The M.Sc. Sustainable International Agriculture (SIA) is taught in English. Applicants must demonstrate sufficient English language proficiency through a recognised language test or an accepted equivalent qualification.
Accepted English Language Tests
The following certificates are accepted, provided that the minimum requirements are met.
Please note: Only the overall test score is relevant. Scores achieved in individual test sections are not assessed separately.
- Cambridge English Qualification: minimum overall score of 160
- IELTS: minimum overall band score of 6.0
- TOEFL iBT (before 2026): minimum overall score of 80
- TOEFL iBT (from 2026): minimum overall score of 4
- NULTE Certificate: minimum level B2
- UNIcert: minimum level II
- PTE Academic: minimum overall score of 59
Language test certificates should be no more than three years old at the time of application.
Important: Medium of Instruction (MOI) certificates or letters confirming that a previous degree programme was taught in English are not accepted as proof of English language proficiency.
If you are currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree programme at a German university, we also accept English language certificates issued by German university language centres. It is therefore worth checking whether your university's language centre offers a suitable English language test.
Exemptions from Language Certification
Applicants whose first language is English may be exempt from submitting a language certificate if they are from one of the countries or territories listed below.
The list is based on the UK government's list of countries for student visa purposes.
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Malta
- New Zealand
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom
- United States of America