First State Examination Teacher Training (Gymnasium): Music at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Programme overview

The profession of music teacher is one of the most varied music professions. It is characterised by a wide range of different ways of dealing with music and types of music that you deal with professionally. On the one hand, the training in Music takes place in the artistic-practical part with subjects such as piano, second instrument, singing, speech training, voice training, choral conducting, practical school piano playing, music theory, aural training and rhythmics.

Faculty: University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar | Duration: 10 semesters (300 ECTS) | Study mode: full-time or part-time; German-taught; First State Examination (Staatsexamen) | Intake: Winter semester, Summer semester | Location: Jena, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

As a future teacher, you will study two subjects on an equal footing and round off your pedagogical profile with an accompanying Educational Science programme. A total of 300 credit points (ECTS) / ECTS credits (1 ECTS = 30 hours of attendance, preparation and follow-up work / follow-up activity, study and assessed coursework and examinations) are required.

Career pathways

General education: The typical route into school practice is via the preparatory service (traineeship). In this phase, you will further develop your practical teaching skills on the basis of your degree. Adult education: Outside of the school system, there are opportunities for you to work as a teacher in the subject) area / field of adult education.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No Numerus Clausus (open admission). University entrance qualification: A university entrance qualification, such as a general secondary school leaving certificate, is required for admission onto the study programme. Suitability test: Aptitude tests are intended to provide evidence of a particular artistic aptitude for the chosen course of study with regard to the intended study objective. This includes in particular a developed musical talent, interpretative ability and creative will as well as a developed instrumental, vocal or movement ability on the basis of pronounced technical skills related to the subject and knowledge of musical functions and contexts. Proof of musical aural skills and knowledge of music theory must also be provided. Initial internship: In Jena, the teacher training course includes an introductory internship lasting 240 hours. You should reflect on your educational experience in dealing with children and young people in order to review your career aspirations and make a conscious decision. It makes sense to complete the introductory internship before starting your studies, but it can also be completed before registering for the internship semester (before the start of the third semester).

Intake: Winter semester, Summer semester

Duration: 10 semesters (300 ECTS)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-jena.de/en/7630/1-s-h-music#studies_text_application

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