Logo Hochschule Heilbronn
DE|EN

German as a foreign language

We offer the following German courses to exchange students from our partner universities abroad and international full-time students as part of the General Study program in Heilbronn in the Summer semester 2025.

810001 German as a foreign language 1, A1.1 (8 ECTS credits) with e-learning component

Group A

  • Lecturer: Stefan Weitzenegger
  • Monday & Thursday, 3:45 - 5:15 p.m.
  • Room: A409 TechCampus
  • Start from: Monday March 17th 2025, 3:45 p.m.
  • Note: E-learning-component is selfstudy only
810001 German as a foreign language 1, A1.1 (8 ECTS credits) with e-learning component

Group B

  • Lecturer: Heidrun Herbert
  • Monday & Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
  • Room: A509, Campus Heilbronn-Sontheim
  • Start from: Monday March 17th 2025, 5:30 p.m. 
  • E-Learning Lecturer: Knara Ghazaryan
  • Note: E-learning-component is selfstudy only
810001 German as a foreign language 1, A1.1 (8 ECTS credits) with e-learning component

Group C

  • Lecturer: Knara Ghazaryan
  • Monday & Friday, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
  • Room: Monday S121, Friday S132 Bildungscampus
  • Start from: Friday March 14th 2025, 6:00 p.m. 
  • E-Learning Lecturer: Knara Ghazaryan
  • Note: E-learning-component is selfstudy only
810002 German as a foreign language 2, A1.2 (6 ECTS credits)

Group A

  • Lecturer: Elke Laber-Steiner
  • Monday, 1:15 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Room: S132, Bildungscampus Heilbronn
  • Start from: Monday March 17th 2025, 1:15 p.m.
810002 German as a foreign language 2, A1.2 (6 ECTS credits)

Group B

  • Lecturer: Stefan Weitzenegger
  • Monday & Thursday, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. 
  • Room: A409, TechCampus
  • Start from: Thursday March 13th 2025, 5:30 p.m.
810003 German as a foreign language 3, A2.1 (6 ECTS credits)

is offered together with level A2.2 in Summer 2025

810004 German as a foreign language 4, A2.2 (6 ECTS credits):
  • Lecturer: Elke Laber-Steiner
  • Monday, 4:45 - 8:00 p.m.
  • Room: S132, Bildungscampus Heilbronn
  • Start from: Monday March 17th 2025, 4:45 p.m.
810005 German as a foreign language 5, B1.1 (6 ECTS credits):

is offered together with B1.2 in Summer 2025

810006 German as a Foreign Language 6, B1.2 (6 ECTS credits):
  • Lecturer: Heidrun Herbert
  • Monday & Wednesday, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
  • Room: A509, Campus Heilbronn-Sontheim
  • Start from: Wednesday March 12th 2025, 7:00 p.m.
810007 German as a Foreign Language 7, B2.1 (6 ECTS credits)

not offered in Summer 2025

810008 German as a Foreign Language 8, B2.2 (7 ECTS credits) with e-learning component:
  • is offered together with C1 in Summer 2025
  • E-Learning Lecturer: Dörte Hellbusch-Doll
  • The e-learning component is offered for students of the campuses HN, KÜN and SHA
810009 German as a Foreign Language 9, C1 (7 ECTS Credits) with e-learning component
  • Lecturer: Kerstin Bischoff
  • Monday & Wednesday, 5:45 - 7:15 p.m.
  • Room: A507, Campus Heilbronn-Sontheim
  • Start from: Wednesday March 19th 2025, 5:45 p.m.
  • E-Learning Lecturer: Dörte Hellbusch-Doll
  • Note: 
  • E-learning-component is selfstudy only
  • The e-learning component is offered for students of the campuses HN, KÜN and SHA

The levels of German as a foreign language courses are based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

In the Guidelines for German as a Foreign Language  the guidelines are set out that students have to follow:

The online placement test takes place on March 7th 2025, Bildungscampus Heilbronn at 09:45 a.m. in T240 and T241.

Registration for the placement test with Hannelore Lang and Kathrin Koç of the International Office.

According to the test results, students will be assigned to one of the six level groups. The students will be informed promptly.

Information for complete beginners of German: Please note that you'll receive an e-mail with instructions on how to join your German class in mid March.

Information for all other students of German: You'll receive an e-mail with information on the results of the entrance exam prior to commencement of lectures.

Attendance in all German courses is compulsory.

Exchange students who study in Heilbronn for more than one semester and international full-time students are automatically promoted to the next higher course in the following semester if they pass the exam. If they wish to skip a course level, they have to take the placement test again.

Participation in more than one German course during a semester is possible in individual cases and after consultation with all participating lecturers. Please send an informal application (in writing) to N. N. .

cookie-img

Use and disclosure of your data

We use tracking technologies (such as cookies and pixels) on our website that enable us to evaluate the behavior of our website visitors and measure our reach. We have also embedded third-party content on our online offering that is based in the USA and does not offer an adequate level of data protection. There is therefore an increased risk for data subjects, as they may not be entitled to any legal remedies. Service providers used may process data for their own purposes and merge it with other data. Details on the purposes of data processing can be found in our privacy policy. 


By clicking on the “Accept” button or by selecting individual cookies or services in the settings, you give us your consent to process your data for the respective purposes. Consent is voluntary, is not required for the use of the online offer and can be revoked at any time via our data protection settings. If you confirm the banner with “Decline”, only the necessary cookies will be set on the website that are required for the trouble-free operation of the website and to enable page navigation.