Course Catalog and Lecture Periods
In the digital course catalog you can find all lectures of all faculties.
University
Berlin University of the Arts is one of the largest and most diversified universities of the arts in the world. The teaching offered mostly in traditional formats in the four colleges of Fine Arts, Architecture, Media and Design, Music and Performing Arts as well as at the Central Institute for Continued Education/ Berlin Career College as well as the inter-University centres for Dance (HZT) and Jazz (JIB) encompasses the full spectrum of the arts and related academic studies in more than 70 courses. With the right to confer doctorates and post-doctoral qualifications, Berlin University of the Arts is also one of the few art colleges in Germany with full university status. Teachers in art and music are also educated at Berlin University of the Arts, the only university in Berlin where these subjects can be studied.
College of Fine Arts
The College of Fine Arts provides training not only for artists but also for art teachers in various levels of education. In addition, the College offers the continuing education Masters programme “Art in Context”.
College of Architecture, Media and Design
This college is home to all fields of design, which include Architecture, Product and Fashion Design, Art and Media, Visual Communication, and Communication in Social and Economic Contexts, the course with the biggest number of students.
College of Music
The college covers the full spectrum of music. Besides artistic courses, activities include research, academic work, promotion of the younger generation, and, of course, teacher training for future music teachers.
College of Performing Arts
All the stage arts under one roof: this is the essence of the College of Performing Arts. Our students are kept hard at work on stage and behind the scenes as well – writing, acting and dancing – also in the UdK's own theatre, the UNI.T.
Jazz Institute Berlin
The JIB is an institute founded in conjunction by the UdK Berlin and the “Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler” in July 2005. It stands for innovative training courses linked with the potentials of the capital city Berlin.
Berlin Career College
Artists, creatives and art lovers can find information about Master programmes, certificate courses, and workshops, as well as the international Summer University of the UdK Berlin here.
Prof. Dr. Norbert Palz, President of the UdK Berlin
Prof. Dr. Norbert Palz became president of the Berlin University of the Arts in April 2020.
University Management
In this section you will find all contact details of the President, the Vice-Presidents, the Director of Finance and Administration and the President’s staff, and general information on their fields of activity.
University Administration
Behind the scenes of the university are people who do everything to make the processes for students and teachers as trouble-free, transparent and tangible as possible.
UdK:shop
You can find an overview of the products here.
Berlin Centre for Advanced Studies in Arts and Sciences
The centre encourages interdisciplinary discourse by linking postgraduate academic programmes and research projects.
Information on sexual harassment
What is sexual harassment? What is sexual assault? Who is affected? What to do if you are being sexually harassed? You can find answers to these and other questions in the booklet.
Strategic Marketing Unit
Questions and answers about the traineeship in the Strategic Marketing Department at the UdK Berlin.
UdK Berlin Art Award
previously known by the name "Prize of the President of the UdK Berlin for Master Students of Fine Arts".
University Library
This page gives you information about the location and the opening hours.
Figures and Facts
When was Berlin University of the Arts founded, how many courses does it offer, and how many students are registered here? Lots of questions – lots of answers. The following page offers an overview.
Event Venues at Berlin University of the Arts
Theatre performances, exhibitions, concerts: hosting more than 600 events each year, the UdK Berlin features firmly in the diaries of all Berliners with an interest in culture. The following pages introduce the relevant rooms and venues.
Student Body
The Student Body is formed by everyone inscribed as a student at UdK. Due to its independence from the university in organization and finance it has its own structure, which is presented on the following pages
The History of Berlin University of the Arts
Taking into account its predecessor institutions, the UdK Berlin can look back on a history of more than 300 years, dating from the foundation of the Brandenburg-Prussian Academy of the Arts in 1696.
Press / Communications
Are you a journalist? Working for the media? Or a blogger? Then this is the right place for you to get in touch with the UdK Berlin's press office. Some of the information is only available in German, other topics are covered in both languages, English and German.
Department for Funding and Cooperation
Are you planning a project and looking for suitable funding opportunities? The Department for Funding and Cooperation supports professors and staff of the UdK Berlin in this search and provides assistance with the submission of proposals.
Information for students and artists at risk
Many projects for refugees are taking place at UdK Berlin On this page you will find a selection of current and past events.
Concert Hall Box Office
Usually tickets for fee-based events can be obtained at the UdK Berlin Concert Hall Box Office.