DSH-Course+

1. You need the DSH as proof for your german language skills when you want to study in Germany.

2. The DSH is a prestigious exam and can be taken only in special places. The university/language school requires a special registration as examination location. This procedure ensures the high quality of the DSH-exam. The university of Potsdam has this special registration for many years.

3. The DSH is unlimited in time and valid at all universities in Germany..

The DSH-course+ at the University of Potsdam is:

• intensive, because it lasts a full semester (15 weeks) and is full-time (at least 24 teaching hours per week),
• of high quality, because the teachers are specially qualified for DaF (Deutsch als Fremdsprache - German as a foreign language),
• established, because the course has been offered for many years and the teachers have a correspondingly high level of experience and competence,
• individual, because the course is offered every summer and winter semester and therefore fits every study schedule,
• (inter)cultural advantage, because Potsdam with its UNESCO World Heritage is unique in the Berlin-Brandenburg region and you will learn together with participants from many different countries,
• successful, because many participants praise the course, recommend it to others and, above all, pass the DSH-exam at the end of the semester,
• at eye level, because in addition to DaF-lessons, special and supportive tutorials are offered by former participants of the program,
• even better because of the +, because in addition to the DaF-lessons, the supporting tutorials, pronunciation exercises, a lecture*, excurions and targeted exam preparation take place (+ possibility to participate in the DaF-language cafe),
• inexpensive, because the DSH-course+ with a minimum of 360 teaching hours at the University of Potsdam costs only 400 Euro (+ 160 Euro examination fee) and
• practical, because participants of the DSH-course+ can be enrolled as students at the University of Potsdam even before they actually start their studies. The semester fees of 316 euros (as of summer semester 2022) also include the semester ticket (6 months) for public transportation in Potsdam, Berlin and in the entire state of Brandenburg.

*Winter semester only

Aims of DSH courses+:

• preparation for the Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH - German Language Exam for University Admission)
• beginning studies after passing the DSH
• general and intercultural preparation for starting your studies

Classes to develop German language fluency:

Development

• of listening skills, incl. authentic presentations and lectures with preparation and follow-up: "Living and Studying in Germany",
• reading comprehension,
• ability to produce texts,
• ability to understand and make use of scientific/academic language structures, and
• oral communication skills.

Classes in general study preparation:

• Exercises for German pronunciation - a contribution to oral competence in university studies
• preparing, following up on, and taking notes at lectures - Living and Studying in German
• “Practical language exercises for German as a foreign language” tutorial
• “Intercultural support - excursions” tutorial
• Individual learning facilitation with self-study

Before participating in the DSH Course+, all applicants must take an entrance test. Places in the DSH Course+ are allocated according to the results in the entrance test.

You can find further information about the admission test and a preparatory training here.