Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Bildende Künste at Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg

Programme overview

Master's programme centred on a self-determined artistic and/or academic development project whose questions, methods and working processes are critically reflected and refined. Students receive workspaces and individual and group supervision.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) | Study mode: full-time; language of instruction not specified (German strongly recommended) | Intake: Winter semester | Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

What you will study

Eight specialisations: Sculpture, Stage Space, Design, Film, Graphics/Photography, Painting/Drawing, Time-based Media, and Theory and History, freely combinable or pursued singly. Academic teaching supports reflection on methods; exhibitions and events build presentation skills; the programme ends with a public presentation documented in a publication.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Proof of an independent artistic position assessed by an admission committee on a digital portfolio of work from the last two years, plus a 3-5 page project outline (Theory and History: 3-5 page statement with research proposal; Design: also a motivation letter). University degree, usually 240 ECTS; applicants with fewer (e.g. 180 ECTS) may apply and up to 60 ECTS can be credited for outstanding artistic achievement. Degree may be completed within six months after the deadline. No proof of German required, though German is strongly recommended. Winter semester only; application 4 February to 5 March 2027 (16:00) via HISinOne.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://hfbk-hamburg.de/de/informationen/studieninteressierte/bewerben/bewerbung-master-bildende-kuenste

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