Theater Pedagogy (B.A.), Campus Lingen (Ems)

Applications must be completed online; the online portal is expected to open on April 15, 2025.

The “Theater Pedagogy” program always begins in the winter semester (September). Information about any changes to deadlines, dates, and the exact start of studies can be found on the pages of the Institute for Theater Pedagogy.

The application deadline is June 15 (cut-off period) of each year.

Deviating dates for applicants with foreign educational qualifications: see Application deadlines uni-assist.

According to § 18 Para. 5 of the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act (NHG), a prerequisite for admission to the degree program is special artistic aptitude.

This special artistic aptitude is demonstrated by passing an aptitude test. If a university entrance qualification according to § 18 Para. 1 Sentence 2 NHG is not proven, outstanding artistic aptitude must be proven (§ 18 Para. 5 Sentence 1 NHG). Outstanding artistic aptitude is considered to be a grade average of 1.0 to 1.3.

The “Regulations on the Proof of Special Artistic Aptitude and Selection for the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Theater Pedagogy” are available in the official gazette and can be found here:

Regulations on the Proof of Special Artistic Aptitude and Selection for the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Theater Pedagogy (Aptitude Test Regulations)

The online portal for applications will be open at this location starting April 15, 2025. The application must be submitted no later than June 15, 2025 / 12:00 midnight (CET, cut-off period).

Registering as an applicant—providing personal data and an email address—creates an account. Access data will subsequently be sent via email. The password must be changed after the initial login.

Further application details will be requested one at a time (university entrance qualification/Abitur, vocational training, practical activities, periods of prior study, and other personal data). Within the application period, the application can be saved at any time and continued, corrected, or changed later using your personal access data.

The application can only be submitted after all information has been completed. Once the application has been officially submitted, no further changes can be made online. 

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Special artistic aptitude is demonstrated by passing an aptitude test. If a university entrance qualification according to § 18 Para. 1 Sentence 2 NHG is not proven, outstanding artistic aptitude must be proven (§ 18 Para. 5 Sentence 1 NHG).

Admission to the degree program is restricted. The aptitude test consists of several partial examinations, the results of which are combined into a final grade. Based on the final grades, a ranking is determined according to which the 18 available admission spots are awarded annually.

The aptitude test generally takes place (on one day) at the end of the semester at the Institute for Theater Pedagogy in Lingen. For the application procedure for the start of studies in the winter semester, the aptitude test for applicants will take place in calendar week 26. The exact day will be communicated to applicants via email by the Office of the Institute for Theater Pedagogy well in advance, after the application deadline.

The aptitude test takes place all day at the Institute for Theater Pedagogy – at the Lingen location.

Please send the following documents to this email address: aufnahme-bth@hs-osnabrueck.de, if possible immediately after your application (but no later than June 15, 2025), stating your application number.

► A digital passport photo or portrait photo in JPG format

► Current CV in tabular form / artistic background (in PDF format)