UNIcert® English

Certification at this level usually requires that the placement test has been obtained at least on level B1. For a successful certification you have to prove a total of 8 additional SWS or ECTS at the B2 level. This corresponds to a workload about 240 hours. The proof of achievement is cumulative. The period between the first and the last examination performance should not exceed a duration of two semesters.  

If you reached B2 level in the placement test, you need to take both of following courses (4 SWS):

• EN410 Writing Academic Essays and Seminar Papers in English (B2) (UNIcert® II) 
• EN411 Giving Presentations in English in Seminars and at Conferences (B2) (UNIcert® II) (offered only in summer semster)

As an option, you can also take both EN414 and EN415 if that fits your schedule and interests better than the first option.

If you reached B1 level in the placement test, you need to take both of the following courses (8 SWS):

• EN414 Upper Intermediate English for Academic Purposes: Reading and Writing (B2) (UNIcert® II)
• EN415 Upper Intermediate English for Academic Purposes: Listening and Speaking (B2) (UNIcert® II)

The respective semester program of the Leibniz Language Centre gives information about course content and materials. The registration takes place according to the Guidelines of the Leibniz Language Centre in the designated registration period via Stud.IP.

Certification at this level usually requires that the "UNIcert® II" certificate has already been obtained and that the placement test has been obtained at least on level B2. For a successful certification you have to prove a total of 8 additional SWS or ECTS at the C1 level. This corresponds to a workload about 240 hours. The proof of achievement is combinative. The period between the first and the last examination performance should not exceed a duration of two semesters. In this case, combinative means that both courses offered must be successfully completed with proof of achievement. A reduction of the curriculum to 4 SWS is not possible at this level.

If you reached B2 or C1 level in the placement test, you need to take both of the following courses (8 SWS):

• EN514 Advanced English for Academic Purposes: Reading and Writing (C1) (UNIcert® III)
• EN515 Advanced English for Academic Purposes: The Art of Communication - Debating and Presenting (C1) (UNIcert® III) (offered only in the summer semester)

The respective semester program of the Leibniz Language Centre gives information about course content and materials. The registration takes place according to the Guidelines of the Leibniz Language Centre in the designated registration period via Stud.IP.