Ecosystem Sciences

IELTS Academic 6. TOEFL iBT 81. Cambridge English Scale 160. Pearson (Global Scale of English) 59.

A general or subject-related higher-education entrance qualification (the German Abitur or a recognised equivalent). Places are restricted (numerus clausus) and allocated 90% by a points score combining the overall qualification grade (60% weight) with grades in two relevant science subjects -- Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics (20% weight each) -- and 10% by waiting time. In practice, every applicant who met the eligibility bar was admitted in each of the three most recent intakes published (WS 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26). German language skills do not have to be proven -- this programme's own admissions page states this explicitly, immediately after its English-language requirements, with no A-level, A2 or any other German bar attached at any point (unlike, for example, Freiburg's Liberal Arts and Sciences programme in this same dataset, which requires German to A2 level by the 4th semester). Neither this page nor the programme's module handbook mentions a mandatory or bundled German-language course; German is genuinely optional here, not a hidden requirement or an integrated track.