Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Art at Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main

Programme overview

The BFA Art trains students as professional artists and designers across the liberal and applied arts. It is application-oriented yet open in its approach, with emphasis on process, interdisciplinarity and the interplay of theoretical reflection and artistic practice.

Faculty: Department of Art (Fachbereich Kunst) | Study mode: Full-time; German-taught (German C1 required, or B2 German plus C1 English for the Master's) | Intake: Wintersemester | Location: Offenbach am Main, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

The curriculum is structured into Art/Design (three modules, 90 CP), Theory (four modules, 29 CP), Practice in the workshops (three modules, 40 CP), an elective area (five modules, 61 CP) and a final module (20 CP). It includes an orientation project in the 4th semester and a 4-12 week internship.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is by portfolio (at least 30 works and sketches) and aptitude assessment with an entrance examination or interview. A university entrance qualification (Abitur or Fachabitur) is expected, but applicants without one can qualify through outstanding artistic talent. Also required: letter of motivation, CV, certificate of entrance qualification, and German language proof (DSH-2, TestDaF 4, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule or Goethe-Zertifikat C1 by 15 September; B2 required at application). Application period 1-15 April for the winter semester.

Intake: Wintersemester

Apply through the official page: https://hfg-jetzt.de/en/kunst/

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