Entertainment Producing part time degree programmes for professionals
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Köln
- Deadlines
- No information
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
Film, Television
Target group
Ambitious people from the entertainment industry with at least one year of professional experience in the development, production or distribution of entertainment content for TV, streaming/digital platforms (e.g. editors, (junior) producers, production managers, freelance authors, creators), or from individual entertainment production trades (e.g. editing, direction, camera, casting, etc.), as well as from related industries such as events or theatre production.
Annotation
The Master's degree course in ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCING is organised as part of a cooperation agreement with TH Köln (Cologne University of Applied Sciences) at the ifs (International Film School Cologne).
The degree course commences every other year in the winter semester. Next commencement in the winter semester 2027/2028.
Please check the website of the ifs for deadlines and dates:
https://www.filmschule.de/de/studium/ma-entertainment-producing/bewerbung
The degree course commences every other year in the winter semester. Next commencement in the winter semester 2027/2028.
Please check the website of the ifs for deadlines and dates:
https://www.filmschule.de/de/studium/ma-entertainment-producing/bewerbung
Admission modus
Selection procedure / qualifying examination
Admission requirements
A Bachelor's academic degree (or equivalent) worth at least 180 ECTS credit points or a higher degree (e.g. a German Magister or Diploma degree) from a recognised university
Very good proficiency in German and good proficiency in English
The ifs welcomes applications from ambitious people working in the entertainment industry who have earned degrees in non-related subjects.
Applicants must have at least one year of professional experience in the entertainment industry – in production/editing or in the individual creative trades of production (e.g. directing, camera, editing, casting, etc.). It is also possible to apply from a related practical area such as events, theatre or transmedia/multimedia production.
Very good proficiency in German and good proficiency in English
The ifs welcomes applications from ambitious people working in the entertainment industry who have earned degrees in non-related subjects.
Applicants must have at least one year of professional experience in the entertainment industry – in production/editing or in the individual creative trades of production (e.g. directing, camera, editing, casting, etc.). It is also possible to apply from a related practical area such as events, theatre or transmedia/multimedia production.
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 28.09.2026 - 12.02.2027 (Universitywide lecture period)
- Summer semester 2027: 29.03.2027 - 23.07.2027 (Universitywide lecture period)
Tuition fees
Tuition fee for "non-EU citizens": EUR 3,750 per semester
Tuition fee for "EU citizens": EUR 2,750 per semester
One-time enrolment fee for "all students": EUR 400
Semester contribution H Köln (Cologne University of Applied Sciences) for "all students": approx. EUR 335
Tuition fee for "EU citizens": EUR 2,750 per semester
One-time enrolment fee for "all students": EUR 400
Semester contribution H Köln (Cologne University of Applied Sciences) for "all students": approx. EUR 335
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
Further languages
English