Information days on 12 and 13 February

The most northerly art academy in Germany invites you to its Study Information Days on Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 February 2025.

On Wednesday, 12 February, from 2 p.m., all those interested can get to know the courses of study online in direct exchange with students and professors, while on Thursday, 13 February, the Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design will open its doors to high school students and all those interested. The varied programme allows visitors to get to know the courses in Fine Art, Art Education at Grammar Schools, Spatial Strategies, Industrial Design and Communication Design on this day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Questions about the application and admission process as well as everyday life at the art academy will be answered, (...)

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These and many other questions will be answered by the team of the student department in the ‘digital study info’. Via Zoom, prospective students will be able to gain insights into the art academy and clarify individual questions for the application process. Because: From November 1 to 15, (...)

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How do art and design students work and research? The Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Kiel is opening its doors from Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 July for its annual exhibition “Einblick Ausblick “. During these days, studios, workshops, lecture theatres, studios and workspaces will be transformed into an exhibition covering around 10,000 square metres: guests can gain unique insights for four days with free admission: More than 600 students from the Fine Arts, Art for Teaching at Grammar Schools, Communication and Industrial Design and Spatial Strategies degree programmes will be showing the projects they have created during the academic year. Visitors to the art academy can find out about the artistic and creative work in art and design – (...)

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The Application Documents

Applicants with foreign certificates: Uni-Assist

Applicants who did not obtain their university entrance qualification (Abitur) or bachelor’s degree in Germany must submit their foreign certificates via the portal of the application service Uni-Assist before the application deadline. There, the certificates are evaluated and formal admission requirements are checked.

Deadline for registration at Uni-Assist:
Summer semester: 25 August to 25 October
Winter semester: 25 February to 25 April


Here you will find a list of the documents that must be uploaded to our online application portal during the application period for the Bachelor’s or Master’s application.

BACHELOR APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

  • Portfolio with about 20 works
  • Certificate of university entrance qualification (for applicants with Abitur or Fachgebundener Hochschulreife in art and design)
  • OR Certificate of graduation from the educational institution attended (for applicants without Abitur or Fachgebundener Hochschulreife in art and design)
  • CV

Additionally for bachelor applicants who have already completed a degree program or will complete it before starting their studies at Muthesius:

  • Proof of completed university studies or current preliminary overall grade of the diploma or bachelor degree
  • Detailed reasons why taking up a second degree* is important to you (*A second degree program is one in which another academic degree is earned at the same level after a completed degree program)

Additionally for international Bachelor applicants:

  • Copy of the registration certificate or residence permit (if not yet available: Copy of passport)
  • Uni-Assist application number
  • Proof of sufficient German language skills
    • B.A. Communication Design, Industrial Design, Scenography/Interior Design, Art teaching at grammar schools: C1 (Goethe C1, Telc C1 Hochschule, TestDaF 4×4 or DSH-2)
    • B.F.A. Liberal Arts: B1 (Goethe B1, ÖSD B1 or telc B1)
      If you do not have the required language certificate at the time of application, you can submit it at a later date before enrolment. Please upload your current language certificate to the application portal, even if it does not yet meet the required language level.
  • Applicants from the PR China, Vietnam, India and Mongolia: APS Certificate

MASTER APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

  • Portfolio incl. CV, letter of motivation and …
    • M.A. Industrial Design: at least 3 projects/works
    • M.A. Spatial Strategies, M.A. Communication Design: at least 4 projects/works
    • M.F.A. Liberal Arts/M.Ed. Art Teaching: approx. 20 works
  • Proof of a suitable completed university degree or current preliminary overall grade of the diploma or bachelor’s degree (grade of at least 2.5)
  • Certificate of university entrance qualification (for applicants with Abitur or Fachgebundener Hochschulreife in art and design)
  • OR Certificate of graduation from the educational institution attended (for applicants without Abitur or Fachgebundener Hochschulreife in art and design)
  • CV (Master’s application: The CV is part of the portfolio and must additionally please be uploaded individually in the application portal)

Additionally for international Master applicants:

  • Copy of the registration certificate or residence permit (if not yet available: Copy of passport)
  • Uni-Assist application number
  • Proof of sufficient German language skills
    • M.A. Communication Design, Industrial Design, Spatial Strategies, M.Ed. Art teaching at grammar schools: C1 (Goethe C1, Telc C1 Hochschule, TestDaF 4×4 or DSH-2)
    • M.F.A. Liberal Arts: B2 (DSH1, Test-DaF 4×3, Goethe B2 or telc B2)
      If you do not have the required language certificate at the time of application, you can submit it at a later date before enrolment. Please upload your current language certificate to the application portal, even if it does not yet meet the required language level.
  • Applicants from the PR China, Vietnam, India and Mongolia: APS Certificate

Documents for PhD candidates

  • Certificate of university degree
  • Exposé of dissertation intention with 10 copies
  • Formal explanation of exposé
  • Written confimation from a professor with authority to supervise doctoral candidates
  • CV/Resumé in table form
  • List of academic publications, if applicable
  • Declaration of whether a doctoral dissertation has been started elsewhere.

 

Questions?

From applicants with German certificates

Janina Schilling
Student Secretariat
T. 0431 / 5198 – 414
E studieninfo@muthesius.de

From applicants with non-German certificates

Maud Zieschang
International Office
T
0431 – 5198 - 501
E fernweh@muthesius.de

Questions about PhD

Melanie Lessmann
T 0431 / 5198 – 402
E lessmann@muthesius.de

 

Lecturers with the right to award doctorates

Art
Prof.in Dr. Almut Linde
T 0431 / 5198 – 455
E linde@muthesius.de

Design
Prof.in Dr. Bettina Möllring
T 0431 / 5198 – 427
E moellring@muthesius.de

Spatial Strategies
Prof.in Dr. Sandra Schramke
T 0431 / 5198 – 469
E schramke@muthesius.de

Art History
Prof.in Dr. Christiane Kruse
T 0431 / 5198 – 438
E kruse@muthesius.de

Art, Cultural and Media studies
Prof.in Dr. Petra Maria Meyer
T 0431 / 5198 – 503
E meyer@muthesius.de

Aesthetics
Prof. Dr. Norbert M. Schmitz
T 0431 / 5198 – 423
E nmschmitz@muthesius.de