Attention: Due to the current situation surrounding the spread of the Coronavirus, we kindly ask you to apply digitally for the aptitude tests in the degree programme Fine Art. It is currently unsure whether personal selection interviews can take place. You may receive an invitation to a video conference. We will inform you in good time about the further procedure.

In exceptional cases, you can still apply by analogue means. For clarification, please contact the secretariat of the degree programme Silke Partschefeld by e-mail (silke.partschefeld[at]uni-weimar.de).

There are three steps to passing the aptitude test:

• the upload of your digital application via the university's application portal  consisting of your digital portfolio, a signed Plagiarism Statement declaring that the work submitted was created by you, an informal letter of motivation stating your chosen field of study, your curriculum vitae, as well as proof of your school-leaving qualification or vocational training
• pre-selection by reviewing the submitted digital portfolio
• the aptitude interview and review of your original artistic portfolio.

Language requirements:
Please submit a current proof of language proficiency with your application documents, which shows that you will reach the required language level by the time of your matriculation at the latest.
Lessons are taught in German. You must provide proof of German language proficiency. Prerequisite for International Students are German language skills at the level C 1 (DSH-2 or TestDAF TDN 4).
If you have any questions relating to certification, please contact Frau Johanna Theuerkauf at the Office of Student and Academic Affairs: johanna.theuerkauf[at]uni-weimar.de 

Application deadline:
The digital application can be uploaded until 31 March of the year.  

The examination committee of the degree programme makes a preliminary selection after reviewing the submitted work samples.
 
Those who are shortlisted will be invited to the further aptitude test. If the interviews can be held in person, please bring the original works from your digital application.

The selection of the students of the degree programme Teaching Qualification (Secondary Education) in Art Education (First and Dual Subject) is based on an aptitude test:

• First apply for the aptitude test.
• You will then receive an assignment to complete at home within a prescribed period of time. 
• You must then take a practical examination, come to a personal interview and present of up to 20 original samples of your artistic work. 

Your completed assignment will be evaluated to determine whether you may take the practical and oral part of the aptitude test (pre-selection).

To apply for the aptitude test, there are two ways:

1. Fill out the registration form online. You will then receive a confirmation of receipt by email as well as the task for the due date.

• » To online registration for the aptitude test  Teaching Qualification in Art Education

or

2. Submit an informal letter of application that identifies which course of study you are applying for or the following » form.

There is an examination committee that pre-selects candidates based on their submitted works (portfolio). Those selected are then invited to take the aptitude test. Along with this invitation, candidates receive an assignment to be completed at home, which they should bring with them to the examination. 

Language requirements:
Please submit a current proof of language proficiency with your application documents, which shows that you will reach the required language level by the time of your matriculation at the latest.
Lessons are taught in German. You must provide proof of German language proficiency. Prerequisite for International Students are German language skills at the level C 1 (DSH-2 or TestDAF TDN 4).If you have any questions relating to certification, please contact Frau Johanna Theuerkauf at the Office of Student and Academic Affairs: johanna.theuerkauf@uni-weimar.de

For further information please visit the website of the Language Centre.

The aptitude test for these degree programmes is divided into three parts:

• First, apply for the aptitude test in the course of study in question. 
• You will then receive an assignment to complete at home within a prescribed period of time.
• You must then take a practical examination, come to a personal interview and present of up to 10 original samples of your design work.

Your completed assignment will be evaluated to determine whether you may take the practical and oral part of the aptitude test (pre-selection).

To apply for the aptitude test, there are two ways:

1. Fill out the registration form online. You will then receive a confirmation of receipt by email as well as the task for the due date.

• » To online registration for the aptitude test in Product Design
• » To online Registration for the aptitude test in Visual Communication

or

2. Submit the following documents and post it to arrive no later than 31 March of the year: 

• an informal letter of application that identifies which course of study you are applying for or the following » form
• a stamped, self-addressed C5 envelope  (with the correct amount of postage)
  You will then receive the task by post.

Address:

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Fakultät Kunst und Gestaltung
Bewerbung »[title of degree programme]«
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 7
D-99423 Weimar

Candidates who are invited to take the aptitude test for the degree programmes Visual Communication and Product Design should bring ca. 10 work samples to the practical examination.

