Master of Arts Education (MAE)

1^st round: Evaluation of the application package by the committee

Applicants will receive the result of the 1^st round via email and will be informed if they are invited to the next round on-site in Vienna.

2^nd round: Guided group test - Body / Rhythmics / Drama
Tue., 11.02.2025, 09.00–15.00
> Intermediate result 

3^rd round: Artistic self-presentation + colloquium
Wed., 12.02.2025, 09.00–13.00 and 14.00–16.00
> Intermediate result

4^th round: Presentation of the group work / suitability interview:
Thu., 13.02.2025, 09.00–12.00 and 15.00–17.00 (the group creations are developed by the applicants in the morning)
> End result

The condition for admission onto the Master of Arts Education course is a completed Bachelor’s degree in the arts or art education or an equivalent qualification from a recognised Austrian or foreign post-secondary educational facility.
Course candidates with a degree that is not related to art or art education can put themselves on an equal footing with those who do by providing evidence of adequate professional experience.

The entrance examination is used to check the motivation to study, the artistic level and aptitude of the candidate to provide art education / training.

The entrance examination is split into five parts. You must pass the first part successfully to be admitted to the further parts of the exam.

1.  Online application:
The following documents must be attached to the application:
- Brief biography with qualifications, competences and emphasis.
- Motivation to study: Statement about the objectives and expectations relating to the MAE course. What fields of interest and focal points, in relation to the arts, education and the communication of art, already exist or are being strived for.

2. Guided group test:
In the part of the exam that is guided by lecturers, group processes will be initiated. These will focus mainly on communicative potentials as well as examining the candidate’s ability to work in a team and other soft skills.

3. Artistic self-presentation:
In a 15-20 minute artistic self-presentation, applicants will demonstrate their artistic skills. The programme, compiled independently by the candidate, should provide as powerful an impression as possible of the artistic qualifications. The integration of mediation ideas into the self-presentation is desired. 

4. Colloquium:
The committee will check the individual, artistic, educational and communicative potentials and aptitude of candidates for the course. Participants will be invited to reflect on the potential for mediating artistic self-presentation.