, for the admissions.
These are the main categories on which the Master courses in Germany are split up and each of the category has its own pros and cons. It is upto the student to choose which suits best for his/her career.
does it mean that getting admissions for courses in German is easy if u know the lanfuage ?
ReplyDeleteGetting admission in any of the above mentioned course will be easy, if you have good profile. Since German courses have less competition, it doesn't mean that the university will accept anyone who applies for the course. Also, when you study in German language, you may even loose grades for poor German.
DeleteAfter master in German thaught program, can we do job in others counties?Like USA,india etc.This course international regonized.!?
ReplyDeleteThank you
Yes, that shouldn't be a big problem. Perhaps you would want to get an official translation of your marksheets and everything into English. In my opinion, the main problem for Internationals(who have studied their previous education in English) with the German masters is that, you would have to MASTER the language within a short-span of time and compete with the native speakers. The subjects will be tough and on top of that, the language will become a burden.
ReplyDeleteP.S: This is just my personal opinion