MA Kunsttherapie at Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee

Programme overview

Postgraduate, part-time Master of Arts in art therapy, offered since summer semester 2005 in cooperation with Kunsttherapie Berlin. Artistic material, images, sculptures and the artistic process itself are used to help patients and clients express experiences, thoughts and feelings.

Faculty: Kunsttherapie (with Kunsttherapie Berlin) | Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), part-time | Study mode: German-taught; part-time; postgraduate Master of Arts | Intake: Sommersemester | Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

What you will study

Three-year part-time study alongside work.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A completed higher-education degree of at least 3 years (artistic, educational, psychological or medical) or an equivalent international degree, or in exceptional cases a special professional qualification (without a degree: vocational qualification plus at least 5 years of relevant work); about one year of work experience after the degree; portfolio of at least 20 recent works with a short description, motivation letter and CV; pre-selection followed by an entrance examination (workshop and interviews). International applicants: B2/C1 proof on application and C1 certificate for admission. Admission only for the summer semester; application 1 March to 1 September. The programme cannot be used for a student-visa residence permit.

EUR 5,640 a year (2026). Year 1 tuition (470 EUR per month); years 2 and 3 are 5,880 EUR each (490 EUR per month). Admission-examination fee of 150 EUR and the semester administration charge of 147 EUR are separate. Source

Intake: Sommersemester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), part-time

Apply through the official page: https://kh-berlin.de/kunst/ma-kunsttherapie/bewerbung

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