MA Visual Communication
APPLICATION INFORMATION for the Master's degree programmes
Fashion Design| Product Design | Textile & Matrial Design | Visual Communication
Dear prospective students,
We are pleased that you are interested in one of our Master's degree programmes. The application for the winter semester 25/26 is already closed. The next application procedure will be open again from March 1 to April 30. Applications are only possible for the winter semester.
We recommend that you inform yourself about the current >>admission regulation (in German only) before applying for the Master's programme at the Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin.
Susan Lipp is your contact person for all questions regarding your application. You can reach her by telephone on 030 47705342 or by e-mail.
Application documents:
1 Digital portfolio as PDF file (max. 20MB and max. 30 pages).
Web links are not accepted! For external applicants, the presentation of the Bachelor's thesis or the final thesis is especially important.
Detailed information about the online portfolio can be found here!
2 Proof of previous academic achievements or degrees (transcript of records).
3 Proof of a first university degree with professional qualification in a subject comparable to the chosen master's degree program
with at least 240 credit points or a current study documentation, if you are still in the Bachelor process.
3.1 Applicants with less than 240 CP have the possibility to prove the required competence level of 240 CP. Add here all additional qualifications in the study-relevant field to your application, such as work experience, internships, freelance activities, projects as well as trainings acquired after the first university degree.
3.2 If you cannot provide evidence of additional qualifications, you will undergo a separate examination.
4 A reasoned and detailed master's proposal.
Detailed info can be found here.
5 Curriculum vitae – information on previous studies, professional activities, internships, study trips, exhibitions, work experience in a field relevant to your studies, etc.
6 Proof of language proficiency - International applicants should provide proof of language proficiency at qualification level B1/B2 at the time of application; please upload the most recent language certificate or a course confirmation in pdf format. The examination certificate must be submitted for admission: e.g. Testdaf 4, DSH 2, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, DSD II, C1 examination certificate from the Goethe-Institut.
7 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.
Online portfolio with min. 15 of your own artistic/design works
- Submit your online portfolio to us in PDF format.
- PDF size: DinA4 and max. 20 MB.
- Please limit the number of pages to 30.
- Show us the work you consider especially important in your studies so far, including your final project. We are very interested in understanding your working methods, so please let us also participate in the working process.
- The PDF is welcome to include video links if it serves to visualize the process or result.
- Choose artistic and design work samples that show your strengths and your focus.
Master Proposal
- A short summary of the research question and initial ideas for implementation at the beginning of the proposal. If already known, please also specify the desired supervision.
- Following the summary:
A reasoned and detailed description of your Master's Proposal.
Please describe your thematic orientation and your expectations for a master's degree in weißensee on 1-3 A4 pages. Explain to us which design issues you would like to work on, or if you can already specify a very concrete project, describe it to us. - Please also let us know which competencies you would like to acquire during the master's program, or what we can contribute to the success of your project.