Costs and application details

Costs

Application fee
First-time applicants must pay a one-off registration fee and an admission fee of CHF 200.

Tuition fee
Payments or first instalments must be made before the start of the semester. Students who do not pay will be excluded from the programme.
Two semester invoices will be issued, one in July and one in January.
Payment in instalments is possible. The first instalment of the payment must be made before the start of the semester. Outstanding payments will result in exclusion from the programme.

CAS Music Physiology basic
CHF 6,600 per academic year

CAS Music Physiology intermediate
CHF 6,600 per academic year

CAS Music Physiology advanced
CHF 6,800 per academic year

MAS degree
CHF 2,600 (including mentoring, examination and expert fees)

    Admissions procedure deadlines

    Registration deadline
    March 31

    Admission interview and assessment
    Until end of April

    • Discussion with the Music Physiology core team and head of Continuing Education Music to clarify motivation and organization
    • Audition and discussion with the desired lecturer

    Written confirmation of admission
    Until end of May
    Final decision of the ZHdK on admission and allocation of the study place by mid-July at the latest.

    • Transfering into a higher level CAS

      In order to transfer into a higher level CAS, the final examination of the preceding CAS module must have been passed and the suitability confirmed in an admission interview. A passed final module exam does not automatically entitle the student to continue studies.

    • Dates MAS module registration procedure

      The MAS degree is available twice a year.

      Application deadline
      For the autumn semester: 31 May (of the same year)
      For the spring semester: 30 November (of the previous year)

      •     Letter of motivation in relation to the MAS degree
      •     Proposed topic for the MAS degree project
      •     Description of the content and concept of the intended written MAS degree dissertation

      Assessment of the current situation / discussion of the next steps
      For the autumn semester: mid-June
      For the spring semester: mid-January

      Written MAS agreement
      For the autumn semester: end of June
      For the spring semester: end of January

    Online application

    Applications for this course are processed through ZHdK’s online tool (ONLA). 

    → To the online application for the

    Online application for the next course will be available here from the end of September.

    • Information about the online application (ONLA)

      You can interrupt the application process at any time and complete it at a later date. The information you have entered will be saved. Mandatory fields are marked with a *.

      Once you have entered all your information, complete the process by clicking on “Finish entry”. The data can no longer be amended. Your submission will be reviewed by the Continuing Education Office.

      Please check your e-mail spam folder during the application period. If you have any further questions about online application or experience any technical difficulties, please contact the Continuing Education Centre.

    • Sign in with ZHdK login or SWITCH edu-ID

      If you already have a ZHdK login, you can sign in with your normal access data. Those without a ZHdK login require a SWITCH edu-ID in order to apply online.

    • Required documents

      Curriculum Vitae
      A brief and clear list of your education and professional career history.

      Covering letter
      Set out your reason for applying for the continuing education degree programme on a maximum of one side of A4. If you do not have a university degree, please describe your professional experience up to this point and why you are applying for your chosen continuing education degree programme (maximum of two sides of A4).

      Photo of yourself in JPG format
      Upload a recent photo in passport photo quality (at least 320 x 400 pixels). The photo must be high-contrast and your face must be clearly visible. It may not feature other people or objects.

      Social security number
      If you live or work in Switzerland, you will find your Swiss social security number (756…) on your OASI card or on your Swiss health insurance card. 

      Further documents

      • Transcripts
      • Degrees
      • Certificates

      The documents must be uploaded in PDF format. If you have several individual PDF files, you can upload these one after another.

    Terms and conditions

    For applications for the Clinical Music Therapy Training Programme, the General terms and conditions of the Continuing Education Centre apply.