Would you like to spend one or two semesters with us, but have discovered that JGU Mainz does not have a partnership with your home university? You can apply for an independent exchange as what we call a ‘free mover’ – a visiting student who has organized their stay abroad on their own.
You can find all information here regarding the application process as well as guidance for your stay in Mainz!
The International Student Support team is the central contact point for all exchange students in the International Office and will support you with any matters, both during and after your stay at JGU.
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In order to study at JGU as a free mover, you must submit an official request. The faculties will review all requests received and decide whether they are able to offer you a spot. Factors such as capacity as well as subject-specific and language requirements influence the outcome and can vary from semester to semester.
Admission to JGU is subject-linked, meaning that admission can only be granted if your program of study at your home institution is equivalent to the one that you are interested in at JGU. Before submitting your request, please check to see which subjects are offered at JGU and if one of these is related to your area of study at your home institution. The subject coordinators will determine based on your transcript of records whether the content of your degree program matches the degree program at JGU.
Your subject of study determines your eligibility to be able to carry out your exchange at JGU. This means you can only enroll if you fulfill the language requirements for your program of study at JGU.
Unfortunately, not all subjects at JGU offer courses in English. Some subjects offer courses in English, but not on a regular basis. Therefore, German proficiency at the B1 level or higher is a prerequisite in order to be able to be accepted into a study abroad program for certain subjects.
Some subjects may have additional language requirements:
| Subject | Admission without German language proficiency possible Subjects with a sufficient number of courses taught in English | German proficiency is REQUIRED for admission NO courses are offered in English, or only a limited number/at irregular intervals |
| African Languages, Media and Communication | X | |
| American Studies | X all courses taught in English | |
| Ancient Near Eastern Studies/Ancient Near Eastern Philology | X | |
| Archaeology, Byzantine | X | |
| Archaeology, Classical | X | |
| Archaeology, Pre- and Protohistoric | X | |
| Archaeology, Ancient Near Eastern | X | |
| Arts, Fine (Mainz Academy of Fine Arts) | X | |
| Art History | X | |
| Audiovisual Publishing | ||
| Biology | X master’s degree | X bachelor’s degree |
| Biomedicine/Int. Biomedicine | X | |
| Book Studies | X | |
| Chemistry | X master’s degree | X bachelor’s degree |
| Chemistry, Biomedical | X master’s degree | X bachelor’s degree |
| Christian Archaeology/Byzantine Art History | X | |
| Classical Philology – Latin/Greek | X | |
| Communication Studies | X | |
| Computer Science | X | |
| Cultural Anthropology/European Ethnology | X | |
| Dentistry (studies) | X German proficiency at the C1 level required | |
| Didactics of the Romance Languages – French, Italian, Spanish | ||
| Digital Methodology in the Humanities and Cultural Studies | ||
| Economics | X | |
| Educational Sciences | X | |
| Egyptology | X | |
| English Literature and Culture | X all courses taught in English | |
| Environmental Sciences | X master’s degree | X bachelor’s degree |
| Film Studies | ||
| French (Romance Philology) | X and French proficiency at theB1 level or higher | |
| Geography | X master’s degree | X bachelor’s degree |
| Geosciences | X | |
| German as a Foreign Language / German as a Second Language DAF / DAZ (master’s degree) | ||
| German Studies | X German proficiency at the B2 level required (with proof) (very limited choice of courses if at B1 level!) | |
| History | X | |
| Italian (Romance Philology) | X and Italian proficiency at the B1 level or higher | |
| Journalism (master’s degree) | ||
| Law | X | |
| Linguistics, General and Comparative General Linguistics and Language Typology | X | |
| Literature, General and Comparative, European Literature/Comparative Literature | ||
| Mathematics | X | |
| Media Dramaturgy (master’s degree) | ||
| Medicine (studies) | X | |
| Medicine (practical year) | X German language proficiency at the C1 level | |
| Meteorology | X master’s degree | X bachelor’s degree |
| Microbiology (master’s degree) | X | |
| Music (Mainz School of Music) | X (individual lessons) (German language skills may be required for certain courses) | |
| Musicology | ||
| Northern European and Baltic Languages | X master’s degree | X bachelor’s degree |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | X | |
| Philosophy | X | |
| Physics | X | |
| Political Science | X | |
| Portuguese (Romance Philology) | X and Portuguese proficiency at the B1 level or higher | |
| Psychology | X | |
| Slavic/Eastern European Studies | X | |
| Social and Cultural Anthropology | X | |
| Sociology | X | |
| Spanish (Romance Philology) | X and Spanish proficiency at the B1 level or higher | |
| Sport and Sports Science | X master’s degree | X bachelor’s degree |
| Theater Studies | X | |
| Theology, Catholic | ||
| Theology, Protestant | ||
| Turkic Studies |
If you have specific questions about the (English-language) courses offered and the language of instruction, please get in touch with the departmental coordinator.
The International Student Support team is your first contact point at JGU for all (non-academic) questions concerning your exchange program.
The subject coordinators and academic advisors for exchange students are happy to offer advice on all questions concerning your exchange program.
