Human Medicine, State Examination
The study of human medicine is completed in accordance with the requirements of the Medical Licensing Regulations from 2002. The training takes place in a classic curriculum with a separation of preclinical and clinical (standard course of study). Preclinical instruction takes place in the Faculty of Biology and Preclinical Medicine.
Programme facts
| Degree | State Examination |
|---|---|
| Duration | 13 semesters, 360 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €199 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
The standard period of study, including the examination period, is six years and three months, with the last year comprising a continuous practical training of 48 weeks (practical year).
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Doctors vow to put their lives in the service of medical ethics and humanity. Their goal is to sustain life, protect or restore health, and alleviate suffering. They examine, treat and give medical advice to patients.
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They mainly work in clinics and practices. In addition, they can work for medical and rescue services, in health authorities or as company doctors in large companies. They can also find employment opportunities in nursing homes, hospices and short-term care facilities. The areas of medical research and teaching also offer career prospects. Alternatively, many doctors now work in hospital management / controlling, medical informatics, consulting, quality assurance, epidemiological research, the development of health promotion programs for companies and schools, health advice or the management of development aid projects.
Medical journalists are also in demand today more than ever. Your work consists mainly of information research in databases and libraries, at congresses and in interviews. You write medical science articles for print or internet media, create contributions for radio and television programs or publish books. Employers are, for example, newspapers, magazines, radio or news agencies as well as press offices in authorities and companies. (Dtsch Ärztebl 2002; 99: A 100–102 [Issue 3])
Studying medicine and working as a practicing doctor are associated with considerable demands. Desirable characteristics of potential medical students are therefore good physical and psychological resilience, social competence and open-mindedness, good linguistic communication skills, teamwork, as well as a basic interest in natural sciences and especially for a potential activity in the surgical subjects: dexterity and good technical understanding.
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €199 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | What qualities should I have? |
|---|---|
| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to C1 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application directly to the university until 15.07Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
How much does the programme cost?
What language level do I need?
When do I need to apply?
Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.07.2027 (273 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.