University of Music Würzburg is a public university of music located in Würzburg, Bavaria. The University of Music Würzburg is one of the oldest public institutions of higher education for music in Germany and offers conservatory-level performance training as well as studies in composition, conducting, pedagogy, teacher training, music scholarship and cooperative doctoral programs. Its institutional history goes back to 1804, when the institution was made a public music-training institution in Würzburg. Early nineteenth-century instruction served the musical life of church, court, civic, and professional spheres. Today, its academic profile is characterised by instrumental performance, voice, composition, conducting, church music, jazz, popular music, elementary music education, instrumental pedagogy, school music, music theory, musicology, new media and artistic excellence. The location is important: The Hofstallstraße campus and other Würzburg locations connect students to orchestras, theatres, churches, schools, festivals, media facilities and the cultural life of a historic Bavarian university city.

The course portfolio presented in this master file consists of 9 undergraduate entries and 12 postgraduate entries with subject combinations aggregated under their parent degrees where appropriate. Undergraduate Examples: Instrumental Performance, Voice, Composition, Conducting, Church Music, Jazz and Popular Music Later Examples: Elementary Music Education, Instrumental and Vocal Pedagogy, School Music Teacher Education Postgraduate study covers Instrumental Performance, Voice, Composition, Composition with New Media, Conducting, Church Music, Music Theory, Musicology, Meisterklasse. Each course remains a parent qualification with specialisations recorded within the course entry, not misrepresented as separate degrees. Families of instruments form groups under the parent degree. The qualification level of teacher education, chamber and new-media routes, Meisterklasse, PreCollege, and the cooperative Dr. phil. fields are still identified separately.

Admission is on a program-to-program basis. The main application period is published as January 15 to March 15 for winter 2026/27. Applicants submit program-specific documents and recordings as appropriate, followed by an artistic, theory, aural-skills, interview or academic selection process. The applicant needs to check the teaching language, semester of entry, subject requirements, selection procedure and route of documents before submitting the application. 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 ask for module descriptions, portfolios, writing samples, professional experience, or interviews. Entry to a doctorate is distinct from admission to a bachelors or masters degree and generally requires a viable research proposal, eligible supervision and formal acceptance by the relevant faculty.

Regular degree study has no general tuition fees. The international FAQ states that the semester contribution will be €168.50 as of January 2025. Applicants should check the binding amount for the semester they will enrolll in, and budget separately for instruments, scores, travel and living costs. These institutional charges exclude rent, health insurance, food, learning materials, residence formalities, project costs and personal travel. Special tuition may be applied in the case of continuing-education, distance-learning, joint, second-degree or long-term study formats, if provided for by the relevant law or program regulation. Funding may include BAföG for eligible students, the Deutschlandstipendium, DAAD and Erasmus+ mobility support, foundations, research employment or university-specific awards, but each funding application is assessed independently from admission.

It is not a guarantyd placement scheme and career preparation reflects the mix of subjects at university. Professional preparation is provided through individual tuition, orchestras, choirs, ensembles, opera, church practice, jazz projects, school placements, recording, research, public concerts and regional co-operation, but placement is not guaranteed. Internships, applied projects, research assistantships, employer events, language development, entrepreneurship services, international mobility and an externally partnered thesis can all help students better prepare for a professional career.