Master Programme in Music
Would you like to share your passion for music on a global level, working all over the world? With a master’s degree, you will be an excellent musician and soloist with high ambitions. This will bring you opportunities at an international level, and you will have a prominent role wherever you perform.
At Ingesund Music School, we offer a calm, scenic environment with considerable access to practice rooms, as well as plenty of recording opportunities. In close collaboration with our three professors of voice, piano and string instruments, you will have great opportunities to develop as a musician, gain deeper artistic knowledge and specialise your craft and your profile. You will also have the opportunity to play in both large and small ensembles such as string orchestras, symphonic orchestras, brass orchestras, vocal ensembles and choirs. Together, we build up your personal brand and profile as an international performer.
The master’s programme in music prepares you for the possibility of, after completing the programme, applying for postgraduate studies in the subject of musical performance.
Prerequisites
Degree of Bachelor of Fine Arts of 180 higher education credits or equivalent qualifications, as well as passing the entrance exam. Upper secondary school level English 6 or B.
More about field-specific eligibility
Application and tuition fees
- Total fee: 580,000 SEK (approximately €64,444)
- Per semester / First payment: 145,000 SEK (approximately €16,111)
- Application fee: 900 SEK (approximately €100)
If you are an exchange student, or if you have citizenship in a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are NOT required to pay application or tuition fees.
Course of study
| Semester 1 | ECTS credits |
|---|---|
| Ensemble I, Western classical music (Obligatory) | 5 |
| Main instrument I, Western classical music (Obligatory) | 15 |
| Entrepreneurship and scenic preparation, Western classical music (End semester: 2) | 7.5 |
| Artistic research preparation, Western classical music (End semester: 2) | 7.5 |
| Semester 2 | ECTS credits |
|---|---|
| Ensemble II, Western classical music (Obligatory) | 5 |
| Main instrument II, Western classical music (Obligatory) | 15 |
| Independent work, Western classical music (End semester: 4) | 30 |
| Semester 3 | ECTS credits |
|---|---|
| Ensemble III, Western classical music (Obligatory) | 5 |
| Main instrument III, Western classical music (Obligatory) | 15 |
| Semester 4 | ECTS credits |
|---|---|
| Main instrument IV, Western classical music (Obligatory) | 15 |
*Full-time study always equals 30 ECTS credits per semester (20 weeks).
Elective course: Students are free to choose among certain alternative courses, often depending on their choice of specialisation.
Optional course: Students are free to choose any course offered at Karlstad University or at other universities. Courses listed are examples of recommended or frequently chosen courses for a specific programme.