Conference Interpreting full time
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Köln
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
Interpreting
Target group
Graduates of the Bachelor's degree course in Multilingual Communication at the ITMK (Institute for Translation and Multilingual Communication) of the TH Köln and graduates of other courses, even not involving translation, at other institutions of higher education who can prove that they possess the necessary language skills.
Annotation
Application deadline for the assessment test: 15 May
Admission requirements
The degree course requires passing the aptitude test, which tests for the following skills:
- Active language competence in the A-language and, if necessary, in the B-language chosen (text summary, sight translation)
- Passive language competence in the C-language(s) chosen (see above)
- Ability of text analysis in a multilingual context (oral text reproduction)
- Communication skills (speech, effect)
- Knowledge (general, basic political knowledge, regional and cultural knowledge)
- Reaction and stress test (booth test)
Lecture period
Winter semester 2026/2027: 28.09.2026 - 12.02.2027
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the start of classes may be delayed.
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.04.2027 - 15.05.2027
Please apply via our service partner Uni-Assist. For more information, please see www.uni-assist.de. Please note the differing application deadlines of the individual Master's degree programmes.
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.04.2027 - 15.05.2027
Please apply via our service partner Uni-Assist. For more information, please see www.uni-assist.de. Please note the differing application deadlines of the individual Master's degree programmes.
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired
Please note the differing application deadlines of the individual Master's degree. For more information, please see https://www.th-koeln.de/studium/alle-studiengaenge-auf-einen-blick_76.php
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired
Further information on how to apply for admission in a higher study semester can be found at https://www.th-koeln.de/studium/bewerbung-zum-hoeheren-fachsemester_5324.php
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
Further languages
English, French, Spanish