The Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle is a public art and design school in Halle (Saale), Saxony-Anhalt. Burg Giebichenstein – University of Art and Design Halle is a public art and design university. It is famous for its intensive education in workshops, the close connection between autonomous art and applied design, and its experimental culture that dates back to its founding as a reform school in 1915. In 1915 the institutional development took place, when the school was founded in Halle by the architect Paul Thiersch as a reform-oriented institution. The founding model was of integration of art, craft, architecture and design in workshop practice. Today its academic profile consists of painting, graphics, sculpture, time-based arts, art education, industrial design, interior architecture, communication design, multimedia and virtual reality, fashion, textile design, design studies, art sciences and artistic research. Location is key Studios and workshops are spread across the historic Burg Giebichenstein area and the Neuwerk design campus in Halle, with access to museums, galleries, theatres, foundations, manufacturers, start-ups, craft traditions and the Leipzig-Halle creative region.

This master file contains the course portfolio consisting of 9 undergraduate entries and 12 postgraduate entries with subject combinations grouped under their parent degrees where appropriate. Undergraduate examples are Fine Art: Painting and Graphics, Fine Art: Sculpture, Art Education, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture, Communication Design, with later entries covering Multimedia and Virtual Reality Design, Fashion Design, Textile Design. Postgraduate Study Industrial Design Design of Play and Learning Product Design: Ceramics and Glass Interior Architecture Furniture and Interior Design Visual Strategies and Stories Design Studies Art Sciences Art Education “Each course remains a parent qualification and specialisations are included within the course entry rather than being misrepresented as separate degrees.

Admission is managed at the program level. Applicants undertake the published online process and course-specific aptitude selection, often with a portfolio, practical assignments, interviews or examinations; design routes may include pre-study internships, and master’s or doctoral applicants demonstrate prior study, project fit and language proficiency. Applicants have to select the teaching language, entry semester, subject prerequisites, selection procedure and document route before submission. International School or University Qualifications External evaluation, certified translations, APS documentation where applicable or other proof of academic equivalence may be required. Master’s committees may require module descriptions, portfolios, writing samples, professional experience or interviews. Doctoral entry is independent of bachelor’s or master’s admission and usually requires a viable research proposal, eligible supervision, and formal acceptance by the responsible faculty.

There are no general tuition fees for first degrees, consecutive master's programs, art Diplom and State Examination study. The contribution for the winter semester 2026/27 amounts to €324.80 including student services, the student council and the Germany Semesterticket. The institutional fees do not cover the expenses of rent, health insurance, food, learning materials, residence formalities, project expenses or personal travel. If provided for by the relevant law or program regulation, special tuition may be provided for continuing-education, distance-learning, joint, second-degree, or long-term study formats. Funding (e.g. BAföG for eligible students, Deutschlandstipendium, DAAD and Erasmus+ mobility support, foundations, research employment or university-specific awards) is available, but each funding application is evaluated separately from admission.

Career preparation is in line with the university’s subject mix and is not a guarantyd placement scheme. Internships, applied projects, research assistantships, employer events, language development, entrepreneurship services, international mobility and a thesis developed in cooperation with an external partner can all help to improve professional readiness.