Diplom Mediale Künste (Diplom 1) at Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln

Mediale Künste is a nine-semester artistic project-based Diplom programme at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne, comparable internationally to a Master of Fine Arts. The curriculum is interdisciplinary and lets students freely combine artistic focuses such as animation, sound, photography, film, performance, net art, literary writing and queer studies.

Duration: 9 semesters (4.5 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; Diplom; taught primarily in German, occasionally in English  |  Intake: Wintersemester (October)  |  Location: Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Semesters 1-3 (Grundstudium) cover 3 theory seminars, 5 foundation seminars from at least three categories (for example animation, cinematography, code, documentary, photography, installation, sound, feature-film directing, video art and performance) and a Vordiplom project. Semesters 4-9 (Hauptstudium) comprise 2 theory seminars, 5 specialist seminars, 2 projects and a Diplom project, anchored in the groups exMedia, Film/Fernsehen and Kunst.

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared for careers as artists, filmmakers, programmers and media professionals, through cooperation with universities, cultural institutions, festivals and the media and film industry.

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