Entry requirements
Admission requirements for different length of masters:
• Fast Track 2 semesters: Bachelor 240 ECTS + 60 ECTS Master
• Thesis Focus 3 semesters: Bachelor 210 ECTS + 90 ECTS Master
• Industry Placed 4 semesters: Bachelor 180 ECTS + 120 ECTS Master
Application requirements (1,1.5 or 2 years):
1. Application form
2. High School Diploma / Certificate
3. Undergraduate degree (Bachelor’s, MBA, or Master)
4. Language Proficiency* (or request to waive**)
5. CV
6. Copy of Passport
7. Letter of motivation
8. Non-EU applicants only: €3,000 deposit (This reservation fee will be deducted from the total amount of study fees)
9. Portfolio
Portfolio Requirements: Up to 10 examples works may focus on artistic, conceptual, formal, or technical capabilities. We accept a range of different fields: architecture, visual communication, product design, game design, exhibition making,interior design, sound design, motion design, event installation, performance. Portfolio submission may also demonstrate basic digital understanding in creative coding as well as analog works e.g.: collage,sculpture and animation. Please include a short descriptive text with each work outlining your process and implementation.
*Language Proficiency:
Please note: German taught programmes needs both English / German language certificate
• IELTS 5.5 overall
• TOEFL iBT72
• TOEFL ITP (paper based) 543
• Pearson Test of English (Academic) 59
• Pearson Test of English (General) Level 1
• Cambridge English Advanced and Proficiency 160 overall
• Cambridge Exam First (FCE)
• TOEIC Listening/Reading 785, Speaking 160, Writing 150
• PASSWORD 5.5 (no less than 5.0 in each component)
• EF SET (50-minute Test) 51 (only for students applying with an MOI letter)
• Duolingo 90
**Language Waiver
• To request a language test waiver, you must have studied in a country where the official first language is English:
• At least nine months in duration
• Full-time
• Undertaken at a recognised institution where teaching and assessment throughout the course is entirely in English
• Has been completed within 2 years of the start date of the course to which you are applying
• Medium of Instruction (MOI) should indicate English + EF SET or any accepted English proficiency certificate requested