Free Art, M.F.A.
The course should help to implement your own artistic ideas, to be able to assess the quality of your own work, to place it in a theoretically relevant context and to present it appropriately. For this purpose, practical, theoretical and artistic-creative skills are acquired. Projects outside the university offer the opportunity to carry out designs and try out possible forms of presentation. The course aims to enable students to formulate their own positions and reactions.
The “art operating system” is becoming more transparent – especially with regard to its social relevance.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) |
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| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 25.04, summer semester until 25.10 |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
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 MODULAR SYSTEM
The course at the Muthesius Kunsthochschule is divided into modules. Each module covers an overarching theme in various forms. Some extend over two semesters. At the beginning, the students are taught all the basics. This happens in exercises, at workshop introductions or the so-called basic apprenticeship.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Schleswig-Holstein), international students | €0 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | A bachelor's degree in a related field. |
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| Language | German B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 25.04, summer semester until 25.10 |
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 via uni-assist until 25.10uni-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
How much does the programme cost?
What language level do I need?
When do I need to apply?
Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 25.10.2026 (11 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.