Admission requirements
Bachelor programs: Visual Communication, Product-Design, Fashion-Design and Textil- and Material Design
All applicants are welcome if they fulfil the following admission prerequisites:
1 Artistic aptitude, in the admission procedure is determined whether the applican thas or an artistic talent or a required special artistic talent, the method consists of the pre-selection (through the portfolio with recent artistic works) and the entrance examination
2 Qualification for entrance to German University that means a Higher
Secondary (School) certificate or alternatively special artistic aptitude (see above)
3 Only for the BA Fashion Design programme:
Previous vocational training or pre-study work placement of at least 6 - 8 weeks
4 For international applicants:
Proof of sufficient German language skills: e.g. Testdaf 3, DSH 1, telc B2 Hochschule, DSD I or B2 examination certificate from the Goethe-Institut, at the latest by the start of the programme.
The certificates must be submitted in German or English and as officially notarised copies at the time of admission.
Fine art courses: Painting, Sculpture and Stage/Costume Design
All applicants are welcome if they fulfil the following admission prerequisites:
1 artistic aptitude, in the admission procedure is determined whether the applicant or the applicant has the required special artistic talent, the method consists of the pre-selection (through the portfolio with newer artistic works) and the entrance examination
2 qualification for entrance to German University that means a Higher Secondary (School) certificate or alternatively special artistic aptitude
Sculpture and painting:
Proof of sufficient German language skills: for example, the B2 examination certificate of the Goethe Institute, telc B2, Testdaf 3, DSH 1, at the latest by the start of studies. Certificates are to be submitted in German or English and as officially certified copies.
Stage design:
Proof of sufficient German language skills: for example, Testdaf 4, DSH 2, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, DSD II or the C1 examination certificate of the UDK or the Goethe Institute, no later than the start of studies.
Certificates must be submitted in German or English and as officially certified copies.
Master´s program: Visual Communication, Product-, Fashion and Textile and Material Design
Prerequisites for admission to the master's degree programs in design are:
1. a first professional university degree in a department comparable to the chosen master's program with at least 240 credit points.
1a. Applicants with less than 240 credit points can be admitted through the artistic entrance examination and/or by crediting knowledge and skills acquired after the first university degree.
2. an artistic aptitude for the chosen master's degree program, a portfolio of artistic/design work, in particular student research projects as well as the final thesis
3. a detailed and reasoned master's proposal (master's project) in one of the department areas according to the specifications of the chosen course of study, consisting of 1-3 A4 pages.
4. international applicants:
Proof of sufficient German language skills at level C1, unless you have studied at a German-speaking university:
Proof of language proficiency: e.g. Testdaf 4, DSH 2, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, DSD II or the C1 exam certificate from the Goethe-Institut, at the latest by the start of your studies.
5.
Applicants from India, Vietnam and the People's Republic of China: Certificate from the Akademische Prüfstelle(APS). Please contact the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS) of the German Embassy in good time before applying.
Please note:
All required certificates and documents can be uploaded in the original or in the form of an officially certified translation in German or English. We only require the notarised documents in paper form for admission in July.
Master´s program in spatial strategies
All applicants are welcome if they fulfil the following admission prerequisites:
1 Portfolio of recent artistic work
2 Evidence of academic and transdisciplinary ability in the form of a written statement (3–4 pages)outlining the applicant’s academic goals and presenting a proposal for a project to be carried out during the program
3 Certified proof of undergraduate degree
4 Proof of at least one year of work experience in a relevant field to the program, which was obtained after the first degree
5 Brief curriculum vitae
6 Application form with passport photograph
7 Additional items for international applicants:
• Certified translation of the proof of undergraduate degree and the proof of work experience
• Proof of sufficient knowledge of the German language
Language certificates: e.g. Testdaf 3, DSH 1, telc B2 Hochschule, DSD I or B2 examination certificate from the Goethe-Institut, at the latest by the start of the study programme.
• Copy of valid passport
• Applicants from India, Vietnam and the People's Republic of China: Certificate from the Akademische Prüfstelle(APS). Please contact the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS) of the German Embassy in good time before applying.
Please note:
All required certificates and documents can be uploaded in the original or in the form of an officially certified translation in German or English. We only require the notarised documents in paper form for admission in July.
Master´s program in art therapy
All applicants are welcome if they fulfil the following admission prerequisites:
1 A minimum of 3-year-old completed artistic, educational, psychological or medical college or university
of applied sciences or a equivalent foreign degree. In some cases it may also authorize other social
sciences and humanities subjects in the examination committee.
2 Evidence of artistic ability by submitting a portfolio of at least 20 recent works of the artistic activities
of the applicant.
3 Proof of professional experience of generally one year in an area of psychosocial care; this professional experience may also have been completed in the form of part-time employment (2 years).
4 A CV with 2 passport photographs of recent date.
5 The minimum age of 25 years.
6 Additional items for international applicants:
• Certified translation of the proof of undergraduate degree and the proof of work experience
• Proof of sufficient competence in written and spoken German: for example TestDaF 4, DSH 2 or Goethe Institut (qualification level C1) at the time of enrolment in February at the latest
• Copy of valid passport
• Applicants from India, Vietnam and the People's Republic of China: Certificate from the Akademische Prüfstelle(APS). Please contact the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS) of the German Embassy in good time before applying.
Please note:
All required certificates and documents can be uploaded in the original or in the form of an officially certified translation in German or English. We only require the notarised documents in paper form for admission in July.
Contact
Susan Lipp
General student advisory service
Room A1.03
Please send your request by e-mail
or please contact us by phone: 030 47705 -342 (Tue - Thu 10 -15 h, Tue until 17 h).
Personal office hours:
Tue 14 - 17 h and Thu 10 - 12 h and by appointment
For a personal appointment, please contact us in advance by telephone or in writing.
The student advisory service also invites you to open//virtual question times every Thursday from 12-13 pm (CET) (not on holidays)! You can find the link to the virtual room here! One-on-one interviews are available on request!