Meisterschüler*innenstudium (Master Class Studies) at Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig

Programme overview

Postgraduate artistic study that deepens and extends artistic and artistic-scholarly skills and supports individual artistic development projects. The programme ends with the Meisterschüler*innenprüfung and the title Meisterschüler*in.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) | Study mode: full-time; postgraduate artistic study (Graduiertenstudium) in all Diplom programmes; German-taught | Intake: Wintersemester | Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Study takes place in an artistic master class, with content and scope of teaching set in an individual study programme by the supervising professor (mentor).

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Diplom examination graded very good or good in an artistic-practical programme at an art academy or university, or an equivalent degree such as a Master. Holders of a Bachelor of (Fine) Arts or equivalent in fine art or graphic design may be admitted if the degree covers at least 240 ECTS credits or at least eight semesters. Admission is for the winter semester only; applications run from 15 May to 15 June (hard deadline) via the online portal. Required documents: written supervision commitment from an HGB mentor, portfolio, exposé of the planned artistic project, CV, certified copies of the university entrance qualification and degree (unless an HGB graduate), and a passport photo.

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.hgb-leipzig.de/lehre/meisterschueler-innenstudium/

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