Music instrument making West Saxon University of Applied Sciences of Zwickau
- Degree
- Bachelor of Arts
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 8 semesters
- Location
- Markneukirchen
Overview and admission
Study Type
undergraduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
- Music
- Design
Focus
String instrument making, Plucked string instrument making
Annotation
The course in Musical Instrument Making Markneukirchen combines handcrafted instrument making tradition with modern scientific work and research methods for an efficient and practice-oriented course. In a listed Art Nouveau villa there are high quality equipped workshops, modern laboratory and seminar rooms, acoustic measuring stations and an extensive specialist library.
The course offers you lessons in musical acoustics, technical mechanics, materials and materials science, history of music and musical instruments as well as design theory, wood sculpting and restoration techniques in theory and practice. You will be taught knowledge and skills that enable you to design and build high-quality, artistically designed instruments.
The close link between craftsmanship and modern academic training ensures a practically oriented degree course.
Admission modus
Selection procedure / qualifying examination
Admission requirements
Passed aptitude test\; usually professional experience or a related vocational degree. The applicant is admitted for the area of specialisation chosen upon application.
Lecture period
- Winter semester 2026/2027: 30.09.2026 - 28.01.2027Introductory week for first-year students (preparatory days): 23.9. - 27.9. Examination period: 03.02. - 21.2.
- Summer semester 2027: 08.03.2027 - 25.06.2027 (Universitywide lecture period)
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application Deadline for Aptitude Test
Until 30.05.2027
Please contact the university for dates (Faculty of Applied Art Schneeberg)
Tuition fees
Tuition fees
no tuition fees
Languages of instruction
Main language
German