Prerequisites for admission to studies at the Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe are:
- an appropriate previous school education
- proof of artistic or scientific aptitude, in the form of self-made work samples submitted online in pdf format
The school requirements for admission to the program are:
- General university entrance qualification or
- subject-related university entrance qualification or
- equivalent previous education (to the general or subject-linked higher education entrance qualification).
Which other previous school education can be recognized as equivalent can be found in § 58 paragraph 2 of the Baden-Württemberg State University Law (LHG BW) - the study office/examination office will be happy to provide further information on this in individual cases.
It is not possible to study at our university if you have a technical college entrance qualification.
Applicants with a previous education that only entitles them to a specific course of study (subject releated university entrance qualification) can only be admitted to this course of study.
For the subject Art Science and Media Philosophy either the Latinum or the knowledge of two foreign languages is required. Knowledge of English is desirable for all subjects.
The artistic and technical aptitude (artistic-practical degree programs: Exhibition Design and Scenography, Communication Design, Media Art and Product Design) or subject-specific aptitude (Art Studies and Media Philosophy).
The entrance examination for the artistic-practical degree programs is divided into:
- A pre-selection based on the letter of motivation and the submitted portfolio with work samples
- A selection interview
The entrance examination for the Master's degree program in Art Studies and Media Philosophy is divided into
- A pre-selection based on the letter of motivation
- A selection interview
Note: The admissions committee for the respective degree program may issue a practical artistic assignment; if applicable, the general conditions of a practical artistic assignment (after successfully passing the pre-selection) will be communicated with the invitation to the selection interview.
The application documents include a one- to two-page application statement (letter of motivation) as an accompanying text on the question of the chosen course of study, the student's own work and general artistic questions.
PORTFOLIO with a selection of a maximum of 20 work samples (mandatory only for diploma programs, a portfolio is optional for the master's program).
What is important to you? What interests you? What is your view of the world? Upload limit 50 MB. Please only provide videos as a link!
Optional for media art: VIDEO SELF-PORTRAIT (maximum two minutes)
The selection interviews focus in particular on personal motivation and the work samples submitted.
If the admissions committee assigns an artistic-practical task (see paragraph above under Professional or artistic-professional aptitude, the corresponding work must be presented and explained in the selection interview.
You will be kept informed of the status of your application via the HfG application portal. Selection interviews are usually held in May (in person at the university) and a decision on admission or rejection is expected at the end of June.