Lectures are generally held in German. There are several Master's programmes that are taught entirely in English, please see the information below: Upon request many professors are willing to teach in English! It is also strongly recommended that exchange students attend our offered German course during the exchange period. At least we expect a profound knowledge of English language from the students.
The basic language proficiency level required of incoming exchange students:
We don’t require any language certificates for the application.
The master´s programs
required language proficiency level: English B1
The master's programs
required language proficiency level:
The Cultural Studies programs
required language proficiency level: German B2!
Teacher Training Programme: Art and Visual Practice
Bachelor Program/Master Program
required language proficiency level: German B1
Students may take individual English courses: required language proficiency level: Englisch B1
The University of Arts Linz offers two German courses free of charge for Exchange Students:
German as a Foreign Language / Basic Course (Winter and summer semester)
500.030 W - 4 ECTS
500.030 S - 4 ECTS
German as a Foreign Language / Advanced (Winter and summer semester)
500.031 W - 2 ECTS
500.031 S - 2 ECTS
There will be a classification meeting with the teacher of the course to make sure that you are in the right course.
Also offered at following institutions in Linz – please see the link below. These courses are not free of charge! All these institutions are located in Linz and can easily reached by tram.
Institute - Deutsch lernen Linz.pdf
update July, 2026