Your first professional qualification (usually a Bachelor of Arts or equivalent) is in the fields of modern philology, translation studies, cultural studies, history, international relations or other fields of social sciences and humanities and was graded at least ¡®good¡¯ (2.5 in the German grading system) or better.

You have also earned a total of at least 30 ECTS credits from courses in cultural studies or linguistics related to foreign-language cultural areas, multilingualism, cultural contact or intercultural interaction.

Please note that your proof of foreign language proficiency will differ depending on your status when you begin your studies in Jena.

Study curriculum A (¡°outgoing¡±) ¨C You are beginning your studies in Jena.

Depending on your nationality and for the start of your studies (1st semester) in Jena, you have language skills in:

???? English at level B2 according to the European Framework of Reference

?? ? Language skills in at least two of the following languages at level B2 according to the European Framework of Reference: German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish, depending on the requirements of the selected partner universities.

???? German language skills at DSH-2 level, additionally to be proven by international applicants and Germans with foreign university entrance qualifications.

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Study curriculum B (¡°incoming¡±) ¨C You are coming from an EC2U partner university for a study visit to the University of Jena and will be enrolled in a higher semester.

You have language skills in:

???? English at level B2 according to the European Framework of Reference

???? German at level B2 according to the European Framework of Reference

Your CV should have a tabular form, containing key information on your school record and academic career.

A motivation letter should not exceed the size of two DIN A4-pages and normally, it should contain information on your motivation for taking up this course of studies. You should? elaborate on the following essential questions:

• Why do you desire taking up this specific course of studies?
• What are - in your opinion - the main features that this course of studies excels in?
• Which features of this course have inspired your application??
• Why Jena?

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Please upload at the online application system your university entrance certificate/school leaving certificate. Usually, this means the school graduation diploma (German "Abitur"), i.e. the diploma that makes you eligible for studies at an University or other institution for higher education. Be mindful of the fact that here, we do not need any University diploma but a High School diploma!?

Detailed transcript of records/ mark sheet of your first, subject-specific University degree, with which you apply for the master's programme. This transcript MUST contain an overall cumulative grade point average or average mark.

All previous University degrees (Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, etc.) if available before the application deadline - if not, please make a note of the anticipated date of issue of your degree certificate. Please upload your University degree or the most actual, detailed transcript of records/ mark sheet of all semesters available to you, should you not hold your degree certificate at the time of application. The main document is the degree/ transcript based on which you apply for the master programme.

You need to prove a continuous stay abroad with duration of at least three months after your high school graduation.?

As part of the international joint degree programme, in order to study in Jena, you must demonstrate English language skills at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), e.g. through:

• IELTS: 5.5 overall or better
• TOEFL ibt: 72 or better
• Cambridge Certificate: B2 First.

During your online application, you will be asked to provide information about your mobility path. In your application, you must indicate which partner universities you would like to study at and provide the relevant language proficiency proof.

Example: You want to study one semester in Poitiers (France) and one in Salamanca (Spain). Please provide evidence of your language skills in French and Spanish at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Details can be found here: https://ec2u.eu/masters/european-languages-cultures-and-societies-contactExternal link. It is important that you schedule your planned mobility path before submitting your application.

For German taught master's programmes, i.e. programmes with (predominantly) German as language of instruction, a sufficient German language proficiency proof is mandatory.

The Friedrich Schiller University Jena accepts the following certificates as German language proficiency proof exclusively:

• the Goethe-Zertifikat C2 (GDS),
• the Deutsche Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz (DSD II),
• the TestDaF, minimum TDN 4 in all four parts of the examination,
• Deutsche Sprachpr¨¹fung f¨¹r den Hochschulzugang (DSH), min. level 2 (= DSH-2),
• Certificate telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule (min. level "befriedigend"),
• a German language examination in the framework of an assessment test at a preparatory college.

Please note:?We strongly recommend that you provide the required German language proof at the time of applying.

You have not yet taken the DSH exam, the TestDaF or another equivalent exam (see above) or have not yet received the test result? Then please do the following:

• Upload a certificate attesting your German language skills at min. level B2 (according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) AND
• upload a confirmation that you have registered for a language exam (e.g. DSH examination, TestDaF or an equivalent examination) to your online application. Please make sure to register for the test well in advance. In case you receive an admission offer, you must provide the language certificate by the time of enrolment (by the end of March resp. the end of September)!
  
  

The following applicants are exempted from providing proof of their German language skills:

• Applicants, who have obtained a German taught bachelor's degree within one of the following countries: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. This applies only to degrees that were awarded by a university in the relevant country (no satellite campuses or international branch campuses in other countries, no correspondence course degrees, no joint- or double-degrees with institutions in other countries);
• Holders of a German, Austrian or Swiss (from school where the language of instruction is German) university entrance qualification.

Every mandatory application document from foreign/external countries must also be available in either English OR German translation. Such a translation has to be conducted by officially acknowledged/ sworn translators or translation offices.

External/foreign degree certificates/ transcripts of records must contain information on the grading system (= description of the maximum grade possible and the minimum passing grade) used at the respective University.?

Applicants with degrees from India, Vietnam or China must submit the original APS-certificate issued by the German Embassy.

Applicants from the following countries must submit a certificate of their university entrance examination/college entrance examination:

• Iran (College entrance examination certificate or certificate of pre-university course/year)
• Republic of Korea/South Korea: SAT (Scholastic Ability Test)
• People's Republic of China: College entrance examination certificate ("Gaokao")

As part of the international joint degree programme, to study in Jena and in addition to your German proficiency, you must demonstrate English language skills at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), e.g. through:

• IELTS: 5.5 overall or better
• TOEFL ibt: 72 or better
• Cambridge Certificate: B2 First.