Diplom Fotografie (Diplom Bildende Kunst) at Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig

Programme overview

Ten-semester Diplom programme in artistic photography, taught as fine art and clearly distinct from photo or communication design. It covers analogue and digital image production and links photography with text, the book, moving image and installation. The degree is Diplom Bildende Kunst.

Duration: 10 semesters (5 years): 2-year foundation studies (Grundstudium) and 3-year main studies (Hauptstudium) | Study mode: full-time; Diplom; German-taught | Intake: Wintersemester | Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Foundation studies followed by four specialist classes in the main studies: Photography and Moving Image, Photography and Media, Photography in the Field of Contemporary Art, and Photography. The programme ends with a public presentation of the Diplom work and a theoretical Diplom thesis.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Evidence of artistic aptitude through an online portfolio of about 20 to 30 own works (Malerei/Grafik: analogue portfolio) and an entrance examination with practical tasks and an interview; Abitur or Fachabitur Gestaltung (Fachhochschulreife is not sufficient), submitted after the entrance examination is passed, or exceptionally proof of outstanding talent in the examination. Application deadline 1 February for the following winter semester. International applicants whose first language is not German need German proficiency (DSH, TestDaF TDN 3 in all parts, telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule, or equivalent). A pre-study internship is recommended but not required. Digital portfolio as a PDF (maximum 25 MB) with several series or groups of work, including brief details of technique and size.

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 10 semesters (5 years): 2-year foundation studies (Grundstudium) and 3-year main studies (Hauptstudi

Apply through the official page: https://www.hgb-leipzig.de/studium/bewerbung/

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