Application

All applicants must submit their application online via the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF admissions portal. Please first register on the admissions portal and then submit your application there.

If you have a foreign transcript and have already registered and applied through uni-assist, you must still apply separately via the KONRAD WOLF Film University Babelsberg admissions portal.

Note: Please have all required documents and files ready before beginning the application process.

ATTENTION! Shortly before the application deadline, server issues and delays in the online application process may occur due to a large number of (last-minute) applications. So don’t wait until the very last day of the deadline! Applications and supplementary documents submitted after the application deadline will not be accepted!

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.
• Do not include any links with your application. For security reasons, we are not permitted to open external links; therefore, their content cannot be taken into consideration.
• 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.

• Curriculum vitae in table form (PDF)

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

For the M.A. Media Studies the regulations of Section 10 para. 5-6 BbgHG (Brandenburg Higher Education Act) apply.

German Certificate:

Please submit proof (PDF) of a completed bachelor’s degree or comparable degree in a media and communication studies discipline (e.g., media studies, film studies, media culture, journalism, communication studies, media design, media production, etc.) (including a current transcript of records) or in a discipline within the social sciences or humanities, or in an artistic discipline that includes elements of cultural studies and/or art history.

Please note: In the event that the Bachelor degree is not yet available due to missing individual examination achievements, please submit certification (PDF) (including a current transcript of records) from the examination office of your current university. The certification must show that, based on your examination results to date, you can be expected to complete your Bachelor degree in good time before starting your Master program.

Foreign Certificate:

If you have gained your Master program entrance qualification abroad, you must have your certificates reviewed and evaluated by uni-assist e.V. before applying. The processing time can be up to 6 weeks. Please take this into account in your scheduling. The examination is subject to a fee and must be completed before the end of the application deadline. Please upload the pre-verification document (Vorprüfungsdokument, VPD), which you will receive from uni-assist e. V., together with the other application files in the university application portal.

In the event that you are unable to submit your Master's entrance qualification (Bachelor's, Diplom, ....), which you will acquire abroad, by the end of the application deadline due to missing individual examinations, please submit a current transcript of records from your current university to uni-assist e.V.. Then uni-assist will check in advance whether your university and your planned degree are recognized. At uni-assist, you will then be listed as a so-called "case of doubt (ZF)" until you submit your successful degree to uni-assist. After another check, you may receive a "preliminary examination document (VPD)", which you must then submit to us!

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-2 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 Master program Media Studies are detailed here.

The following samples of your work must be uploaded to the admissions portal (PDF, max. 5 MB per file):

• at least one media review you have written independently (e.g., a film or television review) (max. 3 pages)
•  a well-reasoned proposal for a film series at a festival or on a streaming platform, or a themed series for a TV network or streaming service (max. 2 pages)
• a statement outlining the goals and objectives the applicant hopes to achieve through the master’s program (1 to 2 pages).
   

Please do not include any links in your application materials. For security reasons, we are not permitted to open external links; therefore, their content cannot be taken into consideration.

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.

The aptitude test consists of an interview about the work samples and the applicant’s areas of interest.