Plastic, Major in Ceramics, Dipl.
Opening the door of a ceramic kiln after the firing process brings surprise, disillusionment, joy or disappointment. Even over a long period of time, feelings and insights do not wear out. Expert knowledge and experiment paired with each other make the handling of various ceramic materials and ceramic techniques a lively, pleasurable game and the search for a suitable expression of artistic concerns.
Programme facts
| Degree | Diploma (Dipl.) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 10 semesters |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | uni-assist (VPD) + the university, winter semester until 01.03 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €239.90 per semester |
| Campus | Campus Kunst |
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 →About the programme
A good vessel can be a good plastic. In the study of ceramics at the BURG, the unique vessel, the object, the ceramic sculpture and the installation are of equal importance.
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Working with ceramic materials is the focus of the course, including the combination with other materials. The contents grow with the capacity of the form. The modeling of the material is examined and critically questioned in terms of its expression and its plastic value.
The study of ceramics should make you want to take on challenges and stimulate discussion among the students and beyond. The aim is for talents and abilities to manifest themselves in personal positions and in individual artistic attitudes.
What you study
Basic studies (4 semesters)
Artistic and subject-specific basics (e.g. drawing, photography, sculpture) as well as accompanying artistic basics (e.g. writing/typography and theory of perspective) and humanities and social sciences (e.g. philosophy, aesthetics and psychology), Diploma pre-examination –
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 (Saxony-Anhalt), international students | €0 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €239.90 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | General university entrance qualification and artistic aptitude. |
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| Application | uni-assist (VPD) + the university, winter semester until 01.03 |
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.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application uni-assist (VPD) + the university until 01.03uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 4Admission, 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.
Questions about this programme
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When do I need to apply?
Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 01.03.2027 (138 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.