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.
If you are joining our degree course in October 2025 - congratulations! Please see this page for more information about how to prepare.
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.
Please see our Prospective Applicants page for more details, and do visit the Faculty's YouTube channel.
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.
In these pages you can find out about our:
- undergraduate courses
- postgraduate courses and funding
- facilities and resources
- teaching staff
- research students
- Schroder ambassadors
- German outreach communications
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."
