Dance
- Faculty: 3
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
- Standard period of study: 8 semesters full-time
- Workload: 240 ECTS Credits
- Language of instruction: German
- Provider: Folkwang University of the Arts
- Programme start: Each winter semester in October
Contact persons:
- Central Student Advisory Service: Annemarie Döpper & Nora Naujoks (E-Mail)
- Office of Student Affairs Fac. 3 (E-Mail)
- Representative for students with disability or chronic illness: Annemarie Döpper (E-Mail)
Sprachvoraussetzungen
_Falls Sie Ihre Hochschulzugangsberechtigung nicht an einer deutschen Schule erworben haben, müssen Sie zur Einschreibung deutsche Sprachkenntnisse auf dem Sprachniveau A1 nachweisen.
_Die Level der Sprachanforderungen an der Folkwang Universität der Künste richten sich nach dem Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmen (GER).
_An der Hochschule werden keine Sprachkurse und Sprachprüfungen angeboten! Diese müssen Sie sich selbst extern organisieren.
Admission requirements
_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)
Costs
_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.
Inclusion
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.
Application documents
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.
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
_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)
Aptitude test
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 intermediate selection consists of:
_group training in classical dance and
_group training in contemporary dance and
_the presentation of a self-designed 1-minute solo and/or
_the realisation of a creative task spontaneously set by the Examination Commission
The intermediate selection will be assessed in summary as "passed" or "failed". Applicants who have passed will be invited to the final selection.
The final selection of the aptitude test consists of one or more practical examinations and a colloquium.
Examination regulations & module catalogues (in German only)
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)
Module catalogue for B.A. "Dance" | 27.09.2017 (current, in german)
Expiring (enrolment BEFORE 2017)
Module catalogue for B.A. "Dance" | 12.10.2016 (expiring, in german)
Enrolment
Only after you have successfully applied for a study place is your last step in the application process enrolment. Enrolment takes place at the end of September for the start of studies in October and at the end of March for the start of studies in April. Please refer to your letter of admission for the exact period.
Further information on the procedure and documents can be found on the websites on enrolment.