Music - Church Musicfull time
- Degree
- Master of Music
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Mainz
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Liturgical Music
Focus
Organ Repertoire, Liturgical Organ Play / Improvisation, Choral Conducting, Orchestral Conducting
Target group
The course aims to train church musicians with a Master’s degree in Church Music, who are eligible for positions with an outstanding profile in the Catholic or Protestant Church. Graduates of the course are expected to have a significantly more developed artistic personality in all four main fields of activity compared to Bachelor’s graduates: they must meet high standards in choral and orchestral conducting as well as in organ repertoire and liturgical organ play / improvisation. Depending on the profile, particular areas of specialisation will arise. In addition to these tasks which are directly related to liturgical activities, graduates of the Master’s degree programme will be prepared for inter-communal tasks within the context of church education and continuing education, as well as in the artistic and organisational field.
Annotation
Applications are made via the Admission Office of the University Mainz. Registration for the aptitude test is via the University of Music. If the Bachelor degree certificate is not available by the application deadline, but at least 135 credit points can be demonstrated: Submit a certificate of study and examinations and the average grade achieved so far. (This certificate must be issued by the relevant higher education, original or officially authenticated copy). After enrolment, the diploma must be submitted. If the degree was obtained abroad: officially authenticated copy of a certificate of recognition (responsible: Student Service - Admission International).
Admission requirements
Proof of a Bachelor’s degree in Church Music, or an equivalent degree from a university in Germany or abroad Pass the aptitude test (see https://www.musik.uni-mainz.de/studium/bewerbung/).
Lecture period
- 14.04.2025 - 19.07.2025
- 27.10.2025 - 14.02.2026
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2025)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
For Master´s degree programmes with an aptitude test, the application deadline already ends on 15:11. Please also note the earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025
Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (www.uni-mainz.de/incoming). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.04.2025 - 15.05.2025
Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.05.2023. Please also note the even earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
01.04.2025 - 15.05.2025
Applicants who gained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Service (www.uni-mainz.de/incoming). The application for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.04.2025 - 15.05.2025
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
01.04.2025 - 15.05.2025
Applicants who gained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Service (www.uni-mainz.de/incoming). The application for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.
Languages of instruction
Main language
German
