Diplom Plastik - Zeitbasierte Künste (Film, Video, Medieninstallation, Performance, Mixed Media) at Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle

Programme overview

Diplom programme in time-based arts covering artistic film and video, media and sound installation and performance. Leads to the Diplom für Bildende Künste.

Faculty: Fachbereich Kunst | Department: Plastik | Duration: 4 semesters Grundstudium and 6 semesters Hauptstudium (including the Diplom thesis) | Study mode: full-time, German-taught, Diplom | Intake: Wintersemester | Location: Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

What you will study

Development of an independent artistic language through film, video, spatial media installations, sound and performative work, with sculpture, installation, drawing and photography combined with moving image and sound; seminars, colloquia and guest workshops.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Allgemeine Hochschulreife (Abitur) and proven artistic aptitude through the entrance examination (portfolio of up to 20 works, portfolio review, creative and drawing tests, interview). No subject-specific technical prerequisites. In exceptional cases outstanding talent can substitute for the Abitur. German proficiency C1 (TestDaF 4, DSH 2) is required by enrolment. Applicants with a non-German qualification need a uni-assist preliminary review documentation (VPD). Applications for the main entrance round open on 1 December 2026 and close between mid-February and early March 2027.

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 4 semesters Grundstudium and 6 semesters Hauptstudium (including the Diplom thesis)

Apply through the official page: https://my.burg-halle.de

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