Application period

20.10. - 20.11. 2024 for the summer semester 2025

Entrance requirements

•  university degree  in the Bachelor's degree program “Jazz (Vocal/Instrumental)” at the Jazz-Institut Berlin, in the Bachelor's degree program “Jazz (Composition/Arrangement)” at another university of music in Germany or abroad or in a comparable degree program of at least six semesters at a university of music in Germany or abroad
• a special artistic talent for this course of study
• command of
   a. German language at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages or
   b. English language at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

• Standard period of study: 4 semesters, 120 credits

• Degree: Master of Music (M Mus)

All steps mentioned in the following must be taken within the application deadline of the respective study program. It is recommended that you apply as early as possible within the application deadline so that you can clarify any questions that may arise with our StudyGuide in good time.

1. Register and verify yourself (if you have not already done so in the past) in the Campus Management Portal of the UdK Berlin: https://my.udk-berlin.de
    
2. Log in to the Campus Management Portal (https://my.udk-berlin.de) and submit an application for admission to the desired degree programme there by the application deadline.
   Attach the following documents to the application for admission:
   ● Detailed CV in tabular form (presentation of personal, artistic and professional career) including any certificates of relevant activities in the field of the degree programme
   ● Certificate of university graduation or - if this is not yet available - a certificate of completed and outstanding achievements (information for an application with a foreign university degree can be found below)
   ● Bank statement as proof of payment of the fee of € 30 for processing the application (in case of transfer from abroad proof of payment) or turnover view (in case of online banking). Other proofs/receipts (such as transfer orders) are not accepted.
   ● Transfer students from other univercities must enclose proof of previous study and examination achievements. You can find more information here.
   ● International applicants must also provide proof of their German or English language skills: language certificate German or English A2 for application and language certificate German or English B2 for enrolment.
   You can find more information here.
    
3. Information on transferring the amount of  30 €  to the following account:
   Kasse der UdK Berlin
   Berliner Volksbank
   IBAN: DE 72 1009 0000 8841 0150 46
   BIC: BEVO DE BB XXX
   Reason for payment: 35/01036, degree programme, name, application number
   
   Berliner Volksbank eG
   Budapester Straße 35
   10787 Berlin
   Germany

   For foreign bank transfers:
   Please make sure that you pay all applicable transfer fees (OUR - sender pays costs) when making the transfer.
    

4. By the application deadline, upload a digital documentation of compositional works and arrangements (work samples; duration: 10 to 15 minutes) to the bemus platform: three of your own works, compositions or arrangements from the field of jazz in any instrumentation (larger instrumentations desired) plus accompanying recordings (computer playback also possible).

   Possible file formats: pdf, mp3, mp4, mov
   Max. 2 GB per file, pdf max 500 MB
   no more than 8 GB in total, max. 10 files

   The  files must be named according to the following pattern:
   Surname_First_Name_Applicant_Number_Study_Content.
   
   
   -> You do not yet have a Bachelor's degree at the time of applicationYou have an international degree?
   
   -> Are you an applicant from the PR China, Vietnam or India?
   
   -> Are there any formal documents missing from your application? Find out how to submit them here.

The admission procedure consists of the pre-selection and the entrance examination.

Those who have passed the pre-selection will be invited to the entrance examination, which is expected to take place on site at the JIB.  Admission to the course is decided on the basis of the entrance examination.
As a rule, the entrance examination takes place in the winter semester for admission to the course in the following summer semester.

The entrance examination consists of the following parts:
1. evaluation of the submitted work samples
2. predetermined composition and arrangement tasks, which are given the day before the entrance examination (length: approx. three score pages); in addition, an interview with evaluation
of the tasks takes place during the examination (duration: approx. ten minutes), and
3. colloquium (duration: approx. ten minutes).
Applicants will receive a detailed information sheet on the entrance examination with their invitation.