- Bachelor's degree
- substantial experience in the field of play and theatre
- artistic talent
- german language skills C1 according to CEFR
Theatre Education Master
General information
Application deadline
01 October till 01 November for the summer semester
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- Standard period of study: 4 semesters, 120 credit points
- Degree: Master of Arts (MA)
Your application – step by step
All of the steps listed below must be completed within the application period for the respective study programme. We recommend that you submit your application as early as possible within the application period so that you can clarify any questions that may arise with our StudyGuide in good time.
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Register and verify your identity (if you have not already done so) on the UdK Berlin application portal: https://my.udk-berlin.de
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Fee per application: EUR 30.00 (plus fees for international transfers)
Proof of payment: bank statement or transfer confirmation with value date
Universität der Künste Berlin
IBAN: DE 72 1009 0000 8841 0150 46
BIC: BEVO DE BB XXX
Payment reference: 35/01036, study programme, name, application number
Berliner Volksbank eG
Budapester Straße 35
10787 Berlin
Germany
For international transfers:
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During the application process, you will be asked to submit formal documents. Please prepare these as individual PDF files (max. 5 MB each).
Formal documents:
- Curriculum vitae
- Description of artistic career
- Relevant experience in theatre education
- Documented acting and theatre practice
- University degree certificate
- Transcript of records for the BA degree
- Preliminary examination document (VPD) from uni-assist, if applicable (see FAQs)
- Proof of German language proficiency at C1 level according to CEFR for international applicants (see FAQs)
- Application also possible with German B2
- Proof of payment of application fees
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Log in to the application portal (https://my.udk-berlin.de) and submit an application for admission to your desired study programme within the application period and upload the formal documents.
FAQs and Tutorials
Submitting application documents at a later date
Changing universities / Applying for a higher semester
Recognition of international educational qualifications (VPD and APS)
Language certificates (requirements and accepted certificates)
Help and tutorials for the my.udk application portal
Help and tutorials for the Bemus upload portal
Portfolio
Also within the application period, a work sample in the form of a video recording of a maximum of five minutes of an artistic production created specifically for the entrance examination, for example the audition of a scene, a performance or an action, must be uploaded to the Bemus portal:
https://bemus.udk-berlin.de/.
File formats: PDF (500 MB), MP4, M4V, MOV (2GB each), JPG
File size: 10
Max. total volume: 8 GB
Admission procedure
What happens after the application?
The admission procedure is divided into the preselection and the entrance examination. It is carried out at the end of the lecture period of the winter semester for the following summer semester.
The admissions committee decides on the basis of the submitted documents, work samples, documents or similar on the invitation to the entrance examination.
The selected applicants will receive the invitation to the entrance examination and further information by e-mail.
The entrance examination is usually conducted in the form of a workshop lasting approximately four to six hours, in which the procedures within the degree programme and its main areas of study are presented and tested in practical work and in which the applicants have to prove their artistic talent for the Master's degree programme.
The next admission workshop for the master's program in theater education will most likely take place between
January 14 and January 16, 2026. The applicants who have passed the video pre-selection will be invited for half a day in this time slot.