# Courses at the International Study CentreCourses
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# Courses at the International Study Centre Courses
At Heidelberg University's International Study Centre ("Internationales Studienzentrum" / "ISZ") you can attend German language and specialist courses before, during, and after your studies.
The ISZ offers specifically tailored courses for:
- prospective students with non-German educational qualifications planning to do a complete degree programme in Germany
- international students admitted to Heidelberg University either by way of an exchange programme (Erasmus or a bilateral programme) or as master's degree students
- international professors/postdocs, doctoral students, staff, and Lehrbeauftragte at Heidelberg University, including their partners
- alumni (HAI members) of Heidelberg University, including their partners
## Prospective Students
Study preparation
### Studienkolleg
German classes for level C1 in combination with extensive subject specific classes as a preparation for the Assesment Examination (FSP) and subsequent subject-specific studies
Study preparation
### Kolleg für deutsche Sprache und Kultur
German classes for levels A1 to C1 for prospective students with direct / indirect university entrance qualification as a preparation for the DSH / Studienkolleg
Study preparation
### Foundation Semester Courses ("Propädeutisches Vorsemester")
Subject-specific and, if applicable, German lessons for prospective students with advanced German language skills and direct university entrance qualifications
Study preparation
### BioMed Kolleg kompakt (Pre-Semester Induction Course)
Four-week specialist classes for new students in the medical and biological degree programmes at Heidelberg University
## Exchange Students
Study preparation
### Pre-Semester German Language Courses
German classes for levels A1 to C1 as a preparation before the first exchange semester at Heidelberg University
Semester courses
### Semester Courses
German language classes for levels A1 to C2
Vocational Preparation
### German Courses for Vocational Preparation
German classes as a preparation for working in Germany
## Bachelor's Degree / Master's Degree / State Examination Students
Semester courses
### Semester Courses
German language classes for levels A1 to C2
Vocational Preparation
### German Courses for Vocational Preparation
German classes as a preparation for working in Germany
## Doctoral Students + Their Partners
Online Classes
### Online Courses
Online German classes for levels A1 to C2 for life and work in Germany
Vocational Preparation
### German Courses for Vocational Preparation
German classes as a zur Vorbereitung auf eine Berufstätigkeit in Deutschland\
- not for partners -
## Postdocs / Staff / Lehrbeauftragte + Their Partners
Online Classes
### Online Courses
Online German classes for levels A1 to C2 for life and work in Germany
## Alumni + Their Partners
Online Classes
### Online Courses
Online German classes for levels A1 to C2 for life and work in Germany
## Other German courses in Heidelberg
If you want to learn German in Heidelberg, but you do not belong to one of these groups, we advise you to contact a **private language school.**
- [Private language schools in Heidelberg](https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/md/zuv/international/gaeste/sprachschulen_in_heidelberg__2020_03_.pdf)
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