Music - Sound Art - Composition

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University Mainz University
Degree Master of Music

Degree Master of Music, M.Mus.
Study Type Second cycle
Mode of admission selection procedure / qualifying examination
Application Deadline for Aptitude Test 15.05.2026
Standard period of study (amount) 4 semesters
Study Mode (elucidation) full time
Location (main / branches campus) Mainz
Admission semester summer and winter semester
Subject

Das Composition gehört zum Studienbereiche Music der Fächergruppe Art, Music, Design.
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Weitere Informationen zur Fächergruppe Art, Music, Design.
Composition

Field of study
- Target group The Master's degree course is directed at Music and Arts graduates wishing to research and develop artistically formative, compositional intentions in highly advanced studies focusing on the spatial and intermediate strategies of composition. The course is based on the latest developments in an intermediate understanding of music and art, which has emerged in the past two decades. Here currents of new music, electronic composition, sound art, audiovisual art and radiophonic art, so-called Ars Acustica, focus on one thematic unit. At the highest artistic level, compositional approaches with a focus on spatial and intermediate composition strategies are researched and developed. This includes the development of surround sound or sound installations as well as performative concepts or media representations.
- kind of Master course according to the KMK consecutive
- Main instruction language German
- Further language(s) English
- Annotation of the Higher Education Institution 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).
- Course Website
- Link to the programme in the Accreditation Council database
Access and Admission Requirements
- Mode of admission selection procedure / qualifying examination
- Admission semester summer and winter semester
- Pass the aptitude test (see https://www.musik.uni-mainz.de/studium/bewerbung/),
  Bachelor's degree in music or a degree from a university in Germany or abroad, to which there is no significant difference
  Bachelor's degree in art or a degree from a university in Germany or abroad, to which there is no significant difference.
  If there is a high level of artistic competence, as determined by the aptitude test, applicants who have completed another course of study can also be admitted.
  knowledge of the English Language
  Applicants who obtained neither their higher education entrance qualification at a German-speaking institution nor a degree in a course conducted in German must provide evidence of sufficient German language proficiency (comparable to level A1 CEFR).
  more information regarding admission requirements
- Completion of first university degree
  Bachelor/Bakkalaureus, Diplom
  (and other qualifications, provided that they are recognised as being equivalent)
  
  For this degree programme, you should have gained your first university qualification in one of the following subjects groups or areas of study:
  - Subject group: Art, Music, Design
  - Area of study: Environmental and Landscape Design
- Further admission requirements Passed admission test
Programme Dates and Deadlines
- Sommersemester 2026
- - - Application Deadline for Aptitude Test 15.11.2025
- Wintersemester 2026/2027
- - - Application Deadline for Aptitude Test 15.05.2026
Contact / contact person
- International Students and applicants are kindly requested to contact the International Office:
- Studierendenservice - Zulassung International
- Street address Studierenden Service Center, Forum universitatis 1, 1. OG, 55128 Mainz
- Phone 06131 39-22525
- Fax 06131 39-25548
- incomings(at)international.uni-mainz.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact / contact person for this program
- Bezeichnung Kontaktstelle Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Hochschule für Musik
- Contact person Birgit Wenkel
- Street address Jakob-Welder-Weg 28, 55099 Mainz
- Phone 49 6131 / 39-28007
- Fax 49 6131 / 39-28005
- studienbuero-hfm(at)uni-mainz.de
- Zentrale Studienberatung, Studierenden Service Center, Forum universitatis, Eingang 1, 1. OG
- Street address Forum universitatis 1, 55128 Mainz
- Postal/mail adress 55099 Mainz
- Phone 06131 39-22122
- Fax 06131 39-25004
- zsb(at)uni-mainz.de
- Internetpage of the institution
- Contact Frau Beate Lipps
- Function Leiterin
- Phone 06131 39-22122
- Fax 06131 39-25004
- zsb(at)uni-mainz.de
- Internet page

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