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Fakultät Kunst- und Sportwissenschaften

Academic Programs


Two sheets of music. © Nikolas Golsch​/​TU Dortmund

Music Education

We train teachers for all types of schools (elementary, special education, and secondary schools, including high schools and vocational colleges). The program focuses on musicology and subject-specific teaching theory, as well as artistic and…

Music Journalism and Music Education

In the Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in “Music Journalism and Music Education,” students acquire the skills needed to analyze music in the media and communicate it through journalism through a unique combination of theory and practice, as well as…

Music as a Complementary Subject

The minor in music provides students who are not pursuing a teaching degree or a career in music journalism with a broader perspective on their respective major. The program covers specific content from areas of music relevant to the student’s major.

Cultural Analysis and Cultural Education

The master’s program in “Cultural Analysis and Cultural Mediation” brings together the disciplines of musicology, art history, and cultural anthropology of textiles. This enables students to analyze, understand, and communicate cultural processes and…


Instrumental Major

In the teacher education and music journalism programs, you’ll receive one-on-one instruction in your primary instrumental major. You can choose from the following subjects. If your instrument isn’t listed here, please feel free to contact us!

Baglama

Recorder

Viola

Harpsichord

Electric bass

Bassoon

Flute

Vocals

Violin

Guitar

Harp

Horn

Clarinet

Piano

Double bass

Oboe

Organ

Oud

Trombone

Saxophone

Drums

Theremin

Trumpet

Tuba

Cello

Other instruments by arrangement