Editing, B.F.A.
Montage looks for what is worth showing and narrating in the existing material, it selects and leaves it out, it determines the arrangement of the material and the duration of what is shown. In the editing room, it's all about interpreting and articulating the image and sound material.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) |
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| Duration | 8 semesters, 240 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | uni-assist (VPD) + the university, winter semester until 31.01 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €312.82 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
The study in the bachelor's degree in assembly does not want to teach you assembly rules, but artistic-methodical and theoretical-practical competence. It aims to help our students reflect on their individual assembly work and to expand this with new approaches using an experimental approach.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree qualifies graduates to work in the field of artistic montage of all moving image media. The main objective of the course is to be able to work as an editor - a job that today offers numerous facets for individual development between dramaturgical, creative, technological and artistic aspects.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Brandenburg), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €312.82 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Language | German B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | uni-assist (VPD) + the university, winter semester until 31.01 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to B2 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application uni-assist (VPD) + the university until 31.01uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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When do I need to apply?
Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 31.01.2027 (109 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.