Studio study (Atelierstudium) 

Main focus of the Fine Art programme is the studio study (Atelierstudium). Besides lectures / seminars / workshops are part of the studies. Overview studio study

Students are expected to develop their own program in personal choice of lectures / seminars / workshops and media out of a wide range of options such as painting, sculpture, installation/object art, graphic art, film/video, digital arts, sound design, photography, performance.

All students in all different term degrees study together in an artistic class. There is no separation in terms or years, neither in the studio study nor in workshops and theoretical lectures / seminars.
30 ECTS  for the studio study each semester completed, these points from the studio study ARE NOT divided into individual semester activities

• self-determined artistic exploration and development in a class led by a Professor for Fine Arts
• excursions to mayor exhibitions and art places
• own exhibition practice including theoretical preparation and reflection on contemporary issues in art
•  development as an artistic personality able to make an independent contribution to the Fine Arts

List of classes and artistic Professors

Theoretical lectures and seminars 

Theoretical lectures and seminars in Fine Arts and Fine Arts related fields such as art history, art therapy, perceptual psychology, technical workshop courses . All theoretical lectures and seminars are held in German language, English may be used as well in single consultation / tutorials with your professor.
3 ECTS each

Course catalogue

Technical workshops

Technical workshops are usually held in German language. It's not possible to reserve extra places in workshop courses.
If your German is not sufficient it is not possible to participate in workshop courses. In this case you can work individually after consulting with the workshop leader.
3 ECTS each

List of technical workshops

All workshops, theoretical lectures / seminars are held in German language, English may be used as well in single consultation / tutorials with your professor.

A level of B1/B2 in German or English is recommended. 

Every student has to pay an obligatory semester fee (Semesterbeitrag) which is payable once every semester. This is not a tuition fee but a contribution towards social facilities and benefits for all students. It includes a NRW-Semesterticket for public transport which allows students to use local busses and regional trains within the Land North Rhine Westphalia free of charge.

It also entitles students to get subsidized meals at numerous student cafeterias (Mensa), to take part in University Sports and to apply for accommodation in the student dormitories administered by the Studierendenwerk (the Students' Welfare Organization).

In the summer semester 2022 the semester fee is 305,00€. 

The Kunstakademie Münster does not have its own student dormitories and therefore cannot provide places in a student dormitory.

We are pleased to welcome you to the University of Fine Arts Münster and hope that you will enjoy your stay in Münster. Below you‘ll find information for your first steps.
Please take into account that Münster is a town with 300.000 inhabitants, of which 50.000 are students. Accommodation is hard to find especially at the beginning of each semester.

It might be a good to come at least for a week already beginning/mid September/March if you are looking for a furnished room in a shared accommodation. Rooms usually are not rented out only by having e-mail contact.

ATTENTION: We strongly recommend not transferring any money to a bank account before arriving in Germany! Even if you have received a contract please note that it might be a sham contract.

Application for accommodation in a student residency/dormitory

Information on houses:

Studierendenwerk Münster http://www.studentenwerk-muenster.de/en/housing/student-residences
You’ll find a description, location and pics of the houses.
Most residence halls are not located in the city centre. However average distance to the city centre is about 15 minutes. You will be given a room according to availability.

1. Application

Fill out the online-form completely:

Online application website: https://www.stw-muenster.de/en/studentisches-wohnen-en/bewerbung/online-bewerbung/

Accommodation is not guaranteed. Some houses have long waiting lists.

Or

Bischöfliches Studierendenwerk Münster https://bsw-muenster.de/en/dormitories/

Temporary accomodation

While looking for a room couchsurfing or airbnb is an easy way to find a place to sleep for some days:
www.couchsurfing.org        
www.airbnb.com

Shared accommodation in town

A lot of students rent a room in shared accommodation (called Wohngemeinschaft).

Best way to find a room is to look for ads in the weekly paper Na Dann https://www.nadann.de/rubriken/kleinanzeigen/biete-wohnen/ The new ads are published online wednesdays 12 a.m.!
You may also look at http://www.wg-gesucht.de/en/ or https://www.asta.ms/en/wohnboerse

Housing advertisement

Looking for a flat? Here you will find a few useful abbreviations to help you better understand housing advertisements in Germany: Link

Since 1998, the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) and the Association of Rectors of Ukrainian Universities (VRUH) have had a framework agreement in the area of recognition of academic qualifications and admission modalities, which the Münster Art Academy joined in June 2022. The accession represents a component of the possible admission of refugee students from Ukraine and simplifies the exchange without the requirement of separate lengthy partnership agreements with Ukrainian universities. The framework agreement, as last amended Dec. 15, 2014, can be found here (in German).