Language requirements:
Please submit a current proof of language proficiency with your application documents, which shows that you will reach the required language level by the time of your matriculation at the latest.
Lessons are taught in German. You must provide proof of German language proficiency with one of the following or equivalent certificates:

• DSH-2 (Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang)  
• Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache - DaF (mininum 4xTDN 4)

For further information visit the website of the Language Centre.

Für die Bewerbung zur Eignungsprüfung sind folgende Unterlagen hochzuladen:

• ein tabellarischer Lebenslauf.
• ein Motivationsschreiben von max. einer DIN A4-Seite, das den Studien- und Berufswunsch und einen persönlichen Studienschwerpunkt erkennen lässt.
• eine Mappe bzw. Portfolio mit eigenen, originalen gestalterischen Arbeiten. Dateiformat: PDF, maximal 20 Folien im Querformat. Die Gestaltung der Folien ist frei.
• eine Zeugniskopie des gestalterischen Hochschulabschlusses (Bachelor, Diplom oder vergleichbarer Abschluss).
• zusätzliche Kopien zum Nachweis der Muttersprachlichkeit / Sprachnachweis Deutsch (Erwerb der Hochschulzugangsberechtigung oder eines ersten berufsqualifizierenden Abschlusses in einem deutschsprachigen Land) oder, alternativ:

Nachweis von Sprachkenntnissen in der Sprache Deutsch auf der Kompetenzstufe C 1 des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens (GER) durch Sprachzertifikate DSH-2 oder TestDAF (4 x TDN 4) oder gleichwertig.

• Kopie ihres Personalausweises oder Reisepasses
• Passbild (für die eventuelle Erstellung Ihres Studierendenausweises)
• Erklärung über eigenständige Anfertigung ihrer gestalterischen Arbeiten

Bitte beachten Sie, dass jede Datei eine maximale Größe von 25 MB nicht überschreitet!

Der Upload kann – je nach Kapazität Ihrer Internetverbindung – mehrere Minuten benötigen.

Bewerbungsfrist: 31. März 2021
Die Prüfung der Eignung für den konsekutiven Masterstudiengang Produktdesign erfolgt durch die Prüfung der eingereichten Arbeiten (Mappe bzw Portfolio) und durch das Eignungsprüfungsverfahren (Vorauswahl) sowie ggf. einem Eignungsgespräch. Über das Ergebnis der Eignungsprüfung werden Sie spätestens vier Wochen nach Abschluss der Prüfung schriftlich benachrichtigt.

Für internationale Studienbewerber gilt:
Bitte fügen Sie Ihren Bewerbungsunterlagen einen aktuellen Sprachnachweis bei, der erkennen lässt, dass Sie das geforderte Sprachniveau spätestens zu Ihrer Immatrikulation erreichen.
Voraussetzung für die Zulassung zum Studium sind Deutschkenntnisse auf Niveau C1 (DSH 2 oder TestDAF TDN 4). Bei Fragen zum Nachweis Ihrer Sprachkenntnisse wenden Sie sich bitte an das Dezernat für Studium und Lehre, Frau Johanna Theuerkauf: johanna.theuerkauf[at]uni-weimar.de

To apply for the aptitude test, please submit the following documents online via our application portal:

• university-entrance diploma (Abitur)
• Copy of the certificate from a university degree (Bachelor, Diploma or comparable degree)
• Copy of your identity card or passport
• Letter of motivation (one page, DIN A4), fully explaining your wish to pursue your academic and professional goals and a focus of study
• Curriculum vitae
• Digital portfolio containing samples of original design work (as file or download link)
• Copy of proof of native-speaker proficiency in German (copy high school diploma (Abitur)
  or
• first professional qualification in a German-speaking country
  or
• Proof of language proficiency in the German language at level C 1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) by language certificates DSH-2 or TestDAF (4 x TDN 4)
• Plagerism Statement

Application deadline: 31 March

The examination committee will review your application and decide on your further participation in the qualifying examination procedure (pre-selection) and, if necessary, an interview. You will be informed in writing of the result of the aptitude test no later than four weeks after the test has been completed.

