MusicTheatreDirector, B.A.
Works of art are processes that unfold their essence over time. This means a constant new challenge for the work of directors; it makes their work exciting, but also gives them great responsibility. Staging not only requires methodological diversity, but also an understanding of art in a broad aesthetic and social context.
In this sense, at the Institute for Music Theater (IMT), voice, body and scene are mutually related to one another. The aim is to explore aesthetic diversity that includes both traditional and innovative forms of musical theater. It's about promoting the search for new ways of expression and narratives and, in addition to working on the standard repertoire, always creating space for experiments.
The training thus takes into account the changing content and structural conditions under which musical theater is created today. It is based on both artistic and scientific foundations. Theory and practice are closely related to each other.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 240 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | B1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 01.06 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €1,500 per semester for international students |
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
Learning from masters - the core of the course offering
Tatjana Gürbaca, Stefan Herheim, Peter Konwitschny: A top team of internationally successful directors convey the inner and outer dimensions of directing work.
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 (Baden-Württemberg), international students | €1,500 |
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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 B1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 01.06 |
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 B1 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 directly to the university until 01.06Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 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 01.06.2027 (230 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.