Application

All applicants must apply online. Please use the Film University's application portal for this purpose (PDF, max. 5 MB/File).

If you hold a foreign certificate and have already registered and applied using uni-assist, you must additionally apply on the Film University's application portal regardless of this.

ATTENTION! Shortly before the application deadline, server problems and delays in the online application process may occur due to many (last minute) applications. So do not wait until the last day of the deadline! Applications and late submissions after the application deadline will not be accepted!

ATTENTION! You should have prepared all the required files before registering in the university application portal.

Please note:

• Applications in paper form will NOT be considered.
• Registration/application in the university application portal is exclusively possible during the application period. Please note that the application deadline is a cut-off deadline.
• An administrative fee is charged for the application. Applications for which the administrative fee has not been remitted will not be considered for the assessment procedure.
• Incomplete applications will not be considered for the assessment procedure.
• You can track the processing status of your application in the university application portal. Please refrain from making inquiries by telephone.

•  A tabular resume with details of the applicant's musical development (piano playing is a prerequisite) (PDF)
• Reasons for choice of study or letter of motivation (PDF)
• Proof of practical work experience (PDF)

If you have acquired your university entrance qualification in Germany, please inform yourself about the required proof in the paragraph 'German Certificate’. If you have acquired your university entrance qualification outside Germany, please inform yourself about the required documents you must submit under ‘Foreign Certificate’.

For the B.A. program Film and Television Production the regulations of Section 10 para. 2-3 BbgHG (Brandenburg Higher Education Act) apply.

German Certificate:

Please submit your university entrance qualification (PDF) with your application, usually:

• General university entrance qualification (Abitur) or subject-specific university entrance qualification
• General or subject-specific entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences
• Other university entrance qualifications as per Section 10 para. 2 BbgHG (Brandenburg Higher Education Act)
• Applicants who do not hold any of the aforementioned qualifications or an equivalent qualification are requested to submit their most recent school report (PDF)

Foreign Certificate:

If you obtained your university entrance qualification abroad, you must have your certificate checked and evaluated by uni-assist e.V. before applying. Processing can take up to 6 weeks. Please take this into account when planning your schedule. The review is subject to a fee and must be completed before the application deadline. Please upload the preliminary review document (VPD) that you receive from uni-assist e. V. together with the other application documents to the university application portal.

Please note:

• This requirement also applies if you are a German citizen.
• Special regulations apply to applicants from the Republic of India, the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, please inform yourself.

If you obtained your university entrance qualification at a non-German-speaking institution and do not hold German citizenship, you must provide evidence of sufficient German language proficiency at least at the DSH-1 level or an equivalent language certificate according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Please upload this with the other application files in the university application portal.

The recognized language examinations for the Bachelor program Sound Design for Audiovisual Media are detailed here.

Pre-requisite for admission is a musical education which included the ability to play the piano. Please outline your musical education in your CV.

Certificates / references providing evidence of at least 12 weeks of practical experience in the relevant professional field at the time of applying (PDF, max 5 MB/file). Certificates / references should detail the type, scope, and quality of work performed. Applicants are expected to have relevant practical experience, e.g.

• in the field of professional audio, film, or television production or in the field of sound engineering
• through professional training, e.g., as a television / radio engineer, boom operator, or audio engineer or training received at institutions such as SAE, Deutsche Pop, and Dekra
• through internships at broadcasting institutions or recording studios
• Please use only the following form (form) for the tabular list of practical work experience!

• A medical certificate (issued no longer than one year ago) showing that you have normal hearing capacity 
• An audiogram (made no longer than one year ago)

Based on the materials submitted, the admissions committee will decide which applicants will receive permission to take the admission test and inform them in writing. 

Practical / Creative Assignment:

Applicant's will be asked to develop a sound concept for a silent video clip. This will allow for the assessment of their analytic and artistic / creative skills, power of observation, resourcefulness, and imagination. 

Written Assignment:

• Identification of intervals, chords, and rhythms / assessment of the applicant's musical hearing
• Basic music theory questions
• Questions regarding the theory and sound engeneering practice of music

The admission committe can decide to conduct the practial/creative and/or the written assigmnent via online video conference. Applicants need to include a written statement in lieu of an oath that the completed assignments are the applicant's own work.

Depending on the results of the practical / creative and the written part of the admission test, applicants will be invited for a music test and an interview.

Music Test:

• Applicants will be asked to play a piece of their own choice (e.g., Classical Music, Pop, Jazz) on the piano. Additionally, they may perform a piece of their own creation. If desired, they may perform another piece on a different instrument.
• Applicants are required to play a simple piano piece at sight.
• Applicants are required to harmonize a simple melody at sight.
• Musical hearing test with a higher level of difficulty than the exercises completed in the written part

Interview:

Interview on the results of the written assignment as well as the applicant's professional motivation  and specific interests.

Normally, the admission test results will be communicated in writing to the applicant no later than 4 weeks after the last test.