Music as subject in the Master’s Teacher Training Course for Grammar Schools
(Master of Education)

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Course type

Postgraduate studies (Master)

Standard Course Duration

4 semesters

Course Start

Winter semester, Summer semester

Language of Instruction

German

Language Requirements

German HZB: none
International application: German C1
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Special Requirements

A school internship and a further internship (in a company, a social institution, a sports club, etc.) for at least four weeks must have been completed (compulsory).

Admission

Unrestricted admission

International

Stay abroad possible, but not obligatory.

Short Description

The subject Music is offered as one of two subjects within the Master’s Teacher Training Course for Grammar Schools.

The programme aims to bring together artistic, specialized and pedagogical as well as educational knowledge and skills, which prepare students for admission to the preparatory service for teaching the subject music at grammar schools.

The four-semester programme is offered at the University of Music, Drama and Media Hanover in cooperation with the Leibniz Universität Hannover (LUH). The successful completion is the prerequisite for admission to the preparatory service. In this master''s programme, special emphasis is placed on the widely offered musical sciences in Hanover as well as on a music pedagogy oriented towards later school practice.

Further information on the website of the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media

Course Content

Ethnomusicology
Historical and Systematic Musicology
Music education

Course Structure

The focus of study at the University of Music, Drama and Media Hannover lies on historical and systematic musicology as well as music ethnology and music pedagogy, which sees itself as a bridge to school practice. Internships, which are intensively prepared, supervised and evaluated, are therefore of particular importance. In the so-called specialization subject, music-related experiences are also reflected in music didactics and methodology.

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Career Opportunities

Admission requirements and application

Admission Requirements

An undergraduate degree in a related field of study, such as

Music as subject in the Interdisciplinary Bachelor’s Degree Programme (Bachelor of Arts)

For master''s degree programmes with unrestricted admission, all applicants who fulfil the admission requirements will be admitted a university place. The exact admission requirements can be found in the admission regulations:

Application Deadlines

First-year students (application from non-EU countries: VPD from uni-assist is required)

1 June – 15 July of the year for the winter semester
1 December – 15 January of the year for the summer semester, only when there are vacant capacities

Students resuming their studies and transfer students (application in a higher semester)