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Freie Kunst (Akademiebrief / Diplom equivalent) at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany

Programme overview

The Freie Kunst programme is a studio-based fine art course centred on free artistic work in the art classes. It leads to the Akademiebrief, which is equivalent to a Diplom, after a standard study period of 10 semesters.

Faculty: Fachbereich 1 Kunst  |  Duration: 10 semesters (5 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Diplom-equivalent degree (Akademiebrief)  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Two semesters of studio study in the Orientierungsbereich (orientation area), then eight semesters in an artist professor's class in painting, sculpture, stage design, photography, film and video or graphics. Art-related sciences (art history, philosophy, pedagogy, sociology, poetics and artistic aesthetics, architecture theory) are studied alongside.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry is by an artistic aptitude assessment of a portfolio (20-25 original works for painting, sculpture, photography, graphics and stage design; at least 2 works in mp4 plus up to 15 further samples for film and video). Application fee of EUR 30 for the aptitude assessment; applications via the online portal (Feb to 10 March for the following winter semester). Abitur is normally required, but applicants without Abitur may apply and admission as a vocationally qualified person may be possible. International applicants need German at B2 (Goethe-Zertifikat B2, DSH1, TestDaF TDN 3 or telc Deutsch B2); applicants from China, Mongolia and Vietnam need an APS certificate or an assessment of outstanding artistic talent.

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 10 semesters (5 years)

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