The following documents must be submitted:

1. Final certificate of your previous Bachelor's or Diploma degree (or, alternatively, a provisional certificate if your current course of study has not yet been completed)
2. Detailed curriculum vitae
3. Statement of motivation (personal statement) in video format, explaining your personal interest in this Master’s programme and your chosen specialisation (max. 3 minutes in length)
4. Portfolio containing 4 examples of your work (PDF; please include links to videos uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo)
5. If available: Proof of practical experience (work certificates, letters of recommendation)
6. Proposal for a media-based research project in your chosen specialisation:

Please outline an idea for a time-travel experience that will transport participants to a historical time and location of your choice.

• The aim is to design a multi-sensory, narrative-driven environment that deeply engages participants and leaves a lasting impression, focusing on the historical setting rather than the mechanics of time travel.
• Create a spatial experience that can take place in a physical, digital or hybrid setting.
• Structure the experience across multiple scenes or stations that explore different aspects of your chosen historical period.
• Use a combination of media formats (e.g. sound, video, projection, augmented/virtual reality, installation, performance, web-based components, etc.) to create a cohesive and emotionally resonant experience.
• Design for participant interaction through role-play, decision-making, or engagement with NPCs (non-playable characters) and/or other visitors.

The tone of the project is up to you – it may be documentary, poetic, playful, dystopian, hopeful or activist in nature. You are encouraged to challenge conventional exhibition formats and explore emerging media practices.

Focus on creating an experience that is memorable, immersive and emotionally powerful.

Deliverables

     Concept Summary (1–2 pages)

• Define the core idea and intent of your experience
• Identify the target audience
• Describe the narrative arc or dramaturgical structure
• Outline the media formats and technologies to be used

• Explain the intended emotional and intellectual impact

  Walkthrough of 3–4 key scenes

• Describe how the visitor’s journey unfolds across the scenes
• Clarify what participants willsee, hear, feel and do in each part

• Include visual materials such as a storyboard, scene sketches or spatial diagrams (max. 2–3 pages)

  Optional supplementary media

• Submit a short animated storyboard, interactive prototype or teaser video (1–3 minutes) that illustrates the atmosphere or interactivity of your design.

  Important Note

• Please provideoriginal and specific ideas, and do not submit a concept written by an AI.

Your experience design may be aimed at any target group, goal, client, etc. of your choosing, and you may plan to use any format or combination of formats (e.g. audio play, website, film, projection, sound walk, AR or VR, etc.). Just ensure that your design demonstrates the potential to evoke a strong emotion and leave a lasting impression on your participants.

Application portal for national applicants
Corresponding upload link (for national applicants only) Password: Wintersemester2026

Application portal for internal transitions from Bachelor's to Master's at h-da
Corresponding upload link (for national applicants only) Password: Wintersemester2026 

Additional information for international applicants

There are three important steps to your enrolment:

1. Step 1: Familiarise yourself with the application procedure, which is described in more detail in the following document:
   https://h_da.de/fileadmin/h_da/Study programmes/Applications/Expanded Media Application WiSe 2026.pdf
2. Step 2: Visit the ‘uni-assist’ website: https://my.uni-assist.de/
   Apply via uni-assist, submitting all necessary documents (except those relating to the artistic entrance examination). If you meet the formal application requirements, your details will be forwarded to Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.
3. Step 3: Upload the remaining documents relating to the artistic entrance examination at the same time as submitting your documents to uni-assist; use the link and password provided in the application procedure guide (see step 1).

Deadlines:
If you are applying for the winter semester, you must submit all documents by 1 June (from mid-April onwards);
If you are applying for a summer semester, you must submit all documents by 1 December (from mid-October onwards).

For any other questions regarding international applications, you can also contact Pascal Hellriegel: international@h-da.de

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