Berlin School of Popular Arts
The Berlin School of Popular Arts (formerly SRH Hochschule der populären Künste (hdpk)) is part of the SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences, a private, state-recognized and accredited university in the heart of Berlin.
The five schools of the SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences combine modern management and entrepreneurship, media and creative industries, technology and IT, music and sound design in modern study programmes.
All schools focus on practice-oriented project work in small teams, freedom for individual learning, and personal supervision by lecturers from the field.
Facts about the university
| Ownership | Private, Berlin |
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| City | Berlin |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Students | ≈ 269 |
| Programmes | 1 programme · 1 bachelor's, 1 in English |
| Semester contribution | €193.80 per semester |
| Application | Directly to the university; bachelor's until 30.05 |
About the university
The Berlin School of Popular Arts offers a competent and promising response to the diverse demands of the cultural and creative industries with German and English bachelor programmes in the fields of music production and audio design, media management and media design, creative writing and copywriting, creative industries management, as well as the master programmes experiential communication, media psychology and computing and the arts.
With its own music and AVM studios, DAWs, an audio cinema, a photo studio, its own radio studio, several design studios and a media psychology research laboratory, hdpk guarantees professional working conditions and a high degree of practical relevance.
Founded in 2009, the former University of Popular Arts (hdpk) has been part of SRH Holding, a non-profit foundation based in Heidelberg, since 2014. The shareholder is SRH Higher Education GmbH. The Berlin School of Popular Arts currently trains around 600 students from 30 nations for the creative sector.
Programmes
1 programme →How to apply
The general procedure is the same for all programmes of the university; the required grade, language and additional requirements are on the page of each programme.
- 1Check your school-leaving certificateDirect admission, admission after a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — it depends on your country and certificate.
- 2Application directly to the universityBachelor's until 30.05. Deadlines differ between programmes — check the programme page.
- 3Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account — start them in parallel with the application.
What it costs to study
| Semester contribution | €193.80 |
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Some programmes charge their own fee — see the programme page.
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