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The application phase for prospective Pop Music Design students starts with our open house ("Infotag" in February). The deadline for submitting the application documents is 30 April. Each year, approx. 30 new students are admitted to the Pop Music Design B.A. programme. The programme always begins in the winter semester.
Those who wish to participate in the entrance exam, usually in June of the same year, must submit the following documents before the application deadline:
- Online application form.
- Proof of general, subject-specific or technical qualification for university entrance, which entitles you to enrol at state universities of arts and music in Baden-Württemberg, or (for those without such qualification) an indication that you intend to take an additional exam in order to gain acceptance
- Upload 3 songs. For the application as an instrumentalist, a song with a solo part (with/without band) must be submitted. For the application as producer submit three self-produced songs. For the instrumentalists at least one of the songs must also be uploaded as a live video (solo or with band, cellphone recording). The vocal performance/ songwriter applicants have to submit two own songs as a video (cellphone recording) either with accompanying instruments or playback in the background and one own song as an audio track. The submitted videos should each not exceed 200MB.
- CV in tabular form
Information for foreign applicants and German applicants with foreign school qualifications
Applicants from abroad
For German citizens with foreign secondary school degrees, please contact:
Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart
Abt. 7 Schule und Bildung
Anerkennungsstelle
Postfach 103642
70031 Stuttgart
Tel.: +49 711 904 17170
- Proof of required level of German language, at least level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, e.g. DSH exam level 2. This is not necessary for German citizens who graduated from German schools, those who have been educated in Germany or those who have a university entrance qualification from a foreign institution with German as the language of instruction.
- A valid visa/residence permit must be submitted at the latest by the start of the programme.
- Applicants from abroad who hold a foreign university entrance qualification must include a screenshot or PDF of the evaluation of their degree from the anabin database with their application.
For German citizens with foreign secondary school degrees, please contact:
Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart
Abt. 7 Schule und Bildung
Anerkennungsstelle
Postfach 103642
70031 Stuttgart
Tel.: +49 711 904 17170
General information about the application process and entrance exams can be found in our FAQs.
Questions?
General
- The Pop Music Design programme is accredited by the Accreditation, Certification and Quality Assurance Institute ACQUIN.
- Students studying at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg are eligible for BAföG funding.
- The application deadline for the start of the winter semester is April 30th. To meet the application deadline, upload your documents and songs by April 30th at 11:59pm.
- The dates for the entrance exam is announced on the PMD Facts page.
- Students can only enroll to begin their studies during the winter term.
- Here you can find the regulation of the Ministry of Science, Research and Art concerning the qualification for studying at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg (in German).
- The admission to the Popakademie requires the acceptance of the current usage regulations (in German).
- There are no tuition fees for domestic students and EU-students obtaining their first degree at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. For international students (non-EU) and for those pursuing a second undergraduate degree, the universities of Baden-Württemberg are obliged to charge tuition fees.
- You can find more information on the entrance exam and the requirements in the FAQs under “ADMISSION EXAM”