Application

Thank you for your interest in our Art Therapy degree programme. Applications are always possible from 1 March to 1 September for the following summer semester. Please note that admissions are only granted for the summer semester.
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Date of the entrance examination 2026
(only after passing the pre-selection)
Period: Beginning/mid-October 
Location: Parkklinik-Berlin-Weißensee

Open days/info day: 26/27 July 2025
 

To apply for a place as a Master's student in Art Therapy at weißensee kunsthochschule berlin, please use the online application portal Campuscore.

The online application procedure is open until 1 September 2025 (23:59 CET) You can get help with registering and creating your application, as well as useful tips, through the guide.

 

• At least 3 years of completed artistic, pedagogical, psychological or medical university studies or an equivalent international degree or, in exceptional cases, a special professional qualification (see admission regulations).

• Proof of professional experience in a field of psychosocial care, usually for one year after graduation. This can also be part-time work; in total, it must then correspond to at least one year of full-time work.

• A portfolio (see pdf Notes on the portfolio) that includes at least 20 recent works of the applicant's artistic activity.

• A written statement - a short description of the context in which the work was created and possibly interpreting texts as well as a letter of motivation.

• International applicants must also provide proof of language proficiency corresponding to the completed qualification level C1. For admission, the examination certificate: for example Testdaf 4, DSH 2,Telc C1 Hochschule, or the C1 language certificate Goethe-Institute must be submitted. For more information, see below, under "International applicants".
   

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Step 1:

Online application in the period from 1 March to 1 September via the Campuscore application portal (link available from 1 March).
This is followed by the review of your documents by the members of the Art Therapy Admission Committee.
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Step 2:

Only applicants who pass the pre-selection will receive an invitation to the entrance examination end of September.
for the entrance examination and must send further documents by post in advance: an application form, your certificates and a bank transfer receipt for the fee of 150,- EUR for the entrance examination. Please do not send us any unsolicited documents!

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Step 3:

Participation in the access exam:
Friday,/Saturday End of October at the Parkklinik, Berlin.

• The original portfolio must be submitted as part of the entrance examination.

The procedure consists of a multi-part workshop:
Each applicant has to participate

• in an interview with at least two lecturers

• in a multi-part artistic procedure that shows whether he/she can develop the creativity necessary for art therapy.

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Step 4:

Notification of the results of the entrance examination will be sent to applicants in November. If you are admitted, you will first receive the continuing education contract from Kunsttherapie Berlin, including the study plan. The contract must be signed and returned by January 15 at the latest. You will then receive the documents for enrollment at the weißensee kunsthochschule berlin via the application portal.

 

Fees: € 5160 per year (€ 430 per month)
Degree: ‘Master of Arts’
Structure: 3-year part-time programme
 

Please Mind:
Plus each semester: 118,00 € administrative fees (registration or administration fee, social contribution, ASTA). Studying art therapy is a part-time programme. The Federal Training Assistance Act only supports full-time study or full-time training. Part-time students are therefore not eligible for BaföG.
 

• The higher education entrance qualification and Bachelor's or university degree certificates must be recognised in Germany (anabin.de). International certificates must be submitted in German or English and as certified copies. If the certificates are not issued in German or English, an officially certified translation must also be submitted.

• The certified translation in German or English of the degree certificate as well as the proof of professional practice.

• Copy of valid passport (only for admission)

• Language certificate level C1
  All applicants from Germany or abroad are treated equally in the application procedure, provided that international applicants can prove the required German language skills. (Exempt are German native speakers and those who can present a German Abitur or a German secondary school leaving certificate). At weißensee kunsthochschule berlin all courses and lectures are offered in German only. At the time of application, international applicants must provide proof of at least a language certificate corresponding to the completed qualification level B2.2. Please upload your most recent language certificate or a course confirmation from your current language course as a pdf file in the application portal. The examination certificate of the required level C1: for example DSH 2, TestDaF 4, Telc C1 Hochschule or C1 examination of the Goethe-Institut must be submitted for admission at the latest. in exceptional cases, we also accept a certificate of registration for the language examination or proof of a completed B2 course for admission.

• Applicants from China/Vietnam/India are also required to submit the APS certificate.

• Under specific circumstances, applicants who are unable to provide proof of their qualifications due to their flight can be granted a reduction in the requirement for proof of qualifications. The examination is carried out by the Department of Study Affairs.

• Important information for applicants requiring a visa:
  The Master's degree programme in Art Therapy is designed as a part-time programme. It is therefore not possible to apply for or obtain a residence permit for study purposes (§16 b Residence Act).
   

For special question about the program:
http://www.kunsttherapie-berlin.de/studium/sprechstunde/

or or for general questions about the application process:

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.