The State Academy of Art and Design Stuttgart is a state academy of art and design in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design is the largest academy of art, design, architecture, conservation and art education in Baden-Württemberg with studio-based teaching at the historic Weißenhof campus. Institutional development – 1761 Duke Carl Eugen founded the Académie des Arts in Stuttgart. 1782 – academy associated with the Hohe Carlsschule. Today the academic profile is shaped by fine arts, architecture, industrial design, communication design, textile design, stage and costume design, art education, conservation science, art history, aesthetics and media theory. The location matters, because The Weißenhof campus is located in the heart of Stuttgart's architecture and design landscape, and close to museums, theatres, archives, conservation bodies, creative companies and cultural institutions.

The course portfolio within this master file comprises 13 undergraduate and 10 postgraduate entries, with subject combinations grouped under their parent degrees where appropriate. Examples of undergraduates include Architecture, Fine Arts, Industrial Design, Communication Design, Textile Design, Stage and Costume Design. Later entries are Objects Conservation, Paper Conservation, Wall Paintings Conservation. Postgraduate studies are: Architecture, Fine Arts Teacher Education, Intermedial Design, Body, Theory and Poetics of the Performative, Paintings and Sculptures Conservation, Media Conservation, Paper Conservation, Wall Paintings Conservation, Weißenhof Master-Class Program. Each course is still a parent qualification and the specialisations are recorded on the course entry, not misrepresented as separate degrees. Long-cycle Diplomas are treated as first-entry qualifications. Conservation is subdivided into the five officially designated Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts routes.

Admission is managed at program level. Most art and design courses require digital examples of your work and you will have to sit an entrance exam. Courses such as architecture, conservation, teacher training and postgraduate courses have their own academic, practical, portfolio and language entry requirements. Prior to submission, applicants are advised to check the teaching language, semester of entry, subject prerequisites, selection procedure and document route. 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. Admission to a doctorate is separate from admission to a bachelor’s or master’s and normally requires a viable research proposal, eligible supervision and formal acceptance by the responsible faculty.

The published cost of the semester contribution is €184. Most students from outside the EU also pay €1,500 per semester, as set by the law of Baden-Württemberg. A second degree usually costs €650 per semester, unless you are exempt for legal reasons. Institutional fees do not cover: rent, health insurance, food, learning materials, stay formalities, project costs 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.

Preparation for a career is representative of the university’s subject mix and not a placement scheme with guarantyd placement. Artistic development is linked to professional work through studios, specialist workshops, conservation laboratories, exhibitions, stage projects, teaching practice, museum co-operation and the Stuttgart cultural scene. Internships, applied projects, research assistantships, employer events, language development, entrepreneurship services, international mobility and an externally partnered thesis allow students to advance their professional readiness.