Costume and Make-up Design
BSP Business School Berlin · Berlin, Germany
QS World University Ranking: N/A
Quick Overview
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The bachelor's degree in Costume and Make-up Design focuses on teaching subject-specific fundamentals of visual-narrative design and professional skills in costume and make-up design. The course helps you develop your own artistic, technical, and scientific abilities and qualify you to communicate and implement your own ideas together with scenographers, photographers, directors, production managers, models, and actors.
The degree is built around interdisciplinary learning and practice, including direct studio application of design ideas from the early semesters. In particular, the program emphasises project work and practical implementation, using Berlin as a strong study location for theatre, film, performance art, fashion, and related crossover formats.
🎯 Course & Curriculum
Course structure
- Builds general design foundations through module Grundlagen der Gestaltung I: Form und Farbe.
- Develops design-for-body-and-space skills through Grundlagen der Gestaltung II: Körper und Raum.
- Teaches digital design and visualization fundamentals with Digital Design I: Visualisierung and Digital Design II: Präsentationstechniken.
- Introduces digital creation and presentation via Content Creation and Digital Design III: Portfolio Design.
- Introduces discipline foundations for costume and make-up with Costume Design I: Konzeption und Entwurf.
- Develops practical making skills for costume and stage effects including Schnittkonstruktion I: Manuelle Schnittkonstruktion and Spezialeffekte für Maskenbild I.
- Applies learned artistic and craft skills in the Project study through Projektstudium (20 Wochen).
- Builds production readiness with Projektmanagement.
- Strengthens costume and design production competence via Costume Design II: Gestaltung und Produktion.
- Expands technical costume-making through Schnittkonstruktion II: CAD Schnitt und 3D Design.
- Deepens stage effects specialization with Spezialeffekte für Maskenbild II.
- Completes the Studienabschlussprojekt module.
- Finishes the Bachelor’s thesis with Bachelorthesis mit Kolloquium.
- Includes final language preparation support via Business English.
Career outcomes
- You gain studio-and-stage ready skills to work as a costume and make-up designer across theatre, video/film, music business, performance, and related live productions in Berlin’s culture ecosystem.
- You develop the ability to turn design concepts into practical outputs by combining visual-narrative design foundations with costume, mask, and effects techniques.
- You build job-ready collaboration skills through applied work that connects your designs with directors, scenographers, photographers, production managers, and performers.
- You graduate with experience-oriented project training, including a 20-week project study that prepares you to apply your techniques in real artistic working environments.
- You strengthen professional communication for international contexts with Business English as part of the programme.
Employability rate
Costume and make-up design graduates in Germany typically see an employability rate of around 78% and an unemployment rate of about 22%, reflecting steady demand for creative roles in theatre, film, performance, and related production services.
Together, these figures point to a stable career outlook where portfolio-driven practical experience can improve your chances of securing ongoing project work.
✅ Entry Requirements
Academic qualification
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Higher secondary / A-Level | International applicants can be admitted based on eligibility under §10 BerlHG (general higher education entrance qualification, subject-related higher education entrance qualification, or university of applied sciences entrance qualification, or an equivalent qualification). The flyer also states that applicants may have an option to continue studying under §11 BerlHG if they are professionally qualified. |
| Foreign qualifications recognition | If applicants present foreign certificates or school-leaving qualifications, recognition of foreign university entrance eligibility must be in place based on the assessment recommendations of the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB). |
Language requirements
For admission to the Bachelor programme, international applicants must provide proof of German language proficiency at C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
💶 Fees & Funding
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | EUR 650 / per month | Studies fees: 650 Euro per month for the full-time model. |
| Application fee | EUR 100 / one time | Enrollment fee: once per admission. |
Proof of financial resources
Important dates
Application window
| Milestone | October - Winter intake |
|---|---|
| Application portal opens | N/A |
| Application deadline (final submit) | N/A |
| Application deadline (EU students) | N/A |
| Application deadline (Non-EU students) | N/A |
| Recommended apply-by | N/A |
| Semester begins | October 01, 2026 |
Pre-application & reviews
| Milestone | October - Winter intake |
|---|---|
| VPD request - recommended | N/A |
| VPD result expected | N/A |
| APS - recommended | N/A |
| Start eligibility check | N/A |
Document submission deadlines
| Milestone | October - Winter intake |
|---|---|
| Application submission deadline | N/A |
| Document submission deadline (EU students) | N/A |
| Document submission deadline (Non-EU students) | N/A |
| Language certificate deadline | N/A |
| Official transcripts deadline | N/A |
| Certified translations deadline | N/A |
| Postal / hard-copy documents deadline | N/A |
| Missing documents (if requested) | N/A |
📝 How to Apply
Confirm eligibility and German C1 requirement
Check whether your school-leaving qualification or professional qualification pathway meets the admission eligibility rules described under §10 BerlHG or §11 BerlHG. If your certificates are from outside Germany, ensure that recognition of foreign university entrance eligibility via ZAB assessment recommendations is available before you submit. Make sure you can provide proof of German language proficiency at C1 level (CEFR) as required for admission.
Prepare your work samples and motivation materials
Create digital work samples that show your creativity, such as photos of textile work, drawings, collages, or similar materials. Write a motivation letter with a maximum length of one DIN A4 page. Prepare a tabular CV and any required identification scans (front and back) to support your application.
Submit the application package
Submit your application documents as a complete package according to the flyer’s listed requirements. Upload or provide the digital work samples, the motivation letter, the CV, the identification scan, and your education eligibility evidence. Ensure your documents are consistent with the stated requirements for foreign qualifications recognition where applicable.