22.08 What should you keep in mind if a study programme is taught entirely in a foreign language?

For study programmes taught entirely in a foreign language that do not require advanced German proficiency as an admission requirement, at least the relevant academic regulations and module descriptions must be available in a reader version in the language of instruction. This also applies if the study programme is offered in both a German-language and a foreign-language version.

In addition to Section 12(6), the criteria for this requirement are also based on Section 12(5), second sentence, item 1 of the MRVO, according to which “predictable and reliable academic operations” —as stated in the explanatory memorandum to this section—“includes, in particular, the timely and comprehensive provision of information to students regarding all organizational aspects of the study programme, as well as the transparent and reliable planning and conduct of courses and examinations.” In the opinion of the Accreditation Council, in order to ensure such “comprehensive information for students regarding all organizational aspects of the study programme,” it is necessary that the program documentation relevant to the study programme (at a minimum, the module descriptions and the relevant program regulations) be available in the language of instruction and thus in the language understood by the entire target audience.