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Welcome to German at Cambridge

The German section is a leading institution in the field of German studies and has always achieved excellent results in successive national research assessment exercises, as well as sharing in the outstanding rating awarded to the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics in the last Teaching Quality Assessment.

Why study German?

The German-speaking world has a rich and fascinating culture, and Germany is the UK's second-biggest trading partner. A degree in German offers very strong career prospects. Click here for more details!

If you are a prospective applicant, please click here for some FAQs, and do visit the YouTube channel for Modern Languages and Linguistics at Cambridge.

Students joining in October 2024

If you are about to join us, congratulations! Please click here for advice on how to prepare.

Get in touch

The German section is happy to answer any questions that current or prospective students may have. Please contact us via e-mail with any questions.

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Ghosts by Charlotte Waygood, category winner in the 2021 MMLL Year Abroad Photo competition

"This photo was taken across the road from the Völkerschlachtdenkmal (The Memorial to the Battle of the Nations), in Leipzig. On the day that the photo was taken, it was after dark and foggy, so the lights around the monument had been switched on, causing the ghostly shapes of the soldiers who fought in the battle. I liked the contrast between the long-dead soldiers and the modern bus passing below."

 

 

Latest News

An evening with "Faust": poetry, live music, discussion

16 October 2024

On Friday 1 November, the German Section, with kind support from Gonville and Caius College, will be hosting an evening of music inspired by Goethe's Faust.

Cambridge MMLL presents at Goethe Institut Career Roadshow

2 October 2024

Professor Silke Mentchen and Dr Mary Boyle represented the Faculty’s German section at the Goethe Institut Career Roadshow in central London on Friday 27 September. Prof Mentchen and Dr Boyle delivered three sessions to packed audiences, covering the study of German at Cambridge, AI, and the future of languages. More...

New book on Christian Petzold

20 September 2024

Congratulations to Andrew Webber and Stephan Hilpert (Marcromedia University Berlin) on the publication of Screening Work: The Films of Christian Petzold with Legenda!

Applying to Cambridge

Information for prospective applicants thinking of studying German at Cambridge.

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Cambridge Online German for Schools

Cambridge Online German for Schools (COGS) is a core element of the Cambridge German Network

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