Bachelor of Music -
Composition/Music Theory

Hearing and brain.

The Cologne University of Music and Dance offers a four-year Bachelor's degree course and a two-year consecutive artistic Master's degree course in composition / music theory. After four semesters, students can choose between a pedagogical and an artistic profile (formerly "pedagogical composition" and "artistic composition"). The composition/music theory course offers a particularly broad-based education. It teaches artistic-practical, academic and pedagogical skills in the areas of composition, music theory and composition. In addition to classical composition theory, the course includes the acquisition of music analytical, stylistic and music historical knowledge, the methodology and didactics of the subject area, the artistic-practical use of modern notation and production software as well as the planning and realization of own productions and performance projects. The aim is a comprehensive creative and post-creative development of the aesthetic diversity of music in the past and present.

If you have any questions about the course, please get in touch with the relevant contact person(s).

Basic information

Degree	Bachelor of Music
Period of study	8 Semester
Course begin	Wintersemester
ECTS points	240 Credits
Major subjects	Tonsatz
Continuing study options	Master of Music Music Theory

Application and aptitude test

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Applications are submitted online via the muvac platform. All information on the procedure can be found on our application page.

Admission requirements

General university entrance qualification or a comparable university entrance qualification
Proof of a TestDaF 3 language certificate for non-German-speaking applicants
Successfully passed aptitude test

Qualifying examination

The aptitude test consists of four parts:

Main subject examination (colloquium) (approx. 20 minutes)
Written sub-main subject examinations (aural training approx. 60 minutes, composition approx. 3 hours)
Artistic-practical examination in the instrumental main subject (approx. 10 minutes)
Artistic-practical examination in the instrumental minor subject (approx. 10 minutes)

Detailed information can be found in the Qualifying Examination Regulations, in particular in the appendix for content requirements and conduct of the examination.

Course of studies and examination regulations

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The program is divided into a basic study period (1st and 2nd year) with a high proportion of compulsory modules and a differentiated main study period (3rd and 4th year). The structural framework is formed by 7 main modules: