In accordance with Section 6 of the regulations on proof of a special artistic
aptitude to study the subject "Art and Media" of the two-subject Bachelor's degree programme at the University of Oldenburg, applicants have the right to inspect their examination file here on site within one year of notification of the decisions in accordance with Section 4 of these regulations.

To do this, you must make an appointment.

Appointments are offered as follows from 11.08.2025:

Mondays from 10-12 a.m.

Wednesdays from 13-15

Fridays from 8-11 a.m.

In the period from 14.07.-04.08.25 it is not possible to make an appointment/inspection for organisational reasons. Enquiries by email or telephone regarding the results of the entrance examination will not be answered. From 05.08.25 you can make an appointment by email to .

The inspection will take place at the following address:

University of Oldenburg

School III, Institute of Art and Visual Culture, Building A10

Harrentor campus, Ammerländer Heerstraße 69,

26129 Oldenburg

Site plan: Map of the Hararentor campus // University of Oldenburg (uol.de).

Art interests us in context. How is art communicated when it is spoken or written about, exhibited or depicted? Where do we encounter art? How is it integrated into social, political, historical or economic contexts?

Which media do we use and how do we use them? What significance do media have for our perception of reality?

By 'visual culture' we mean forms of visualisation that encompass far more than art - such as architecture, illustration, advertising and web design, i.e. practices that are an integral part of everyday life and science. Here, for example, we are interested in how images and audiovisual media shape our perception and idea of bodies, gender and social order.

Accordingly, the practical part of the entrance examination is not only about conceiving and realising your own forms of artistic expression, for example in the form of photographs or drawings, but also about collecting, selecting and organising images that you encounter in everyday life - whether on the Internet, in your living room, on the tram or on a flyer - from a certain point of view and presenting them together with your own work.

The theory and practice of art and visual culture are not mutually exclusive, but rather condition and permeate each other. That is why it is important for us to find out in the theoretical part of the examination how you think about artistic positions, how you put aesthetic experiences into words and how you arrive at well-founded arguments.

We assess both the practical and theoretical parts of the exam according to the admissions regulations based on three criteria: Articulation ability, independence and reflective ability.

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The entrance examination therefore consists of a practical and a theoretical task, which you as an applicant must work on independently and the results of which should preferably be submitted to us digitally.