Language requirements:
Please submit a current proof of language proficiency with your application documents, which shows that you will reach the required language level by the time of your matriculation at the latest.
Lessons are taught in German. You must provide proof of German language proficiency. Prerequisite for International Students are German language skills at the level C 1 (DSH-2 or TestDAF TDN 4).
If you have any questions relating to certification, please contact Frau Johanna Theuerkauf at the Office of Student and Academic Affairs: johanna.theuerkauf[at]uni-weimar.de

To be eligible for admission to this degree programme, candidates must have attained a first-level professional qualification from a university/college of art in a degree programme of no less than eight semesters, or an equivalent degree as confirmed by the examination committee. The selection of the students of the degree programme is based on an aptitude assessment examination consisting of:

• Documentation of artistic work
• Completed homework assignment
• if necessary, a personal interview

To register for the aptitude assessment examination please either perform the
» online registration for the aptitude assessment examination test (by 15 January)
or submit the following documents to the Faculty of Art and Design by 15 January:

• Informal letter of application stating the course of study you wish to pursue (via e-mail to panas[at]gestaltung.uni-weimar.de).

You will receive the link to the homework by e-mail after March, 15th.

In the next step, please solve this homework and upload it with the following documents via the university's application portal by 31 March of the year:

• Documentation of artistic work (preferably in a format no larger than DIN A4)
• Completed homework assignment (The homework assignment will be sent to you by e-mail after registration.)
• Curriculum vitae
• uncertified copy of your higher education entrance qualification (Abitur, A-levels)
• uncertified copy of your certificate of graduation from a university/college of art, along with a uncertified copy of your transcript
• Language certificates (see section on language requirements below)

We would like to ask you to send your application materials only via application portal and not via e-mail to us, please! 

Attention!

Foreign applicants must include certified copies of all certificates and transcripts in the original language along with their translation in English or German. Applicants from the People's Republic of China are required to submit the certificate issued by the DAAD Academic Evaluation Centre in Beijing.
You will receive the link to apply for admission online as soon as you have passed the aptitude assessment examination.
Applicants who fail the aptitude assessment examination will receive written notification to that effect. We will return your materials by post if you include a self-addressed envelope with sufficient international postage with your application.

Language requirements:

English
Students in this degree programme require very good English language skills. If you are not a native speaker of English, you must provide proof of English language proficiency with one of the following certificates:

• TOEFL-Test 79 points (internet based)
• or another certificate of equivalent level

This also applies for German-speaking applicants. An exception can be made if a candidate has earned a previous degree or diploma in an English-speaking country.
If a candidate does not quite fulfil the language proficiency requirements, he or she may choose to participate in an intensive language course in Weimar, as well as take language courses during the semester in order to meet the language requirements.

German
To ensure that foreign applicants are able to cope with life in Germany, they must have some basic knowledge of German. Applicants must provide proof that they have gained the first level of competence A1 laid down in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. This requirement is met by providing one of the following:

• Start Deutsch 1 certificate from the Goethe Institute
• another certificate of an equivalent level
• certificate confirming completion of at least 130 to 160 hours of German language instruction

If a candidate lacks sufficient knowledge of German, he or she may choose to gain the necessary language skills in an intensive language course at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar before the first semester begins.

Recommendation for foreign applicants:

We recommend that foreign applicants participate in two language courses in August and September before commencing their studies (a four-week course at the Bauhaus Summer Academy and a three-week course at the Language Centre at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar). 
Candidates can also participate in an intensive German language course (24 hours of instruction per week) during the summer semester (April to July), which can be extremely helpful for preparing for study in Germany.

Information about language examinations:

British Council 
Cambridge Proficiency
Goethe Institute
Adult education centres (VHS) and university language instruction centres

Application deadline: 31 March

phone: +49 (0) 36 43 / 58 33 92
fax: +49 (0) 36 43 / 58 33 93
e-mail: panas[at]gestaltung.uni-weimar.de

Degree programme contacts:

Prof. Danica Dakić
Jirka Reichmann

www.uni-weimar.de/panas

Attention: The application process for the practice-based doctoral programme in Art and Design with the degree Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is now available online via the . The application can only be submitted via the applicant portal.

Admission to the doctoral programme generally requires a successful artistic diploma, State Exam, Magister or Master's degree (with at least a final grade of »good«) from a German university or an equivalent degree from a foreign university that corresponds to the profile of the Faculty of Art and Design.

