MA Product Design

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.

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.

After reviewing the uploaded documents, those applicants whose submitted documents/portfolio show artistic aptitude for the desired field of study will receive an invitation to the entrance examination/interview (approx. 4-5 weeks after the application deadline).

The admission interviews take place on site at the end of June/beginning of July. Online interviews may also be possible for international applicants.
Admission is decided by the department's admissions committee on the basis of artistic aptitude (portfolio), the Master's proposal, the presentation interview and previous academic and examination achievements.

Your documents in paper form (certified copies) will only be requested after you have passed the admission test.

In application proceedings, there are no differences between Germans, EU-Citizens or other international applicants, provided international applicants can submit a proof of German language proficiency with the application form in March/April: minimum of the qualification level B1/B2 for MA-Design programmes.

The language of instruction is German in all our courses. As the asmission test (interview) will be also carried out in German it is absolutely necessary to be provided with a sufficient knowledge of German language. Needless to say that most professors speak English very well, so in case of need, you may be able to explain your ideas, aims and motivation also in English.

After a positive decision, you must be presented a language certificate for the admission in August: for example TestDaF 4, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, DSH 2 or the language proof of the UDK (qualification level C1). In exceptional cases, a proof of the exam registration or a certificate of the C1 - course is also sufficient for the time being. Please note: The relevant language certificate must be submitted before your studies begin.

If you are think you can´t prove the required certificate, you may apply for delay.

Tuition fees are not charged. There is a contribution of about 360€ per Semester, administration fee, social contribution, ASTA and the ticket for local public transport in Germany (Germany semester ticket).

• Submit your online portfolio to us in PDF format.
• PDF max. 20 MB.
• Please limit the number of pages to 30.
• Show us the work you consider most important in your studies so far, including your thesis. We are very interested in understanding your working methods, so please let us also participate in the working process.
• The PDF allowed to include video links if it serves to illustrate the processes or the result.

• 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 max. 2 pages. Explain to us which design issues you would like to work on, or if you can already name a very concrete project, describe it to us.

• The field of product design offers three specific design perspectives:
  Mobility, Interaction, and Experimentation. If you already know which of the perspectives is particularly relevant to you, please let us know.

• Please also state which competencies you would still like to acquire in the master's program, or what we can contribute to the success of your project.

• Please prepare an abstract of max. 500 characters and put it in front of your detailed project description.