The delivery of the Educational Units combines both theoretical and practical teaching methods, complemented by individual or group assignments undertaken by postgraduate students. These assignments aim to uphold a high academic standard while fostering a postgraduate program oriented towards well-founded creative practice.

Postgraduate students are required to successfully complete compulsory and elective modules, as well as to write a Master’s Thesis or present a Diploma Concert Recital. The courses and their distribution across semesters are outlined in the following tables:

Specialization A: Music Pedagogy in School and Community

Curriculum Overview

Total ECTS: 120 across four semesters

Key:

• Y = Core compulsory courses
  
  
• E1, E2, E3 = Electives (choose 2 out of 3 in 1st semester)
  
  
• E4, E5, E6 = Electives (choose 2 out of 3 in 2nd semester)

Educational Unit Descriptions (Specialization A)

• Y1: Didactics of Music and Contemporary Music Education Trends
  
  
• Y2: Music Development and Diversity
  
  
• E1: Music, Technology, Education
  
  
• E2: Elements of Conducting for Group Singing
  
  
• E3: Sound, Environment, Education
  
  
• Y3: Musical Cultures and Community Music
  
  
• Y4: Music Performance in Schools and the Community
  
  
• E4: Creative Teaching and Instrumental Use
  
  
• E5: Interdisciplinary Approaches in Music Education
  
  
• E6: Preschool Music Education
  
  
• Y5: Research Methodology in Music Education
  
  
• Y6: Group Research Project
  
  
• Y7: Master’s Thesis

Specialization B: Conducting Children's Choirs in School and Community

Curriculum Overview

Total ECTS: 120 across four semesters

Educational Unit Descriptions (Specialization B)

• Conducting Children’s, Youth, and School Choirs I & II (practical)
  
  
• Solo Singing I & II
  
  
• Aural Training – Sight Singing I & II
  
  
• Score Reading I & II
  
  
• Children’s Choir Repertoire I (SSA) & Youth Choir Repertoire II (SATB)
  
  
• Choir Rehearsal Methodology I & II
  
  
• Vocal Ensemble I & II
  
  
• Didactics of Music
  
  
• Musical Cultures and Society
  
  
• Research Methodology and Group Research Project
  
  
• Rehearsal Methodology and Practical Application
  
  
• Historically Informed Performance of Choral Music
  
  
• Master’s Choral Thesis Concert / Performance

Additional Notes

• Attendance at the Summer Academy for both specializations is mandatory during the 2nd and 4th semesters.
  
• For the course Vocal Ensemble, participation in a local choir near the candidate’s residence is compulsory, subject to agreement with the course instructor.
  
• Modifications to the curriculum and redistribution of courses between semesters may be made by the relevant academic bodies.