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    Costs and application details

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    Costs

    The Music Therapy Training Programme (introductory and advanced modules) costs a maximum CHF 26,600. This includes:

    • Introductory modules (individual, depending on prior education) max. CHF 3,800
    • Advanced modules CHF 22,800 (3,800 per semester)
    • 48 hours of group supervision
    • 54 hours of group music therapy teaching

    Further costs include:

    • Application fee CHF 200
    • Admission procedure CHF 250
    • 50 hours of individual music therapy teaching (approx. CHF 7,000)
    • Board and lodging at an external course centre
    • Additional instrumental lessons

    Completion corresponds to the preparatory module certificates for the federally recognized Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education (HFP) in Art Therapy, Subject Area Music Therapy. The OdA Artecura charges CHF 900* for issuing the “Certificate in Art Therapy”. This amount includes participation in the HFP information day and a refund of the examination fees for the HFP of CHF 600.
    The certificate is considered an intermediate qualification on the educational pathway to the Higher Professional Examination in Art Therapy. The current fee regulations can be found on the OdA Artecura homepage: https://www.artecura.ch/hoehere_fachpruefung_kunsttherapeut_in.php

    The federal government offers financial support for these preparatory courses, totalling CHF 10,500. Related information is available on the website of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, SERI.

    ZHdK issues a semester invoice in July and January. The payment conditions “General Terms and Conditions for ZHdK’s Continuing Education Programmes (AB-WB)” and the information in the individual study agreement apply.

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    Online application

    Applications for the Music Therapy Training Programme (2025-2028) are processed through ZHdK’s online tool (ONLA). Further information on how to use ONLA is available below.

    → To the online application for the Music Therapy Training Programme, study commencement autumn 2025

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    • Form "Music Therapy Training Programme"

    Terms and conditions

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