Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Berlin School of Library and Information Science

Application

The postgraduate master's program begins each winter semester. Per matriculation 75 students are admitted.

Here you will find information on the following topics:

 

Library trainees and volunteers do not apply to IBI, but to a training library. Different procedures and deadlines apply to them, which will be communicated to them by the training library.

The admission procedure is legally governed by the subject-specific admission rules (Third Amendment to the Interdisciplinary Statutes Governing Admission, Studies and Examinations at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (ZSP-HU), Amtliches Mitteilungsblatt Nr. 27/2016 vom 29. April 2016, Attachment 2, Point 2.2.4.1., p. 84)[DE]

 

 

Application procedure

 

A. Please enter your contact details online in the registration form (entries before 01.04. will not be saved!).

Decisive for the application are the application documents on paper..

B. Please send in paper form by mail:

  1. Application form (completed and signed)
  2. Certificate of your first professional degree - uncertified copy (please keep a certified copy for later enrollment)
  3. If applicable, certificates of further degrees - uncertified copies (certified copies for later enrollment)
  4. Employment certificates, employment contracts or proof of employment (uncertified copies), which prove at least one year of professional activity after the first degree qualifying for a profession (not necessarily in the BID area, but absolutely necessary as a prerequisite for admission).
  5. If applicable, employment references, employment contracts or proof of employment (uncertified copies), which prove previous or current relevant, qualified professional experience in the BID area. (Optional, for selection criterion 3.)

 

Send all documents to the following address:

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft
– Bewerbung Fernstudium –
Unter den Linden 6
10099 Berlin

 

Application deadline: June 30, 2022 (cut-off deadline)

The entry stamp of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin is decisive.
For an application on June 30, 2022, please use the central post office of the HU.

 

Applicants from abroad

The same application procedure applies to you. There is no application via uni-assist. Should you

  • were not born in a German-speaking area AND
  • neither your higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur)
  • nor a previous degree from a German-speaking institution,

then we additionally require proof of German language proficiency at the C1 level from you.

 

For more detailed information on the application process, please read the information on application and admission [DE] and refer to our Frequently asked Questions (FAQ)[DE]. We will be happy to answer any open questions you may have (Student Advisory Service Ulrike Liebner).

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Timetable for the admission procedure

 

Until June 30, 2022 (cut-off deadline): You apply

  • You send us the required documents by mail
  • AND you additionally enter your contact details online (active on 01.04.)

July and August: The documents are checked and the ranking list is drawn up.

Mid-August: The admission notices are sent out.

You have 10 days after admissionto log in online to the HU application portal to confirm that you accept the study place and to complete enrollment.

Please make sure in time that you are able to enroll in mid-August with all necessary documents within 10 days.

If you have not received an admission letter by the end of August, there is only a slim chance of being admitted in the late admission procedure.

For more detailed information on the admission procedure and further instructions on how to apply and prepare for enrollment, please read the information on application and admission and check our Frequently asked Questions (FAQ)[DE]. We will be happy to answer any open questions you may have (Student Advisory Service Ulrike Liebner).

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Admission requirements

 

These requirements must be met in order to apply for the study program:

Educational requirements: Only applicants who have already completed a course of study at a (state-recognized) university, college or university of applied sciences - regardless of the field of study - by passing an examination (Staatsexamen, Magister, Diplom, Bachelor, Master) can be admitted.

Practical activities: Prerequisite for the application is "practical work experience that is federally related to the study objective" and is chronologically after the first university degree qualifying for a profession. This experience should not be less than one year; it does not necessarily have to be in the library field.

For more detailed information on admission requirements, please read the information on application and admission and check our Frequently asked Questions (FAQ)[DE]. We will be happy to answer any open questions you may have (Student Advisory Service Ulrike Liebner).

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Admission criteria

 

If there are more applicants than available places, a ranking is formed from the applicants eligible for admission and places are allocated according to this ranking. The following selection criteria are taken into account:

Selection criterion 1: Final grade of the previous degree.

Selection criterion 2: Subject of the previous degree. Depending on the subject, bonus points may be awarded. (according to admission rules [DE] (subject-specific ZZR, p. 86))

Selection criterion 3: Previous or current professional experience in the library, information or documentation field. Here it is relevant (in contrast to the year of access) whether the work was/is professionally relevant and qualified. If you can prove - in addition to the access year - at least 12 months of previous professional activity (in the last 10 years before the application year) OR at least 3 months of current professional activity (in the application year), bonus points will be awarded. (according to access and admission rules [DE] (subject-specific ZZR, p. 86))

For more detailed information on the admission procedure, please read the information on application and admission and check our Frequently asked Questions (FAQ)[DE]. We will be happy to answer any open questions you may have (Student Advisory Service Ulrike Liebner).

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Advice and Frequently Asked Questions

 

Questions about the application? Please read the information on application and admission and check our Frequently asked Questions (FAQ)[DE]. We will be happy to answer any open questions you may have (Student Advisory Service Ulrike Liebner).

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