Teacher Training for Instrumental Music - Innsbruck
Overview
The master's degree programme serves to provide specialised training in academic, didactic and practical aspects of instrumental teaching in the secondary school setting, and can only be chosen in combination with the master's degree programme in music education. The focus is on further artistic development in the two chosen instruments.
General course information
The teacher training programme for secondary education (general education) consists of a Bachelor's degree (6 semesters) and a subsequent Master's degree (4 semesters). With the Bachelor of Education, graduates receive the professional qualification to teach at the secondary level (e.g., academic secondary school, middle school, vocational secondary school).
For permanent teaching positions, the Master's degree is mandatory. It deepens subject-specific didactics and provides targeted preparation for professional practice. The Master's programme can be pursued directly after completing the Bachelor's degree at the Mozarteum University.
Students choose two teaching subjects or one teaching subject and a specialization. In the Master's programme, the same subjects must be chosen as in which the Bachelor's degree was obtained. Furthermore, instrumental music is only possible in combination with music.
Students choose two teaching subjects or one teaching subject and a specialization. In the Master's programme, the same subjects must be chosen as in which the Bachelor's degree was obtained.
The following subjects are offered:
- Physical Education
- Biology and Environmental Education
- Chemistry
- Digital Literacy and Computer Science
- German
- English
- Nutrition and Home Economics
- Ethics
- French
- Geography and Economics
- History and Political Education
- Greek
- Instrumental Music*
- Islamic Religion
- Italian
- Catholic Religion
- Art and Design*
- Latin
- Mathematics
- Music*
- Physics
- Russian
- Spanish
- Technology and Design
- Specialization: German as a Second Language and Language Education
- Specialization: Inclusive Education
*Subject offered at the Mozarteum University
Information about subjects not offered at the Mozarteum University, location Innsbruck, can be found on the teacher training website of the University of Innsbruck (UIBK).
If you wish to choose a third teaching subject at the beginning of your studies or later, this is possible as part of an extension course, provided that you have already completed the third subject in your Bachelor's studies (or as part of the extension course in your BA).
The teacher training programme is organised within a development network (Verbund LehrerInnenbildung West). This allows students to freely choose from the full range of courses offered. This also makes it possible to combine teaching subjects offered at different institutions.
During the programme, in addition to the content of the two chosen teaching subjects, the curriculum includes foundational courses in educational science, practical pedagogical studies, and elective courses. The foundational courses in educational science are not offered at the Mozarteum, but at our partner institutions. Furthermore, students can, at their own request, attend courses at these other institutions as a non-degree student and have them credited as electives toward their degree. This allows for a wide range of options.
The following partner institutions offer teacher training programmes in cooperation:
- Kirchliche Pädagogische Hochschule – Edith Stein
- Pädagogische Hochschule Tirol
- Pädagogische Hochschule Vorarlberg
- Universität Innsbruck
- Universität Mozarteum, Standort Innsbruck
- Individual and small group lessons
- First-class facilities in seminar and practice rooms
- Numerous performance opportunities
- Modern infrastructure
- Great community
- Personal atmosphere
- Central location in Innsbruck in the House of Music (Haus der Musik)
The Master's degree programme in Secondary Education entitles the holder to full employment as a teacher of grades 5 - 13 in:
- Special needs schools
- Middle schools
- Polytechnic schools (PTS)
- Grammar schools (AHS)
- Vocational schools and colleges (BMHS)
Graduates of the Master's degree programme:
- can reflect on, modify, and orient central scientific content, theories, development perspectives, and areas of application towards teaching practice
- can, based on their experiences as musicians, classify and analyze musical contributions from an artistic perspective, express themselves adequately in different artistic forms, and critically evaluate their own contribution
- can recognize differences and similarities between the sub-disciplines of the subject and establish connections between essential findings in the different areas
- can apply subject-specific procedures and methods appropriately, particularly in the field of music education
- are able to explore, communicate, and document subject-specific content and findings in a way that corresponds to the conventions of the subject
- are able to identify and address subject-specific questions and problems independently and collaboratively
- can describe pathways of the learning process in the artistic and scientific development of subject content and align them with the requirements of teaching practice
- can establish cross-connections between subject content, subject-didactic concerns, and school practice, and do so using concrete examples Documenting tasks
If you are already enrolled in a Bachelor's degree programme for teacher education in two teaching subjects, or have even already completed your studies, but would like to take a third teaching subject or pursue a (further) specialization, you can do so within the framework of an extension programme. The prerequisite is that a bachelor's degree has already been obtained in the desired third subject or specialization.
