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Composition Meisterschüler*in

General information

Application deadline

15 March till 15 April for the winter semester

    • Master degree in composition from UdK Berlin or a comparable degree from another university
    • outstanding artistic talent
    • Standard period of study: 4 semesters, 120 credit points
    • Degree:  Meisterschüler*in“ (MS)

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 50.00 (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 details of musical training
    • University degree certificate (MA)
    • Transcript of records for the MA degree
    • Preliminary examination document (VPD) from uni-assist, if applicable (see FAQs)
    • Proof of payment of application fees
  • 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.

Portfolio

Also within the deadline, please upload one or two of your own compositions (scores and, if available, recordings) to the Bemus platform.
Possible file formats: PDF (max. 50 MB) and video (Mp3, MP4, MOV, max. 2 GB each)
max. 4 files, 4 GB in total
The same access data apply as for my.udk-berlin.de

Admission procedure

The admission procedure consists of the preselection and the entrance examination.

The preselection is carried out on the basis of the composition submitted by the applicants.
The preselection is passed by those whose work sample does not already show a lack of the outstanding artistic talent required for this programme at the first assessment.

Those who have passed the pre-selection will receive an invitation to the entrance examination.
This examination usually takes place at the end of the lecture period of the summer semester for the following winter semester (approx. end of June - middle of July).

The selected applicants receive further information on the procedure of the entrance examination with the invitation by e-mail.

Here you will find detailed information on the procedure and content of the entrance examination(English version see below)

Applicants must show an artistic development potential that clearly exceeds the level of the Master's degree and that leads to the expectation of successful completion of the "Meisterschüler*innen" programme.
The admission committee decides on the exact duration of the entrance examination. The admissions committee may also only partially listen to submitted compositions.