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Musik Lehramt an Oberschulen (Music teacher training), Staatsexamen at Leipzig University

Leipzig University, Germany

Programme overview

Trained at the Leipzig University of Music and Theatre (HMT): artistic-practical, music-educational, music-didactic and musicological training for teaching in schools, with placements deepening subject knowledge. Teacher-training programme for Oberschulen (lower secondary schools) leading to the Erste Staatsprüfung.

Faculty: Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig  |  Department: Institut für Musikpädagogik  |  Duration: 9 semesters (4.5 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in German; Staatsexamen  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Artistic-practical training in instrumental, vocal and music-theory areas (individual lessons in main and second instrument), music education, didactics and musicology.

Career pathways

Prepares for work as a teacher; the Erste Staatsprüfung at Leipzig University qualifies for entry to the preparatory service (Vorbereitungsdienst).

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Entry requirements

General or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification (Allgemeine or Fachgebundene Hochschulreife). No special language requirements at the start. A phoniatric certificate (voice and speech aptitude) is mandatory for enrolment. Open admission (no numerus clausus). Aptitude test (Eignungsfeststellungsprüfung) required.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 9 semesters (4.5 years)

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