When changing clusters: If an artistic entrance examination or sports aptitude test is required for the chosen third teaching subject, regular registration for this examination is necessary.
The exact content of the extension programmes is listed in the curriculum for the teacher education programme for secondary education (general education). A total of 35 ECTS credits must be earned in the third teaching subject. An additional master's thesis is not required.
Information on registration
The prerequisite for admission to the Master's programme in Secondary Education (General Education) is:
- Completion of a relevant Bachelor's degree in Education (General Education) within the Western Region, or
- another relevant Bachelor's degree, or
- an equivalent degree from a recognized domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution.
If equivalence is generally established but only certain requirements for full equivalence are lacking, the responsible body of the admitting university is authorized to require additional academic credits to be earned during the Master's programme.
Admission requires passing an entrance examination to assess artistic and pedagogical maturity. This examination is only required for applicants who did not complete their Bachelor's degree within the Western Region Development Network.
Applicants whose first language is not German must also provide proof of German language proficiency.
If the Bachelor's degree in Teacher Education was completed within the Western Region development network, no new application process is necessary. Enrolment in the Master's programme takes place during the general admission period at the University of Innsbruck.
Please take a look at the FAQs about registration in Muvac if you get stuck at any of the steps.
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3. Create an application account in Muvac
4. Fill out your own profile in Muvac (minimum requirements: personal data, information on expertise matching the desired degree programme, in the CV: current employment and information on previous training)
6. Fill out the application form in Muvac ("Apply now")
Please note: Your application is only valid once you click "Submit application" in Muvac and subsequently receive a green confirmation message from Muvac. Registration for the general admission procedure to teaching degrees or creating a profile in Muvac (step 4) does not constitute a valid application!
After successful submission, you will receive an email from Muvac confirming receipt of your application. You can also check the status of your application yourself after logging into Muvac under Menu -> Applications.
The artistic entrance examination is only required if you did not complete your Bachelor's degree within the development network Western Region.
Registration may only be made for one location, either Central Region (for Salzburg and Linz) or Western Region (for Innsbruck). Multiple registrations at different locations are not permitted and will be cancelled.
Documents required for online registration
- Curriculum vitae in tabular form with photo
- Letter of motivation (approx. one DIN A4 page)
- (final) certificates as well as examinations and transcripts of records of all previous artistic and/or pedagogical studies
- Proof of German language proficiency
Form of the documents
- The documents can be uploaded as PDF in the application form.
- If the documents mentioned are not available in German or English, an official translation must also be submitted.
The artistic entrance examination
Partial examinations must be passed in the following areas:
- Audition in the 1st artistic major (1. KHF)
- Audition in the 2nd artistic major (2. KHF)
- Mastery of the German language (at least level B2) for those whose first language is not German (further information HERE).
The requirements in the auditions are based on the requirements of the final examination of the BA Teacher Training for Instrumental Music in the Western Region. An artistic programme must be performed that corresponds to the examination requirements in the artistic majors.
The examinations listed above all take place within the entrance examination period for teaching degrees in music and instrumental music, with the exception of some auditions in the Artistic Major, which are held during the same session as the auditions for performance studies, depending on the instrument. Candidates are advised to check the examination dates to establish whether this applies to them.
Please note that the Mozarteum University Salzburg offers various support options at the time of your audition and during your studies if you have a disability or a chronic illness.
If this applies to you and you would like to take advantage of counselling, please contact Claudia Haitzmann: claudia.haitzmann@moz.ac.at or +43 676 88122 337.
Any questions?
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