State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart (German: Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart) is a public university of music and performing arts in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg’s oldest and largest music university, combines classical and contemporary music, jazz, theatre, speech arts, puppetry, pedagogy and research. Its institutional development includes 1857 – the founding of the music school in Stuttgart laying the university’s institutional foundation. Nineteenth century training developed theory, voice, instruments and composition. Its academic profile today is based on instrumental and vocal performance, composition, conducting, opera, jazz, church music, school music, music pedagogy, acting, speech arts, visual theatre, puppetry, musicology and music education. Location counts. Our central campus in Stuttgart is next to major cultural institutions, and offers concert halls, theatres, studios, organs, ensemble rooms, and direct links to orchestras, opera, schools, broadcasters, and the independent arts.

This master file contains the course portfolio of 11 undergraduate and 11 postgraduate entries, subject combinations have been grouped under their parent degrees where appropriate. Examples of undergraduate programs are Instrumental Performance, Voice, Composition, Conducting, Church Music, School Music, and later entries include Speech Arts, Acting, Visual Theatre and Puppetry. Postgraduate study Instrumental and Vocal Performance, Opera, Conducting, Composition, Jazz, Instrumental and Vocal Pedagogy, Correpetition, Early Music, Concert Examination The specialisations are listed in the course entry and are not incorrectly classified as separate degrees. Each course remains a parent qualification. Instrument families and artistic majors will not be considered distinct qualifications, but will be combined into the Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, theatre and teacher-education degrees.

Admission control at the program level. Applicants pay the published €50 processing fee, submit the program-specific application and complete live auditions, artistic examinations or staged selection; academic, German-language and prior-degree rules vary by course. Applicants are required to select the language of instruction, entry semester, subject prerequisites, selection procedure and document route prior to submission. International School or University Qualifications External evaluation, certified translations, APS documentation where applicable or other proof of academic equivalence may be required. Master’s committees may require module descriptions, portfolios, writing samples, professional experience or interviews. Entry to doctoral studies differs from admission to bachelor’s or master’s programs and usually requires a feasible research proposal, appropriate supervision and formal approval by the relevant faculty.

The semester contribution published is €176.50. Most non-EU degree students are legally charged €1,500 per semester in Baden-Württemberg; second degree and special postgraduate fees may apply. These institutional fees do not include rent, health insurance, food, learning materials, residence formalities, project costs or personal travel. If provided for by the relevant law or program regulation, special tuition may be provided for continuing-education, distance-learning, joint, second-degree, or long-term study formats. Funding (e.g. BAföG for eligible students, Deutschlandstipendium, DAAD and Erasmus+ mobility support, foundations, research employment or university-specific awards) is available, but each funding application is evaluated separately from admission.

The subject mix at university reflects career preparation and is not a guarantyd placement scheme. Experience is developed across artistic and educational careers through public performance, opera and theatre productions, teaching practice, ensemble work, master classes, regional cultural partnerships and professional auditions. Internships, applied projects, research assistantships, employer events, language development, entrepreneurship services, international mobility and an externally partnered thesis are ways in which students can enhance professional readiness.