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Jazz Master (Composition/Arrangement)

General information

Application deadline

15 October till 15 November for the summer semester 

    • university degree  in the Bachelor's degree program “Jazz (Vocal/Instrumental)” at the Jazz-Institut Berlin, in the Bachelor's degree program “Jazz (Composition/Arrangement)” at another university of music in Germany or abroad or in a comparable degree program of at least six semesters at a university of music in Germany or abroad
    • special artistic talent
    • english language skills B2 according to CEFR

    • Standard period of study: 4 semesters, 120 credits
    • Degree: Master of Music (M Mus)

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.

  • Register and verify your identity (if you have not already done so) on the UdK Berlin application portal: https://my.udk-berlin.de

     

  • 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:
    Please ensure that you cover all transfer fees incurred (OUR – sender pays costs) when making the transfer.

  • 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 with a description of your personal, artistic and professional career
    • 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 B2 level or English language proficiency at B2 level according to CEFR for international applicants (see FAQs)
      • Application also possible with German B1 or English B1
    • Proof of payment of application fees
    • Proof of professional activities/training, if applicable

  • 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

Are you unable to submit your school leaving certificate or university degree certificate within the application deadline? 

Studying without a school leaving certificate (section ‘General university entrance qualification - §11 BerlHG’)

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

By the application deadline, upload a digital documentation of compositional works and arrangements (work samples; duration: 10 to 15 minutes) to the bemus platform: three of your own works, compositions or arrangements from the field of jazz in any instrumentation (larger instrumentations desired) plus accompanying recordings (computer playback also possible).

Possible file formats: pdf, mp3, mp4, mov
Max. 2 GB per file, pdf max 500 MB
no more than 8 GB in total, max. 10 files

The  files must be named according to the following pattern:
Surname_First_Name_Applicant_Number_Study_Content.

Admission pocedure

What happens after the application?

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

Those who have passed the pre-selection will be invited to the entrance examination, which is expected to take place on site at the JIB.  Admission to the course is decided on the basis of the entrance examination.

The entrance examination consists of the following parts:
1. evaluation of the submitted work samples
2. predetermined composition and arrangement tasks, which are given the day before the entrance examination (length: approx. three score pages); in addition, an interview with evaluation
of the tasks takes place during the examination (duration: approx. ten minutes), and
3. colloquium (duration: approx. ten minutes).
Applicants will receive a detailed information sheet on the entrance examination with their invitation.