All study programmes at Heinrich Heine University
Our study programme overview shows you all the possibilities there are to study at HHU. We offer Bachelor and Master programmes, the German State examination (Staatsexamen) for degrees in Law, Pharmacy and Medicine, and further education programmes. In the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, apart from basic Bachelor degree programmes there are also combined Bachelor programmes (with a so-called major and a minor subject). Here you can find a short overview of all Bachelor programmes. Further information can be found in the descriptions of the individual study programmes.
Language requirements
Most of our programmes are taught in German. Even the programmes that are taught in English do in many cases require a certain knowledge of the German language. Please check here which language certificates are accepted.
At HHU, the following programmes are taught in English:
- Comparative Studies in English and American Literature (M.A.)
- English Studies (B.A.) (German Language Certificate required, at the moment information in German only)
- European Studies (M.A.)
- International (M.Sc.) Biology (at the moment information in German only)
- Physics (M.Sc.)
- Translational Neuroscience (M.Sc.) Biology
- Industrial Pharmacy (M.Sc.)
Application processes
The column “Application” shows you the application process which applies for you:
- Unrestricted admission (zulassungsfrei - open local enrolment),
- Nationwide restricted admission (nationwide NC - numerus clausus),
- Local restricted admission (local NC - numerus clausus) or
- Aptitude assessment (Master degree courses with local admission examination).
Please note that other procedures apply for
- non-EU-citizens without German entitlement to university admission
- studying without German Abitur as well as for applicants for
- admission in higher terms.
Counselling and contact
Do you have further questions on application and enrolment or require personal counselling? Please find more information here.

Bachelor, Master, and State Examination
Study programme | Degree | 'Application' |
---|---|---|
Yiddish Studies | Master of Arts | Aptitude assessment |
Ancient Culture | Bachelor of Arts/Minor | 'Unrestricted admision' |
Art History | Bachelor of Arts/Major Bachelor of Arts/Minor Master of Arts |
'Local admission restrictions Local admission restrictions Aptitude assessment' |
Art Mediation and Cultural Management | Master of Arts | 'Local admission restrictions' |
Biochemistry | Bachelor of Science Master of Science |
'Local admission restrictions Aptitude assessment' |
Biology | Bachelor of Science Master of Science |
'Local admission restrictions Aptitude assessment' |
Biology International | Master of Science | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Business Administration | Bachelor of Science Master of Science |
'Local admission restrictions Aptitude assessment' |
Business Chemistry | Bachelor of Science Master of Science |
'Local admission restrictions Aptitude assessment' |
Chemistry | Bachelor of Science Master of Science |
'Unrestricted admission Aptitude assessment' |
Communication and media studies | Bachelor of Arts/Minor | 'Local admission restrictions' |
Comparative Studies in English and American Language, Literature and Culture | Master of Arts | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Computer Linguistics | Bachelor of Arts | 'Unrestricted admission' |
Computer Science | Bachelor of Science Master of Science |
'Unrestricted admission Aptitude assessment' |
Cultural and Social Science Research of Japan | Master of Arts | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Dentistry | State Examination | 'Nationwide admission restrictions' |
Economics | Bachelor of Science Master of Science |
'Local admission restrictions Aptitude assessment' |
English and American Studies | Bachelor of Arts/Major Bachelor of Arts/Minor |
'Local admission restrictions Unrestricted admission' |
European Studies | Master Programme | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Financial and Actuarial Mathematics | Bachelor of Science | 'Local admission restrictions' |
German Languages and Literatures | Bachelor of Arts/Major Bachelor of Arts/Minor Master of Arts |
'Local admission restrictions Unrestricted admission Aptitude assessment' |
History | Bachelor of Arts/Major Bachelor of Arts/Minor Master of Arts |
'Unrestricted admission Unrestricted admission Aptitude assessment' |
History / German Languages and Literatures | Master of Arts | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Industrial Pharmacy | Master of Science | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Information Science and Language Technology | Master of Arts | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Italian: Language, Media, Translation | Master of Arts | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Japanese Studies | Bachelor of Arts/Major Bachelor of Arts/Minor Master of Arts |
'Local admission restrictions Unrestricted admission Aptitude assessment' |
Jewish Studies | Bachelor of Arts/Major Bachelor of Arts/Minor Master of Arts |
'Unrestricted admission Unrestricted admission Aptitude assessment' |
Law (Jurisprudence) | State Examination | 'Local admission restrictions' |
Linguistics | Bachelor of Arts/Minor | 'Local admission restrictions' |
Linguistics (integrative) | Bachelor of Arts | 'Local admission restrictions' |
Linguistics | Master of Arts | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Literary Translation | Master of Arts | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Mathematics and Applied Fields | Bachelor of Science | 'Unrestricted admission' |
Mathematics | Master of Science | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Media and Culture Studies | Bachelor of Arts | 'Local admission restrictions' |
Media Culture Analysis | Master of Arts | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Media Culture Analysis / Analyse des Pratiques Culturelles | Master of Arts | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Medical Physics | Bachelor of Science Master of Science |
'Local admission restrictions Aptitude assessment' |
Medicine | State Examination | 'Nationwide admission restrictions' |
Molecular Biomedicine | Master of Science | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Musicology | Bachelor of Arts/Minor | 'Unrestricted admission' |
Pharmacy | State Examination | 'Nationwide admission restrictions' |
Philosophy | Bachelor of Arts/Major Bachelor of Arts/Minor Master of Arts |
'Unrestricted admission Unrestricted admission Aptitude assessment' |
Physics | Bachelor of Science Master of Science |
'Unrestricted admission Aptitude assessment' |
Political Communication | Master of Arts | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Political Economy | Bachelor of Science Master of Science |
'Local admission restrictions Aptitude assessment' |
Political Science | Bachelor of Arts/Minor | 'Local admission restrictions' |
PPE | Bachelor of Arts | 'Unrestricted admission' |
Psychology | Bachelor of Science Master of Science |
'Local admission restrictions Aptitude assessment' |
Romance Languages and Literatures | Bachelor of Arts/Major Bachelor of Arts/Minor |
'Unrestricted admission Unrestricted admission' |
Romance Studies: Cultural Contacts and Communication | Master of Arts | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Social Sciences – Media, Politics, Society | Bachelor of Arts | 'Local admission restrictions' |
Social Sciences – Social Structures and Democratic Governance | Master of Arts | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Sociology | Bachelor of Arts/Minor | 'Local admission restrictions' |
Toxicology | Master of Science | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Transcultural Science | Bachelor of Arts | "Unrestricted admission" |
Translational Neuroscience | Master of Science | 'Aptitude assessment' |
Yiddish Culture, Language and Literature | Bachelor of Arts/Minor | 'Unrestricted admission' |
Further education
Study programme | Degree | Application |
Endodontology | Master of Science | Aptitude assessment |
Intellectual Property Law | Master of Laws | Aptitude assessment |
Medical Law | Master of Law | Aptitude assessment |
Public Health | Master of Science | Aptitude assessment |