Berlin, Berlin The Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin is a public academy of art and design in Berlin. weißensee academy of art berlin is a public art and design institution characterised by its interdisciplinary foundation year, small studio classes, close integration of art and design and a workshop culture based on the Bauhaus-linked founding teachers. Institutional development 1946 – Institution established as the Art School of the North in Berlin-Weißensee. The first campus used buildings of the old Trumpf chocolate factory. Today the academic profile is defined by the disciplines of painting, sculpture, stage and costume design, fashion design, product design, textile and material design, visual communication, art therapy, spatial strategies, theory and interdisciplinary foundation study. Location is important Situated in a former chocolate factory complex in northeastern Berlin, the Weißensee campus boasts around twenty specialist workshops and access to the capital's networks of art, design, theatre, museums, community and the creative industries.

This master file comprises the course portfolio. There are 7 undergraduate entries and 6 postgraduate entries. Subject combinations have been combined where appropriate under their parent degrees. Undergraduate examples include Painting, Sculpture, Stage and Costume Design, Fashion Design, Product Design, Textile and Material Design Later entries include Product Design, Textile and Material Design, Visual Communication. Postgraduate studies include: Fashion Design, Product Design, Textile and Material Design, Visual Communication, Art Therapy, Spatial Strategies to Visual Communication, Art Therapy, Spatial Strategies. Each course remains a parent qualification with specialisations entered within the course entry and not misrepresented as separate degrees. Painting, Sculpture and Stage and Costume Design are four-year Diplom programs; the four design areas follow the four-year undergraduate and two-year graduate model, while Art Therapy and Spatial Strategies are advanced fee-based Master's programs.

Admission is regulated at program level. The program has a published application window, and applicants submit a portfolio and undertake an aptitude examination or selection process. Transfer, master’s and international routes have different documentation and language requirements. Applicants must confirm the language of instruction, the semester of entry, the subject requirements, the selection process and the 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 ask for portfolios, module descriptions, writing samples, professional experience, or interviews. At the moment, weißensee academy of art berlin’s study portfolio does not feature an independent doctoral degree. Graduates who want to undertake doctoral studies apply individually to an authorised university that has a relevant field of research and supervision for the project.

There is no general tuition for regular first-degree study. The published semester fee for winter 2026/27 is €376.80; Art Therapy and Spatial Strategies publish additional program tuition and students should budget for materials, workshops, projects and living costs. The institutional charges do not include rent, health insurance, food, learning materials, residence formalities, project costs and 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.