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.
Incoming Exchange students´ basically requested language level:
Language of instruction 1: German B1
Language of instruction 2: English B1
We don’t require any language certificates for the application.
The master´s programs
Language of instruction: English B1.
The master's programs
Language of instruction 1: German B1
Language of instruction 2: English B1
The Cultural Studies programs
Language of instruction: German B2!
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 November 2025