To content
Student typing on laptop, books and pens next to it. © Aliona Kardash​/​TU Dortmund
Enrollment Requirements

Teacher training according to LABG

For the admission to the study program, competences in the English language, which must correspond at least to the level "B2" according to the European reference framework, must be proven. As a rule, the proof is provided by the certificate of the general university entrance qualification. If the proof cannot be provided by the university entrance qualification, corresponding substitute proofs can be recognized by the Institute of English and American Studies via the Student Regsitration Office. Substitute certificates must be submitted for enrollment along with the other documents. However, the following language level is recommended for admission to the program:

  • Completion of the advanced course in English with an average of 10 points in the last four semesters of school.
  • Cambridge ESOL: grade A for FCE or grade "pass" for CAE or CPE
  • TELC: C1 passed, or B2 with grade 1;
  • TOEFL: minimum score of 550 on the written test with a grade of 5.0 on the Written English test (or a minimum score of 80 on TOEFL iBT);
  • IELTS (Academic or General): Minimum score of 6 with a minimum score of 6.0 in each part;
  • APIEL: minimum score of 3 [= pass];
  • Certified Foreign Language Correspondent English (IHK).

If you should need a language test: Please keep in mind that there is usually a considerable waiting period until the test date. Under ETS and Cambridge Exams, for example, you will find details of where you can take which tests in Germany and when.

Proof of special aptitude: Seminar for Art and Art Science: Information on the aptitude test

Proof of special aptitude: Institute for Music and Musicology: Information on the aptitude test

Proof of special aptitude: Institute for Sport and Sport Science: Information on the aptitude test

Note: The enrollment requirements apply equally in the expiring pilot program "Staged Courses of Study in Teacher Education".

To top of page

Cafeteria menus

To overview

Location & approach

The campus of TU Dort­mund University is located close to interstate junction Dort­mund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dort­mund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is “Dort­mund-Eichlinghofen” (closer to South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dort­mund-Dorstfeld” (closer to North Campus). Signs for the uni­ver­si­ty are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dort­mund.

To get from North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

TU Dort­mund University has its own train station (“Dort­mund Uni­ver­si­tät”). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dort­mund main station (“Dort­mund Hauptbahnhof”) and Düsseldorf main station via the “Düsseldorf Airport Train Station” (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 15 or 30 minutes). The uni­ver­si­ty is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.

You can also take the bus or subway train from Dort­mund city to the uni­ver­si­ty: From Dort­mund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station “Stadtgarten”, usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At “Stadtgarten” you switch trains and get on line U42 towards “Hombruch”. Look out for the Station “An der Palmweide”. From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dort­mund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dort­mund main station to the stop “Dort­mund Kampstraße”. From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop “Dort­mund Wittener Straße”. Switch to bus line 447 and get off at “Dort­mund Uni­ver­si­tät S”.

The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dort­mund University. There are two stations on North Campus. One (“Dort­mund Uni­ver­si­tät S”) is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the uni­ver­si­ty directly with the city of Dort­mund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the “Technologiepark” and (via South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.

The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.

The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent “Technologiepark”.

Site Map of TU Dortmund University (Second Page in English).