Contact persons:
Als Zentrales Fach sind folgende Optionen wählbar:
Gesang
_klassischer Gesang
_Jazz-Gesang
Chorleitung
Musiktheorie/Komponieren
_Schwerpunktsetzung in historischer und zeitgenössischer einschließlich populärer Musik und Jazz möglich.
Instrument
_Akkordeon
_Blockflöte
_Cembalo
_Fagott
_Gitarre
_Harfe
_Horn
_Klarinette
_Klavier
_Kontrabass
_Oboe
_Orgel
_Posaune
_Querflöte
_Saxophon
_Schlagzeug
_Traversflöte
_Trompete
_Tuba
_Vibraphon
_Viola
_Viola da Gamba
_Violine
_Violoncello
_Jazz-E-Bass
_Jazz-Gitarre
_Jazz-Klavier
_Jazz-Kontrabass
_Jazz-Posaune
_Jazz-Saxophon
_Jazz-Schlagzeug
_Jazz-Trompete
_Evidence of a completed bachelor study course School Music Teaching for the relevant school form (official database on the equivalence of international educational achievements: http://anabin.kmk.org/anabin.html)
In the Master's degree study courses with a teaching option, only those subjects can be continued in which a degree has already been obtained in the previous study course.
_Evidence of artistic aptitude or outstanding artistic talent respectively by passing the aptitude test at the Folkwang University of the Arts.
_Applicants have to verify proof of language level DSH 2 with enrolment.
_The required levels of language skills at Folkwang University of the Arts are in accordance to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
_For questions regarding language certificates, please contact Stefanie Melters (melters(at)folkwang-uni.de)
_50 € application fee: For your application a fee of € 50 is due. If you apply for multiple study courses simultaneously, the fee is € 50 for the first application and € 15 for every additional study course. The amount will be automatically calculated and shown to you in the application form.
_No tuition fees are charged at Folkwang.
_Each semester all students have to pay a social contribution for the services of the Student Union, a student contribution for the work of the AStA (General Student Committee) and the VRR/NRW ticket. A breakdown of the amounts plus information on how to pay is available here.
Applications must be submitted via the Folkwang Application Portal by the end of the application period on 15 November (for the following summer semester) or on 15 March (for the following winter semester). The portal is open for applications from 1 October to 15 November and from 15 January to 15 March
For the application you have to upload the following in the portal:
A. YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS
_Curriculum Vitae in tabular form (optional)
_Passport photograph (optional)
_School-leaving certificate from the last school attended
_If applicable, degree certificate, transcript of records and/or certificate of enrolment from the university(ies) attended to date
_If applicable, certificate of foreign university entrance examination such as APS certificate / American College Test (ACT) / College Scholastic Ability Test / University Entrance Examination Center Test or other international educational achievements that constitute a university entrance qualification for Germany such as completed periods of studies; country-specific information: http://anabin.kmk.org/anabin.html
_If applicable, piano sheet music for the Folkwang répétiteur (only if you do not bring your own répétiteur to the aptitude tests)
B. COMPLETION OF THE APPLICATION
_Proof of payment of the application fee (bank statement)
The aptitude tests for the winter semester usually take place in May and the aptitude tests for the summer semester usually at the end of January. You will find the exact date at the top right of this page. Please note that you will have to be on site for the aptitude test
The exact examination requirements can be found in the following Qualifying Examination Regulations:
Studienbeginn AB Wintersemester 2023/24
Studienbeginn AB Wintersemester 2018/19
Studienbeginn AB Sommersemester 2018
Studienbeginn BIS Wintersemester 2017/18
Modulhandbuch für den Master Studiengang Lehramt Musik an Haupt-, Real- und Gesamtschulen (M.Ed.)
Studienbeginn BIS Wintersemester 2015/16
Modulhandbuch für den Master Studiengang Lehramt Musik an Haupt-, Real- und Gesamtschulen (M.Ed.)
Only after you have successfully applied for a study place is your last step in the application process enrolment. Enrolment takes place at the end of September for the start of studies in October and at the end of March for the start of studies in April. Please refer to your letter of admission for the exact period.
You must provide the following document for enrolment:
_completed application for enrolment AND Folkwang Card (you received both applications together with your certificate of admission)
_Evidence of a German health insurance OR an exemption from the compulsory health insurance (i.e. recognition of your foreign health insurance by a statutory health insurance in Germany – refer to information provided by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in this regard)
_The original OR certified copy of the general university entrance qualification certificate (a certified German translation is essential for such certificates acquired abroad)
_If not already provided during the application procedure: Language qualification for the language entrance level required in the study course (only required if you did not acquire your university entrance qualification in Germany). The table provides you with an initial overview of all language requirements. Further information on language qualifications at Folkwang is available on the 'German as a foreign language (GFL)' page.
_Evidence of payment of the semester contribution