Humanmedizin (Human Medicine)

State Examination

The Human Medicine programme at the University of Freiburg prepares students to promote health through medical expertise, work effectively in interprofessional teams, and gain hands-on experience throughout their studies. Several support programmes are available to facilitate students’ transition into the programme. Advanced students benefit from mentoring and from training offered by our skills lab, which combines hands-on practice with the latest technologies. Teaching hospitals and clinics provide insights into the medical profession, while our research laboratories offer exposure to advanced scientific research. Graduates of the Human Medicine programme at the University of Freiburg are thoroughly prepared for careers in research hospitals, hospitals, or clinics. They benefit from an excellent education, the programme’s international reputation, and a broad professional network across the healthcare sector.

Fast facts

Standard Period of Study

13 semesters required for the full degree programme

Language of instruction

German

Language requirements

Deutsch C1

First semester

Programme start: Winter Semester

Admission: Restricted admission (369 places)

Non-EU citizens (without German school-leaving certificate) do not take part in the selection procedure via Hochschulstart. Study spaces are granted according to a quota of 5% of the available spaces. Applications are made directly via the application portal of the University of Freiburg.

These 5% of the study places are allocated according to the requirements of the selection statutes for foreign nationals and stateless persons.

Application period: Detailed information about the hochschulstart Application Deadlines.

Application: Application for this degree programme is only possible during the application period and is done online.

Higher semesters

Programme start: Winter and Summer Semester

Admission: Restricted admission

Application for the summer semester only possible in even semesters (2nd, 4th, 6th, etc.), for the winter semester only possible in odd semesters (3rd, 5th, 7th, etc.).

The admission requirements are specified in the selection statutes (see section "Statutes" below).
For further information on the selection procedure, please refer to the selection statutes for higher semesters (see the section "Statutes" below) and this page.

Application period: Winter Semester: 1 June - 15 July
Summer Semester: 1 December - 15 January

Application: Application for this degree programme is only possible during the application period and is done online.
You can find more information about the application here.

Faculty affiliation

Faculty of Medicine

University admission requirements for the first semester and for higher semesters may change up to the start of the application period.

Academic content

Training for medical doctors includes the following components:
1. a six-year course of study in medicine at a university or equivalent higher education institution, the final year of which should include a practical training phase (practical year) of at least 48 weeks;
2. a training course in first aid;
3. three months service as a nurse;
4. a four-month clinical traineeship; and
5. the medical examination, which must be taken in three stages.
The standard period of study, including the examination phase for the second stage, is six years and three months.

For more detailed information, please consult the informational booklet offered by the Central Academic Advising Office under "links."

Statutes

Disclaimer
The versions of statutes with relevance to teaching and learning provided on this page by the Department of Legal Affairs (in particular admission and selection regulations as well as subject and examination regulations) are primarily for information purposes. This means that all amendments subsequently agreed upon by the University Senate have been integrated into the respective text of the original statutes; in the case of the examination regulations for bachelor's and master's degree programmes, this generally relates to extracts of the respective examination regulations (framework examination regulations, subject-specific provisions, and appendices).
The greatest care has been taken in writing these versions. Nevertheless, it cannot be entirely ruled out that errors may have occurred. Consequently, it is solely the officially announced statutes and statute amendments that are legally binding, i.e. as published in the Amtlichen Bekanntmachungen der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau [de] or, up to the year 2000, in the official gazette of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts.

Contact

Departmental Academic Advising

Questions about the 1st stage of the study

Astrid Steeger

vorklinik@uniklinik-freiburg.de
+49 761 270-72390
Breisacher Str. 153 , 79110 Freiburg

Visit website

Questions about the 2nd stage of the study

Sabine Binninger

medizinstudium@uniklinik-freiburg.de
+49 761 270-72380
Breisacher Str. 153, 79110 Freiburg

Questions about the practical year

PJ-Büro

Service Center Studium

Advising and Counselling (ZSB)
The Advising and Counselling (ZSB) at Service Center Studium provides information and advice on all questions that may arise before, at the beginning of and during your studies. If you have any subject-specific questions, you can also contact the relevant subject advisory service.

Examination Office

Landesprüfungsamt Baden-Württemberg

Additional Infos

Results of the last selection processes

University selection procedure (AdH) - selection limits in previous award procedures
Detailed results of all universities are published by Hochschulstart

Winter Semester 2024/2025

Additional aptitude quota (ZEQ): 66,0
Selection procedure of the universities (AdH): 53,8

Winter Semester 2023/2024

Additional aptitude quota (ZEQ): 67,0
Selection procedure of the universities (AdH): 55,8

Winter Semester 2022/2023

Additional aptitude quota (ZEQ): 65,0
Selection procedure of the universities (AdH): 53,8

Winter Semester 2021/2022

Additional aptitude quota (ZEQ): 59,0
Selection procedure of the universities (AdH): 55,5

Lottery procedure

Applicants who are not nationals of EU member states or of signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or who are not equivalent to Germans pursuant to Section 1 (2) No. 2-3 HZVO (Baden-Württemberg University Admission Regulations) and/or do not hold a German higher education entrance qualification may not take part in the lottery procedure.

Lottery procedures are conducted in subjects with restricted admission where places are still available. Should places still be available after the final waiting list procedure, these are allocated in a lottery procedure. Application for participation in the lottery procedure must be made online and separately for each degree programme to which admission is sought. The application period for the winter semester is from 1 September to 30 September and for the summer semester from 1 March to 31 March. Applications received earlier or later than stipulated will not be considered.

The online application portal for the lottery procedure is only open during the application period.

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