Admission Professionally qualified applicants

From 01.01.2025, until the new admission and enrolment regulations (ZulImO) take effect, the following procedure will apply for professionally qualified individuals under the Baden-Württemberg State Higher Education Act (LHG):

According to §§ 58 Para. 2 No. 5 and 6 LHG BW:

1. Those with recognized advanced vocational training (e.g., master craftsman or business administrator) will receive direct university admission after a counselling interview (Section 58 Para. 2 No. 5).
2. Those with at least two years of relevant vocational training and three years of experience must pass an aptitude test for subject-specific admission (Section 58 Para. 2 No. 6).

Until the new ordinance on the entrance exam and trial study programme is issued, the aptitude test will be conducted as currently specified.

Details MP3s

Please upload the following MP3s with your application:

1. Piece: the first fragment can be selected freely. It could be an electronically produced music track, a sound logo or a production by a band or artist that has been sound-edited by the applicant.
    
2. Piece: the second fragment is an electronically produced piece. The genre can be selected freely. The focus of the evaluation is on the melodic/harmonic elements within the composition. The following production techniques are undesirable:
   - classical remixes
   - medleys
   - use of vocal stems
   - use of pre-produced loops that were not clearly recognisable and were processed in a creative way
   - exclusive use of sample-based material without the inclusion of sound synthesis procedures/synthesisers
    
3. Piece: create a sound environment that surrounds (real) or could surround (fictitious) someone in one place. Choose a meaningful title for the sound file.

Please assemble the three music fragments in MP3 format according to the above order. In addition, please create an informal PDF file the size of one page, which briefly describes your tracks.

Details entrance examination

The entrance examination includes a personal interview with a professor/lecturer. 

You will be tested on your sound engineering, music theory and ear training skills. You may be asked the following questions to help you prepare:

• Explain the mode of operation using the individual adjustable parameters of effect devices such as gate, compressor, reverb, EQ, filter! Examples: What happens when you reduce the "Threshold” of a compressor? What does the "Ratio” parameter do?
• Explain the mode of operation and the individual parameters of a synthesizer! Examples: What does an "LFO” do? What waveforms can be produced with a simple synthesizer? What happens to a sound when you increase the "attack” value of a volume envelope?
• What is the difference between major and minor in terms of in music theory?
• Determine the triads played on the piano by ear with regard to their tonal quality (f.e. major or minor)!
• Determine the intervals played on the piano by ear!

The entrance examination lasts a total of 30 minutes.

English language requirements

Accepted English Proficiency Certificates (valid within 2 years), with at least the indicated score:

• IELTS Academic: 6.5
• TOEFL iBT: 87 points
• TOEIC Listening/Reading 785, Speaking 160, Writing 150
• Duolingo Certificate: 110 points
• Cambridge CAE or CPE (grade A, B, or C)
• Pearson English Test Academic (PTE-A): 59 points
• Linguaskill: 176 - 184 (CES) - all four skills required

If the GPA, subject or language requirements are not met for a direct entry into the programme, we offer a Foundation Year at the SRH International College. No separate application is required, and our admissions team will determine if this course is necessary for programme entry.