Application Procedure Information
Application forms for the first subject-related semester
Additional documents required to apply for an advanced semester (“transfer”)
Subsidiary subject (“minor”) and focus area
Application deadlines and modalities
Application forms for the first subject-related semester
- Printout of the on-line application form or printout of the subject-specific application for admission
- Some consecutive Master’s programmes do not participate in the on-line application procedure. Please check whether your desired programme requires you to use the subject-specific application for admission.
- Applications for non-consecutive Master’s programmes or continuing education Master’s programmes must be submitted using the subject-specific application form.
- A copy of the university entrance qualification (e. g. Abitur, High School Diploma, Matura)
- German applicants holding a university entrance qualification from another country (e. g. High School Diploma, Matura) must hand in a certificate of recognition of their university entrance qualification by the time of matriculation at the latest.
- International applicants must submit certified copies of their original foreign certificates along with a translation in German, English, or French.
- Copies of tertiary education / university certificates (transcript).
- If the degree has not been awarded yet at the time of the application deadline, you have to submit a provisional certificate issued by the university, certifying the study achievements completed so far (transcript) and the confirmation that you will have completed the programme in question before the start of the semester for which you are seeking admission.
- In case of foreign certificates you have to submit certified copies along with translations in German, English, or French.
Additional documents
- Please consult the programme webpages to find out exactly which specific additional documents you may need to attach to the application for admission to your desired programme, e. g.
- CV
- Motivation letter
- Language certificates
- Certficates of vocational training, work, or other achievements
- Abstract of the thesis you submitted in order to obtain your previous degree
Additional documents required to apply for an advanced semester (“transfer”)
If you would like to be admitted to an advanced subject-related semester, please contact the respective faculty or the academic advisor in charge of the Master’s programme.
Additional documents required to apply for an advanced semester (transfer):
- confirmation of periods of study
Subsidiary Subject („minor“) and Focus Area
Structure
The consecutive Master’s programmes offered at Heidelberg University follow two different structures:
- subject-related consecutive Master’s programmes without a subsidiary subject (minor)
- subject-related consecutive Master’s programmes with a subsidiary subject (minor)
The structure of your desired Master’s programme is defined in the respective examination rules and regulations, or on the webpages of the respective faculty. If a subsidiary subject is required, the eligible subsidiary subjects are defined in the examination rules and regulations.
In some of the Master’s programmes you have the possibility to concentrate on one area of focus. To learn more, please consult the respective examination rules and regulations, or the webpages of the respective Master’s programmes.
You will be asked to state your desired subsidiary subject and / or area of focus during the on-line application procedure or in the subject-specific admission form.
Application Deadlines and Modalities
You are required to submit a written application in due time and form to Heidelberg University in order to participate in the application and selection procedure for Master’s programmes in any of the subjects.
