Application period

15. October - 15. November for the following summer semester

Entrance requirements
• B.A. Costume Design from the Berlin University of the Arts or an equivalent degree from another university
• Special artistic talent
• german language skills B2 according to CEFR

• Standard period of study: 4 semesters, 120 credit points

• Degree: Master of Arst (MA)

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.

1. Register and verify yourself (if you have not already done so in the past) in the Campus Management Portal of the UdK Berlin: https://my.udk-berlin.de
    
2. Log in to the Campus Management Portal (https://my.udk-berlin.de) and submit an application for admission to the desired degree programme there by the application deadline.
   Attach the following (formal) documents to the application for admission:
   ● Detailed CV in tabular form
   ● Certificate of university graduation, foreign certificates have to be handed in as certified translation (German or English)
   ● If applicable: documentation of practical work experience, practical training, internships
   ● 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.
   ● german language skills B2 according to CEFR
   ● Transfer students from other univercities must enclose proof of previous study and examination achievements. You can find more information here.
    
3. Information on transferring the amount of  30 €  to the following account:
   Kasse der UdK 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.

4. A digital portfolio must be uploaded to bemus within the application deadline.
   Upload period: 15 October - 20 November
   The digital portfolio should contain at least 20 recent self-made artistic/creative works (such as drawings, sketches, paintings, storyboards, narrative designs, photo stagings or documentary photos, photographically documented sculptural designs, photographically documented filmic and performative works).
   - Samples of work from the Bachelor's degree programme and own artistic work
   - Presentation of the Bachelor's thesis
   - Documentation of realised theatre work (within and, if applicable, outside of the Bachelor's programme).
   - The presented works should be dated and development series chronologically numbered.
   - The work samples are to be summarised as a multi-page PDF file (max. 150 MB). Include title /year/ size (height x width x depth) / material with a short explanation and in which context the work was created (e.g. school, course, independent).
   - In addition, a video file can be used for the presentation (MP4, max. 4 min, max. 500 MB).
   - In addition, a PDF should be attached in which you answer the following questions:
   Why do you want to study costume design? (approx. half a DIN A4 page

Do you have questions about the submission of application documents, applying with an open Bachelor's degree, recognition of international educational qualifications, the application portal or Bemus? You can find information here.

Would you like to know which language certificates are accepted at the UdK Berlin? You can find information here.

The admission procedure consists of the pre-selection and the entrance examination.

Both parts will take place digitally for the summer semester 2022..

All selected applicants will receive information about the aptitude test by e-mail in due time.

As a rule the entrance exam consists of an interview with the admission committee.

All applicants must demonstrate an artistic development potential that is clearly above the level of the Bachelor's degree and that leads to the expectation of a successful completion of the Master's program.

Study and portfolio counselling
Bachelor and Master Costume Design
preparatory for the application for SoSe 2026

1 July 2025 // 10 - 11 a.m. online
1 July 2025 // 11 am - 1 pm in presence

Please register by email to Momo Reß momoskostuem_ @gmail.com
The Zoom link and the location for the pass event will be sent out shortly beforehand.