BA Music, Pop
Talented people from a wide range of disciplines from all over the world, outstanding lecturers, competitions, a broad network, numerous opportunities to perform, state-of-the-art sound engineering studios and an on-campus music club: A degree programme in Pop Music at ZHdK offers you all this.
Event series, master classes, residencies, releases and a dedicated music club – find on the Jazz and Pop profile page what the jazz and pop programmes at the ZHdK have to offer together.
Pop is an extensive design art in a wider variety of styles that develops musical framework with rich ideas with an eye to the future. The current musical environment also requires highly qualified musicians who can act proactively in a manner that is both stylistically flexible and cost-effective. The degree programme in the specialization Pop meets this challenge and offers talented young individuals the change to comprehensively professionalize themselves.
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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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Teaching language
German
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Tuition fee per semester CH / non CH
CHF 720 / CHF 1220
Programme
Around studies
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.
→ Degree programmes beginning before the autumn semester of 2023 (BA) or before the autumn semester of 2024 (MA)
Mehrspur
Faculty
Learn from the best: First-class Pop lecturers design the lessons and accompany you in your development.
Highlights
Every May, the pop students crown their Bachelor’s or Master's degree with a final concert. The young musicians present their music on the Mehrspur stage with their own band. The concerts can be experienced on site and via livestream.
Events
More jazz? More pop? Mehrspur has it! Click here for the Mehrspur programme and here for its channel on Instagram.
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