German

General Programme

Develop practical communication 
skills flexibly alongside your studies, 
research or work or just for pleasure

•1 academic year = 1  stage (3 parts)

•Term-by-term commitment

•6 weeks per term; 90-minute weekly classes

•Optional assessment at the end of Trinity term

Fast Track Programme

For motivated learners wanting to progress more quickly and keen to achieve more

•1 academic year = 2  stages

•Full academic year commitment

•22 weeks across the academic year; 2-hour weekly classes

•Continuous assessment (with possibility for learners to opt out)

Academic Reading Programme

Develop the language knowledge, 
reading strategies and analytical skills needed to become an independent reader

•1 academic year = 1  stage (3 parts)

•Term-by-term commitment

•6 weeks per term; 90-minute weekly classes

•Optional assessment at the end of Trinity term

Course Timetable: Michaelmas Term Courses 2026

University Students and Staff may enrol using the links belowCourse programmeMode of deliveryStagePart*Duration        Days and times of classesDate of first classDate of final class
ENROLTheologyOnline11Weeks 2 to 7 (6 weeks)Wednesday 11:00 to 12:0021 October25 November
ENROLAcademic ReadingIn Person11Weeks 2 to 7 (6 weeks)Wednesday 13:00 to 14:3021 October25 November
ENROLAcademic ReadingOnline11Weeks 2 to 7 (6 weeks)Tuesday 9:30 to 11:0020 October24 November
ENROLAcademic ReadingOnline21Weeks 2 to 7 (6 weeks)Monday 10:00 to 11:3019 October23 November
ENROLGeneralIn Person11Weeks 2 to 7 (6 weeks)Tuesday 14:30 to 16:0020 October24 November
ENROLGeneralOnline11Weeks 2 to 7 (6 weeks)Tuesday 12:30 to 14:0020 October24 November
ENROLGeneralOnline11Weeks 2 to 7 (6 weeks)Thursday 17:30 to 19:0022 October26 November
ENROLGeneralOnline21Weeks 2 to 7 (6 weeks)Monday 12:30 to 14:0019 October23 November
ENROLGeneralIn Person31Weeks 2 to 7 (6 weeks)Wednesday 14:00 to 15:3021 October25 November
ENROLGeneralOnline41Weeks 2 to 7 (6 weeks)Wednesday 12:30 to 14:0021 October25 November
ENROLGeneralOnline61Weeks 2 to 7 (6 weeks)Monday 17:30 to 19:00 19 October23 November
ENROLGeneralOnline71Weeks 2 to 7 (6 weeks)Wednesday 17:30 to 19:0021 October25 November
ENROLFast TrackIn Person1+2Weeks MT 2 to 8, HT 1-8, TT 1-7 (22 weeks)Tuesday 17:00 to 19:0020 October 20268 June 2027
ENROLFast TrackIn Person1+2Weeks MT 2 to 8, HT 1-8, TT 1-7 (22 weeks)Thursday 12:00 to 14:0022 October 202610 June 2027
ENROLFast TrackIn Person3+4Weeks MT 2 to 8, HT 1-8, TT 1-7 (22 weeks)Wednesday 17:00 to 19:0021 October 20269 June 2027
ENROLFast TrackIn Person5+6Weeks MT 2 to 8, HT 1-8, TT 1-7 (22 weeks)Thursday 17:00 to 19:0022 October 202610 June 2027

External Learners

If you do not have a University SSO, please see Information for External Learners to find out about how to enrol.

Pre-course requirements and waiting lists

 

Pre-course CEFR requirements

General Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Stage 6

Stage 7

None

A1

A2

A2+

B1

B1+

B2

General Arabic, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, Polish, Russian

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Stage 6

Stage 7

None

A1

A1+

A2

A2+ 

B1 

B1+ 

Fast-Track French, German, Italian, Spanish

 

Stage
1+2

Stage 2+3

Stage 3+4

Stage 4+5

Stage 5+6

 

None

A1

A2

A2+

B1

 

Fast-Track Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian

 

A1

A2

B1

 

None

A1

A2

 

 

 

If the course on which you would like to enrol is fully booked, please check the timetable to see if the same course is being offered at a different time (many of our courses have several iterations, each with a different day/time for the ‘class'). In addition, we operate a first-come, first-served waiting list, simply click on the Join the Waiting List button alongside the course of your choice and we will email you if a space becomes available. 

Textbook Information

CourseTextbookISBN
Stage 1No textbook required 
Stage 2Habersack, Charlotte/ Pude, Angela/ Specht, ranz: A2. Menschen. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Kursbuch, Hueber Verlag, 2013978-3-19-258602-6
Stage 3No textbook required 
Stage 4Koithan, Uwe et al.: Aspekte neu. Mittelstufe Deutsch. Lehrbuch B1 Plus. Klett-langescheidt-Verlag, 2014 978-3126050166
Stage 5

Aspekte|neu B2.1, Teil 1

Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch

 

 978-3126050272
Stage 6No textbook required