Study Opportunities

In the following sections you find descriptions of every study opportunity in Germany. For a better overview, this chapter is divided into nine study areas, each with several fields of study.

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Each group is subdivided into fields or study programs in alphabetical order. The sections each give you an initial insight into course content, requirements and future career opportunities. For each field of study you will also find a direct link to the study search as well as links to additional sources of information.

General information: All study programs in the modularized Bachelor's / Master's programs include basic competences and/or soft skills.

Study Fields

Agricultural, forestry and nutritional sciences

Very different studies are counted to this studyfield, from agronomics, forestry, viniculture and horticulture to timber industry, wood technology, landscape architecture and landscape conservation. It offers study opportunities both at universities and at colleges.

Arts and Music

There are many ways to express yourself artistically - be it on stage, at the PC, with an instrument or a brush in your hand. Anyone who wants unfold their artistic potential, turn creative ideas into reality, or develop their own style will find many opportunities in the study field of arts and music.

Economic Sciences

In this area you find information about business sciences and law. Business sciences consist sensu stricto of the two classic disciplines economics and business administration. Beyond that there are studies in areas like business and economic sciences and economic education.

Education and educational sciences

The education and training sciences are concerned with the development of people to an independent and responsible life. In doing so, they look at the educational reality both in family and society as well as in schools and socio-educational institutions.

Engineering sciences

The engineering sciences are looking for innovative, economical and sustainable solutions and products, regardless of their field of expertise. In doing so, they incorporate the latest scientific and technical knowledge.

Law and Social Sciences

The law (jurisprudence) and the social sciences have in common that both deal with the social (co-existence) life of the people. The law goes one step further and regulates this by laws.

Linguistics and Cultural Studies

Students of humanities and cultural studies attend to the understanding, interpretation and explanation of so-called cultural achievements, like speech, literature, art, philosophy, religion, moral or institutions (family, state).

Mathematics, natural sciences

Subject of science in this field are natural phenomena that can be observed and described as well as their relationships and regularities. Those are explored in principle on a experimental way.

Medicine, Health Sciences, Psychology, Sports

The field of medical and health service disciplines deals with the detection, healing, palliation and prevention of diseases or injuries of men and animals. In addition, medical practitioners conduct research on the causes of and on new methods to diagnose and treat illnesses as well as on new remedies.

Study search: All study programs in Germany

In each field of study you will find a red button at the end of the description. The button is linked to the Federal Employment Agency's study search. There you will receive a list of all study programs that are assigned to this field. You can then filter the result depending on whether you are looking for an undergraduate or postgraduate course of study, want to study at an university or a technical college, for example.

Search with the study search

Of course, you can't just find the courses via the buttons or shortlinks. You can also freely search for subjects that interest you via www.arbeitsagentur.de/studiensuche.

Have you found a course of study that interests you? Then, by clicking on it, you will find out everything you need to know, such as the application deadlines, the length of study and the admission requirements. You can look at the location of the university on a map and with another click you can go directly to the relevant university website.

Study information

Please note:
Information on the printed website could be accessed at any time by the following QR code.