Beijing Foreign Studies University began offering German language courses in March 1950, and our German Department has since received state recognition for academic excellence. In 2002, the Department’s German Language and Literature Program was designated as a National Key Discipline by the State Council’sOffice for Academic Degrees. In 2008, the Department was listed as a faculty with Distinguished National Degree offerings. The German Department was renamed School of German Studies in 2019.

School of German Studies currently has33members of staff, including29faculty members.

Our international partner institutions include Heidelberg University, the University of Göttingen, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, the University of Passau, the SDI München and the University of Vienna. We send students and faculty members to our partner institutions on study and exchange programs, and also admit international students to our degree courses. School of German Studies has collaborated with Nanjing University and the University of Göttingen to offer a joint master’s program in Intercultural German Studies. Upon successful completion of the program, students graduate with degrees from both the Chinese and German universities. We have also partnered with the Institute for the German Language (IDS) and the University of Mannheim to offer joint PhD programs.

Programs and Courses

Courses offered in Chinese / German

Majors offered under our German Language and Literature Program at the undergraduate level include German Literature, German Linguistics, Translation Studies, German Foreign Policy, German Economy and Intercultural Studies.

Our undergraduate program is designed to produce competent, well-rounded graduates with strong interdisciplinary skills, who can contribute to the future development of their society. We take a student centric approach to education, and our curriculums are tailored to allow students to fulfill both their academic pursuits and individual interests. Building on the foundational curriculum taught in the first and second years, we introduce a dynamic and diversified course structure at third and fourth year level. All third and fourth year subjects are divided into introductory and advanced streams, and students are able to select their compulsory and elective subjects from the 6 modules (Literature, Linguistics, Translation Studies, Foreign Policy, Economics and Intercultural Studies) based on their interests and career path requirements.

Documents to be Provided with Application

1.Application Form for International Students

2.Custody Release Form (please download and submit online after completion)

3.Affirmation Statement (please download and submit online after completion)

4.Copy of your passportphoto pageand 3 two-inch photos

5.Copy of your most recent qualification* or (if you have not completed your studies) Provisional Graduation Statement*

6.Copy of transcript*

7.Copy of valid HSK results

8.Visa page (for applicants currently studying in a university in China)

9.Study certificate（for applicants currently studying inauniversity in ChinaPlease upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.）

10.School transfer certificate orSchool withdrawal certificate (for applicants currently studyingfor degrees in a university in China Please upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.)

11.Recommendation letter and academic transcript from your current university (for applicants currently studying in a university in China Please upload to the file entitled “other attachment”.)

*If original documents are in a language other than Chinese or English, an English translation should also be attached.

Contact Us

Beijing Foreign Studies University

School of German Studies

International Building, Office 1032 (West Campus)

No.19 North XisanhuanRd,Beijing 100089

P.R. China

Phone:+86 10 8881 6516

Email: bwdyxb@bfsu.edu.cn

Website:https://de.bfsu.edu.cn/