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Sports Degrees, Courses and Training in Germany

10 verified providers with 14 listed programs: 8 degree, 1 professional and 5 training. This is the research done to date, not a complete list of every provider.

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Results are listed alphabetically. There is no price ranking: prices in different currencies and bases (per week, per camp, per term, per year) are not comparable. Missing details (tuition, admissions, accommodation) never remove a verified listing. Training programs closed to the public are shown only when you ask for them. Online programs are never counted as physically located in a state or city. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change recognition status, verification or order.

Sport study and training in Germany: what the verified records show

Our verified records for Germany cover 6 universities and colleges, 1 professional or governing body and training provider and 3 clubs, academies or camp operators, with 14 listed programs. This is the research done so far, not a complete list of everything available.

Academic study: 8 degree-pathway programs (4 bachelor’s, 4 master’s or sports MBA), across subjects including Coaching education, Sport science, Sports business, Sports journalism, Sports management and 1 more.

Professional education: 1 course or credential for coaches, practitioners and administrators, each labelled by credential type.

Athlete training: 5 camp, academy or development programs, 6 in football (soccer). The operator and any club relationship are stated on each listing.

3 programs are stated to be taught entirely in English.

2 programs are delivered online or in a hybrid format and are not counted as physically located here.

6 of the listed programs publish a price, each shown in its own currency and basis (per week, per camp, per term, per year or for the whole program), which is why prices are never ranked against each other.

About sport study and training in Germany

How sport study and coaching education are organised

Sport science is studied at universities and a specialist sport university (Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln). Bachelors typically run six semesters and are often admission-restricted with a sport aptitude test; most programmes are taught in German, with a few English-taught masters in Cologne. Football coach licences are issued by the DFB-Akademie through a staged application portal.

Source: dshs-koeln.de/studium/studienangebot/

Qualification structures

Names and levels are local to Germany. Similar names in other countries are not interchangeable.

Bachelor and master at sport universities
DSHS Köln lists five bachelor and eight master programmes; teaching language is German or English depending on the programme. Source
DFB coach licences
The B+ Lizenz requires a valid B Licence and two years of youth coaching, with applications via the DFB application portal. Source

Languages and admissions

Teaching languages. Most degrees are taught in German; selected masters (e.g. DSHS Köln Sport Management) are taught entirely in English, and TUM's sport science bachelor is taught in German and English.

Nothing here establishes visa, work-permit or credit-transfer eligibility. Check current rules with the official sources below.

Official study information

Country information last reviewed 19 October 2026. 2 sources consulted.