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:

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.

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 fees

3,750.00 EUR / semester

More information regarding 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

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

Further languages

English