Applicants from other disciplines who are aspiring to a doctoral degree at the interface between the respective discipline and art or design can be accepted into the doctoral programme, provided that supervision and assessment is ensured in the relevant specialist discipline. The Ph.D. graduate admissions committee decides on a case-by-case basis regarding possible additional requirements in the artistic field.

The Ph.D. programme at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar does not automatically assign professors as mentors. Applicants are requested to directly contact professors at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar based on their research profile and specialist expertise along with a short letter of motivation and a summary of the research project. For inquiries to artistic/creative mentors, please also include your portfolio.

Language requirements:
Teaching in the doctoral programme is conducted in German and English. With the  publication of the new study and examination regulations , the following language requirements apply:

Either

• very good knowledge of the German language (at least level C1 GER)
  • Proof of native language proficiency (acquisition of the higher education entrance qualification or a higher education degree in a German-speaking country) or
  • Proof by means of one of the following certificates:
    • DSH-2 or TestDaF, at least 4 x TDN 4
    • or equivalent proof
• and good knowledge of the English language (at least level B2 GER)
  • Proof of native language proficiency (acquisition of higher education entrance qualification or a 1st professional qualification in an English-speaking country) or
  • Proof by means of one of the following certificates:
    • IELTS Band 6,5
    • TOEFL Internet-based Score 85 or better
    • Cambridge Certificate B2 First (FCE)
    • or equivalent proof

or

• very good knowledge of the English language (at least level C1 GER)
  • Proof of native language proficiency (acquisition of a university entrance qualification or a university degree in an English-speaking country) or
  • Proof by means of one of the following certificates:
    • IELTS Band 7,0
    • TOEFL Internet-based Score 108 or better
    • Cambridge Certificate C1 Advanced English (CAE)
    • or equivalent proof
• and good knowledge of the German language (at least level B2 GER)
  • Proof of native language proficiency (acquisition of a university entrance qualification or a university degree in a German-speaking country) or
    
  • Proof by means of one of the following certificates:
    • DSH-1 or TestDAF, at least 4 x TDN 3
    • or equivalent proof

Important: Please submit a current language certificate with your application documents which shows that you will reach the required language level by the time of your matriculation at the latest.

Please submit the following documents in the online portal:

• The completed application form stating the specialisation in art or design, working title and names of at least two mentors, one of whom must be a member of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.
• Curriculum vitae with list of educational and professional achievements.
• Degree certificates from a university/college of art or design and proof of language proficiency (see above); Foreign-language certificates and documents have to be accompanied by certified translations in German or English.
• Exposé of an innovative PhD project (3,500 to 4,000 words in length) including concrete research question(s) or thesis statement and depiction of the intersections between artistic/creative work and theoretical discourse.
• A work schedule and time plan that indicates that the project can be completed within three years.
• Documentation of previous artistic or design works (portfolio), and if available, exhibition catalogues, list of exhibitions and public presentations, press reports, etc.
• List of scientific publications.
• Written confirmation (declaration of mentorship) from an artistic/creative mentor and a scientific mentor that he/she will assume responsibility for the supervision of the doctoral research during the duration of study based on the proposed concept.
• optional: A short cover letter explaining the motivation to apply to the Ph.D. programme of the Faculty of Art and Design at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar can optionally be attached.

Admission to the Doctoral Programme in Art and Design is decided by the Ph.D. graduate admissions committee based on a set of quality criteria. After the first round, a selection of applicants will be invited to a half-hour interview with the Ph.D. graduate admissions committee. Generally, 12 to 15 applicants are accepted each year. Criteria for selection include excellent professional qualifications, high visibility, willingness and ability to work on a long-term research project, innovative methods, a clear depiction of the relationship between theory and practice in own work, and a high degree of critical reflection especially regarding overarching research interests of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

Due to the current situation regarding the spread of the coronavirus, it is uncertain whether interviews can take place in person. You may receive an invitation to a video conference. We will inform you in time about how to proceed.
We kindly ask for your patience during the admissions process.

For further information concerning the application, please contact:
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Alexandra Toland: alexandra.toland[at]uni-weimar.de
or Katarina Steinbiß: katarina.steinbiss[at]uni-weimar.de

Application deadline:
The digital application can be uploaded until 31 March of the respective year.