Responsible lecturers of the corresponding Major will assess each applicant’s competency in the key fields for the programme and clarify any unanswered questions on the basis of the dossier in a 30-minute interview. The interview will also serve as an opportunity to clarify the applicants’ expectations of the programme, the connection with their own professional experience, and the professional prospects that the qualification offers.
Admission decision
An assessment will be undertaken on the basis of the interview and the supporting documentation. The applicants will be accepted unconditionally if they are deemed suitable for the programme and study places are available. The following criteria are relevant during the process:
- Creative and artistic, artistic and cultural, linguistic or media studies or educational or sociotheoretical skills related to their own questions in the study programme of choice
- Outstanding specialist and methodological skills in the original discipline
- Nuanced aesthetic perceptual skills, linguistic expressiveness and conceptual strength
- A keen interest in current developments, discourses and positions in the fields of art, education and society, and art and cultural education
- Outstanding motivation and capacity for self-reflection
- Suitability and potential for development for the professional field as well as motivation to study at Master’s level
In the case of outstanding Bachelor of Arts degrees, admission will be granted on a conditional basis. Applicants will be informed about the decision in writing.
No further information will be provided about the process. Applicants who are not accepted into the programme are not entitled to an explanation; however, relevant explanations may be provided over the phone (please contact Claudia Hummel by e-mail in this regard).