Master Bildnerisches Gestalten und Therapie (Art Therapy) at Akademie der Bildenden Künste München

Programme overview

The Master's programme extends artists' pictorial approaches with a therapeutic dimension, preparing them to accompany art-therapeutic processes with people affected by mental, somatic or intellectual conditions.

Faculty: Art Therapy | Duration: 4 semesters (full-time) | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Wintersemester (admission every two years; next WiSe 2027/28) | Location: München, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Medical-psychological and psychotherapeutic foundations, practical art-therapy methods in clinical and educational settings, self-experience and training therapy, art-therapy models and process analysis, and development of a therapeutic identity.

Career pathways

Graduates work in art-therapeutic practice fields such as psychiatric and psychosomatic clinics, outpatient services, residential homes and educational institutions.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission by portfolio selection and a practical and oral examination; applicants without an art degree bring work samples. Admission to the first semester is every two years; the next intake is winter semester 2027/28, with the application deadline expected in May 2027. German level C1 is required for applicants with a non-German qualification and must be submitted with the application.

Intake: Wintersemester (admission every two years; next WiSe 2027/28)

Duration: 4 semesters (full-time)

Apply through the official page: https://www.adbk.de/de/studium/bewerbung/ueberblick.html

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