BA Music, Composition for Film, Theatre and Media
Outstanding lecturers, comprehensive support, a state-of-the-art infrastructure and numerous artistic disciplines under one roof: A degree programme in composition for film, theatre and media at ZHdK offers you all this. You design composition processes, are proficient in the technology, and reflect on functional music and its resources independently. Whether it is the entertainment industry or cultural sector, you have the necessary artistic and craft skills to cope with the daily realities of your profession.
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Course commencement
Autumn semester
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Application deadline
1 March
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Standard period of study
6 semesters
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Coursework Major / BA
150 / 180 credits
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Main teaching language
German
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Tuition fees CH / non CH
CHF 720 / CHF 1220
Programme
Major-Minor Programme Model
In choosing a major, students choose their core subject area. They can choose one or two minors to deepen the competencies acquired in their major or to expand these competencies across disciplines. Alternatively, they can also choose open courses to form an Individual Area of Study (ISB).
Possible minors for this major
Individual Area of Study
Instead of a minor, students can also choose an Individual Area of Study (ISB). Courses chosen as part of an ISB are cross-disciplinary and subject to special admissions requirements. The number of places on such courses is limited.
Degree programmes beginning before the autumn semester of 2023 (BA) or before the autumn semester of 2024 (MA)
Before the autumn semester of 2023, there were eight bachelor's degree programmes and before the autumn semester of 2024, there were eleven master's degree programmes with numerous specializations to choose from. Interdisciplinary options were available in Z-modules and open courses from other subject areas.
โ Degree programmes beginning before the autumn semester of 2023 (BA) or before the autumn semester of 2024 (MA)
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Campus
Music students of the Zurich University of the Arts may take advantage of facilities at Toni Campus 24/7/365 and benefit from the range of rooms and halls for learning, practising, rehearsing and performing