Admissions procedure

2023. Work by Sabrina Rosina as part of Licking Structure Exhibition (c) Photo: Gerda Fischbach



Entry requirements

To study Art & Science, you will find all information here: https://www.dieangewandte.at/programmes and need to pass the entrance exam. Candidates should show a special interest in transdisciplinary projects and the ability to deal with techniques that experiment with different methods and media. The two-year programme is held in English so candidates should also be comfortable in conversing and writing in this language (no language certificate is necessary).





Entrance examination

For the Academic Year 2024/25




Information meeting(s) during 2023 for prospective applicants (optional; no registration necessary)

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Application procedure

The entrance exam consists of three phases. Each phase requires a positive assessment to move on to the next step.
 

Phase 1

10–26 January 2024 – 12:00 p.m. CET NOON ! – online registration & portfolio submission period
via link to tool: https://application.uni-ak.ac.at/ OR  https://www.dieangewandte.at/application

1. Fill registration form

Upload preferably as ONE Pdf-document:

2. Letter of motivation – stating your interest in art and science as well as in the approach of the course (What do I expect from the course? Why do I want to study this? What is my professional vision for the future?)

3. Curriculum vitae – including contact information (telephone, email)

4. Digital portfolio – with your artistic and/or scientific works; if your portfolio is not in German/English, please translate the abstract only. Please use this format: PDF, max. 50 MB or include link to shared drive in your motivation letter; name file: FirstName_LastName_Portfolio 

beginning February: notification by email from the Art & Science department

Positive assessment of the first phase is a requirement for the second phase. (Any other communication you may have with other departments of the Angewandte such as student office regarding visas etc. does not imply that you have already passed the first phase).






Phase 2

19 and 20 February 2024 – Written and practical tasks
online via zoom (links will follow)
10:00 CET tasks distribution; 16:00 CET of the same day: deadline task submission per email

The second phase lasts two days and consists of two conceptual/creative tasks in the fields of art and science to be completed in English. Nothing is to be prepared in advance.

22 February: notification by email by the Art & Science department

Positive assessment of the second phase is a requirement for the third phase, the interview.
 


 

Phase 3

23 February 2024 – Interview
online via zoom (link and times will follow)
a.m. CET, single appointments
In the third phase, your aptitude for the programme is reviewed in an interview with the team.
In the week after: Notification of the final results by email by the Art & Science department
Positive assessment of all three phases is a requirement to pass the entrance exam.





 

29 February 2024, 13:00 CET – General feedback meeting
online via zoom (link will follow)
Optional, for applicants who have not passed the exam; please note that we cannot offer any personal and further feedback beyond this one date.



Start of studies: October 2024
Enrolment/Admission period for the first semester at Angewandte starts in September with the Office of Student and Academic Affairs, .
We are looking forward to receiving your application!
All times are in CET!

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For more information on the Art & Science master programme we invite you to attend one of our info meetings and to look at the formats/activities and works of previous students on the website. Depending on the then actual pandemic situation, we also welcome you to join our public guest lectures (found in activities) and events which will also be announced through our newsletter. Enrolment period dates and more relevant deadlines are found here.

Questions on departmental organization and programme
Please contact the Art & Science Office (Angewandte-Expositur Georg-Coch-Platz 2) for additional information on our study program, application procedure and studio issues via  | +43.1.71133–2250 or visit our department during office opening hours.

Questions on legal and general study issues
Please contact Student and Academic Affairs Office (Angewandte main building: Oskar-Kokoschka-Platz 2) for all administrative questions related to general enrolment at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, enrolment for each semester, help with Visa, notarized documents, degrees, translations, fees,  etc. PER EMAIL:  | +43.1.71133–2060
 


Please note that ongoing personal attendance in Vienna is required for the study program. Only in exceptional cases, when it is so ordered by the government due to covid-19 restrictions, the study is held online.