CAS Specialization in Music EducationCAS Specialization in Music Education

The CAS degree programme runs for two semesters. It starts in the autumn or spring semester. The CAS comprises the following:

• Individual specialized didactics tuition (14 × 60 min., dates by individual arrangement)
• Interdisciplinary intervision in the group, 4 x 30 minutes on Saturday mornings
• Five work experience placements (dates by individual arrangement)
• Two freely selectable modules from the range of courses offered by Continuing Education Music (group courses)

It is essential to organize a practice student for the didactics lessons and the intervision lessons before the start of the course. This student receives regular individual lessons and agrees that videos of the lessons will be made and discussed as part of the further training.

The “CAS Specialization in Music Education” runs for two semesters and comprises a workload of around 450 hours (15 ECTS points). This includes classroom teaching on the one hand and self-study (incl. work experience placements) on the other. 

On successfully completing the “CAS Specialization in Music Education”, students are awarded a ZHdK certificate.

Participants must attend the tuition units and complete the written documentation/reflection on these units, complete the work experience placements as well as the module, and pass the final examination to meet the requirements for certification. Within the scope of the final examination, there is a presentation of the student’s own exploration of his/her individual music education focus area; before the presentation, the student presents a related critical written assignment. 

The degree programme is aimed at qualified music teachers with professional experience as well as qualified musicians without a degree in music education who have already completed the “CAS Applied Music Education”. The “CAS Specialization in Music Education” can be studied as a part of the extra-occupational “MAS in Extended Music Education”.

The requirements for admission to the programme are as follows:

– Successful completion of a university degree in music or an equivalent qualification
– Previous professional experience
– Positive outcome to the admission interview/assessment

Special admission (“sur dossier”) is also possible in justified cases. The Head of Programme and the Head of Continuing Education Music decide on admission.

Practical student: Regular music lessons with a practical student are a prerequisite for the duration of the CAS program.

This degree programme is taught exclusively in German.

The tuition fee is CHF 6,800 per academic year, plus CHF 200 application fee (upon initial application).
Students who transfer from the “CAS Music Education Practice” are not required to pay an application fee.

→ Further information on the degree programme and the application procedure is available on the German website.

Head of Programme

Head of Continuing Education Music