Dance (Bachelor of Arts)

_Evidence of qualification for entry (general university entrance certificate). Official database on the equivalence of international educational achievements: http://anabin.kmk.org/anabin.html)

_Evidence of artistic aptitude or outstanding artistic talent respectively by passing the aptitude test at the Folkwang University of the Arts.

_Applicants without a general university entrance certificate may also be admitted, provided that they exhibit outstanding artistic talent (see "Rahmeneignungsprüfungsordnung" Nr. 399 §8)

_50 € application fee: For your application a fee of € 50 is due. The amount will be shown to you in the application form.

_No tuition fees are charged at Folkwang.

_Each semester all students have to pay a social contribution for the services of the Student Union, a student contribution for the work of the AStA (General Student Committee) and the VRR/NRW ticket. A breakdown of the amounts plus information on how to pay is available here.

Folkwang actively supports the call of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to train people with disabilities as artists and therefore particularly welcomes applications for the guest student programme, regular study courses and requests for inclusive cooperation projects. Prospective students should make use of the possibility of a counselling meeting with the  Representative for students with disability or chronic illness in advance.

Applications must be submitted via the Folkwang Application Portal by the end of the application period on 15 March (for the following winter semester). The portal is open for applications from 15 January to 15 March. Submit your application as early as possible. Only applications that have been submitted in full by the application deadline will be considered. Academic certificates must be submitted in the original German or English language or with an official translation. 

For the application you have to upload the following in the portal:

A) YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS

_Curriculum Vitae in tabular form (desired)

_Passport photograph (optional)

_School-leaving certificate from the last school attended (secondary school, e.g. high school); alternatively last school certificate

_If applicable, degree certificate, transcript of records and/or certificate of enrolment from the university(ies) attended to date

_If applicable, certificate of foreign university entrance examination such as APS certificate / American College Test (ACT) / College Scholastic Ability Test / University Entrance Examination Center Test or other international educational achievements that constitute a university entrance qualification for Germany such as completed periods of studies; country-specific information: http://anabin.kmk.org/anabin.html

B) COMPLETION OF APPLICATION

_Proof of payment of the application fee (bank statement)

The aptitude tests usually take place in May and last one week. You will find the exact dates at the top right as soon as they are fixed. Please note that you must be present in person. The aptitude test consists of a multi-stage intermediate selection and a final selection. The first stage of the interim selection usually takes place over several days - depending on the number of applications, whereby each applicant is only examined on one day. The 2nd stage of the interim selection takes place on a single day. All applicants who pass the 1st stage take part in the 2nd stage. The final selection takes place on another day. All applicants who have passed the 2nd stage take part.

The 1st stage of the intermediate selection usually consists of

_group training in classical dance (approx. 75 min.) and

_group training in contemporary dance (approx. 75 min.) and

_the presentation of a self-designed 1-minute solo.

The 2nd stage of the intermediate selection usually consists of

_group training in classical dance (approx. 75 min.) and

_group training in contemporary dance (approx. 75 min.) and

_the realisation of a creative task spontaneously set by the examinations committee (up to 60 minutes).

The final selection of the aptitude test consists of one or two training sessions in different disciplines (approx. 60 minutes each, max. 120 minutes for both training sessions) and a colloquium (approx. 10 minutes per applicant).

Current (enrolment from 2024)

Nr. 486 | Examination regulations for the Bachelor of Arts study course Dance (B.A.) from 26.06.2024

Study plan and module catalogue for B.A. Dance

Current (enrolment from 2023)

Nr. 432 | Examination regulations for the Bachelor of Arts study course Dance (B.A.) from 14.12.2022

Study plan and module catalogue for Dance (B.A.) PO 432 (barrier-free PDF)

Expiring (enrolment from 2022)

Nr. 404 | Examination regulations for the Bachelor of Arts study course Dance (B.A.) vom 15.12.2021

Module catalogue for B.A. "Dance" (current, in german)

Expiring  (enrolment from 2017)

Nr. 301 | Examination regulations for the Bachelor of Arts study course Dance (B.A.) from 09.08.2017 (current, in german)

Module catalogue for B.A. "Dance" | 27.09.2017 (current, in german)

Expiring (enrolment BEFORE 2017)

Nr. 223 | Examination regulations for the Bachelor of Arts study course Dance (B.A.) from 28.01.2015 (expiring in german)

Module catalogue for B.A. "Dance" | 12.10.2016 (expiring, in german)