Acting
Application periods and requirements
Application period
01 October - 01 November for the following summer semester
Your application - step by step
All steps mentioned in the following must be taken within the application deadline of the respective study program. It is recommended that you apply as early as possible within the application deadline so that you can clarify any questions that may arise with our StudyGuide in good time.
- Register and verify your identity (if you have not already done so in the past) in the Campusmanagement-Portal of the UdK Berlin: https://my.udk-berlin.de.
Log in to the Campus Management Portal (https://my.udk-berlin.de) and submit an application for admission to your desired study programme within the application period.
You will be asked to upload formal documents. Please prepare these as individual PDF files with a maximum size of 5 MB each.
Formal documents:
● Detailed CV in tabular form, if applicable with details of previous training and activities in the fields of theater, radio, film and television
● German language skills C1 according to CEFR, Application also possible with German B2
● if applicable, proof of qualified professional experience or proof of practical training
● Bank statement as proof of payment of the fee of € 30 for processing the application (in case of transfer from abroad proof of payment) or turnover view (in case of online banking). Other proofs/receipts (such as transfer orders) are not accepted.
The proof of payment must be submitted with the formal documents (PDF).- Information on transferring 30 € for participation in the admission procedure to the following account:
Universität der Künste Berlin
Berliner Volksbank
IBAN: DE 72 1009 0000 8841 0150 46
BIC: BEVO DE BB XXX
Reason for payment: 35/01036, degree programme, name, application number
Berliner Volksbank eG
Budapester Straße 35
10787 Berlin
Germany
For foreign bank transfers:
Please make sure that you pay all applicable transfer fees (OUR - sender pays costs) when making the transfer.
FAQs and Tutorials
Do you have questions about the submission of application documents or the application portal? You can find information here.
Would you like to know which language certificates are accepted at the UdK Berlin? You can find information here.
Admission procedure
What happens after the application?
Normally, the preliminary selection and entrance examination take place in person between mid-February and early March.
You will receive more detailed information by email with your invitation, which will also inform you of the required author (around mid-December).
Preselection
Usually the following programme has to be prepared:
- Preparation of a total of four scenic presentations (excerpts from roles, monologues, scenes, etc.):
- "Monologue Compulsory Author" - Each year a new person is designated as the compulsory author.
- Classic monologue" - a theatrical text written before 1960
- Contemporary monologue" - a theatrical text written after 1960.
- A self-written role
The duration of the individual examples should not exceed five minutes.
In addition, a song/chanson/song may be offered.
Entrance examination
The applicants selected in the pre-selection will take part in the entrance examination.
The final decision on admission to the programme is made in a test procedure lasting several days.
The entrance examination consists of
- the presentation of at least one prepared performance sample, which is determined by the commission
- scenic tasks, which the applicant has to work on alone or together with other applicants
- various subject-specific parts of the examination, in which aptitudes and abilities, especially in relation to body and movement as well as voice and speaking, are determined,
but also those dealing with the candidate's interest in theoretical questions and critical judgement.
- interviews to enable the candidate to comment on his/her work samples, motivation and interests.