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Costs and application

  • Costs
  • Dates of registration procedure
  • Applications
  • Terms and conditions

Costs

Application fee
A one-time application and admission fee of CHF 200 is to be paid upon initial registration.

Tuition fee
The programme can be made up of the following contingents:

Core subject, contingent A / small group tuition
CHF 3,800 per academic year

Core subject, contingent A / medium group tuition
CHF 5,400 per academic year

Core subject, contingent A / large group tuition
CHF 6,900 per academic year

Core subject, contingent B / small group tuition
CHF 5600 per academic year

Core subject Contingent B / group tuition Medium contingent
CHF 7200 per academic year

Core subject Contingent B / group tuition Large contingent
CHF 8900 per academic year

A semester invoice will be issued in July and 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.

Additional selectable content
Group courses as part of open courses in the Bachelor's and Master's programs:
Course with 1 ECTS credits, duration 1 semester, CHF 620
Course with 2 ECTS credits, duration 1 semester, CHF 1240


Dates of registration procedure

Application deadline
30 April 

Admission interview/assessment 
Mid-May 

Interview with the Head of Programme and the Head of Continuing Education Music to clarify the student’s motivations and course structure. Thereby, the personal learning goals and the study plan for the academic year are defined. The intake interview takes place in the Toni-Areal or online by individual arrangement.

Written confirmation of admission
Mid-June

Course commencement
Mid-September


Applications

Applications for the programme starting in autumn semester 2027 will be accepted from September 2026.

Applications are processed via ZHdK’s online tool (ONLA).

→ To online registration for the “CAS Sound Design for Audiovisual Media”, semester start autumn semester 2027

  • Information about 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: Contact

  • Sign in to the online application with SWITCH edu-ID

    A SWITCH edu-ID is required for the online application. It only needs to be requested once.
    → Instructions for creating and using a SWITCH edu-ID

    If you already have a Switch edu-ID but have forgotten your password, you can reset it via Switch edu-ID – Reset password.

  • 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.

  • Additional documents to be submitted

    As a portfolio, please create a PDF document with links (to YouTube, Vimeo, Cloud, etc.) to 3 to 5 works/excerpts of works (audio, video, score, etc.) and upload it as part of your application under ‘Portfolio PDF’.

Terms and conditions

The general terms and conditions of the Continuing Education Centre apply for applications for this programme.