Requirements for Master students
Dear incoming exchange students,
We are glad that you are considering our Faculty for your exchange semester! The academic year is divided in two semesters and you can choose to spend one or two semesters at Humboldt within the same academic year. However, this very decision lies with your home institution.
You can only apply for a semester at Humboldt if there is a binding exchange agreement in place between our two institutions. We won't accept any students outside the framework of an exchange program.
We would like to draw your attention to the fact that teaching in our faculty is quantitatively based. Therefore, you should have strong skills in mathematics. We also recommend you to take crash courses in statistics, algebra, econometrics or advanced mathematics before the start of your exchange semester.
We will only accept students with a strong academic background in Business or Economics. Undergraduate students must have studied at least two semesters before they come to Berlin to start their exchange semester.
The teaching style at our faculty is largely research driven, hence applicants need to have an advanced knowledge of empirical research methods. Finally, you must also meet our language requirements, otherwise we will not be able to accept your application. German is the dominant teaching language at the undergraduate level and all Master courses are held in English.
In your own interest we recommend you to apply only for courses taught in a language you fully understand.
Master's students must demonstrate English proficiency at level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The language of instruction in all our master's programs is English. We do not allow exceptions.
You must provide proof of language proficiency at the time of application:
Recognized Evidence of English Language Proficiency: Download List
May for students spending the winter semester at Humboldt University.
November for students spending the summer semester at Humboldt University.
or
You can also take the online test for English as a foreign language on the website of the Language Center of Humboldt University. The test is called "C-Test" and is free of charge. However, you may only take it once. You should score at least 81 out of 100. Be sure to download your results as a record of achievement.
We will accept your current transcript as a proof of English proficiency. You must have completed at least 2 full semesters.
We will also accept your current transcript as a proof of English proficiency.
Yes, you can. You are free to take one or two courses at other faculties on the condition that you do at least 50% of your study load at the School of Business and Economics. In addition, for each course you should seek approval from the respective course and exchange coordinators. Please mind the linguistic and academic requirements for each class. We also strongly advise you to search for alternative courses in case you face rejection.
Important: four inter-disciplinary and inter-faculty departments do not fall under the scope of this regulation: the Welcome Centre, the Language Center, the Career Center and the International Campus (HIC). You are free to register for as many courses as you want or can for any of those four departments.