Please see our undergraduate study pages for more information on the course and how to apply.

IF YOU HAVE NO GERMAN OR ONLY GCSE GERMAN

You can start German at Cambridge with only GCSE or no prior knowledge of German at all, as an 'ab initio' student. Our ab initio students have a very good track record, see here
For more information on our ab initio courses (papers), please click here and look at the ab initio exam papers. 
 

IF YOU HAVE A-LEVEL GERMAN (OR EQUIVALENT)

You will follow a course of language classes and lectures on the literature and culture of German-speaking countries. For full details, please click here and look at the 'post A Level or equivalent' exam papers. 

There is also some useful guidance for freshers available. 
 

HOW TO APPLY TO STUDY IN CAMBRIDGE

For full details of the steps of the application process for undergraduates, please click here. You can check the entrance requirements here - the various exam types are listed on the left.

Department information:

• German speakers get better jobs

• some good reasons for learning German;

• why English speakers are at a great advantage when they learn German;

• what some of our students have gone on to do after graduating.

• what the MML German Department does to support the teaching and learning of German .