IIK Bayreuth e.V.
The course addresses international students of music who are preparing for professional training in the field of arts and music.
Students from other faculties are also welcome to participate if they have reached an advanced level of singing or playing an instrument.
The specialised course "Music and Musical Life in Germany" can only be chosen in combination with and in addition to the language course "Language and Society in Modern Germany". The specialised course in the afternoon takes up eight hours per week and the language course in the morning 20 hours per week. Our weekly programme will be rounded off by practical and informational seminars on German culture and society with 12 hours of lessons per week.
Bayreuth is famous for its yearly Richard Wagner festival, which is an important part of musical life in Germany. It comes as no surprise that the Summer University in Bayreuth offers a special course devoted to musical life in Germany, designed for anyone interested in music.
This course will offer you the opportunity to gain knowledge about the institutions of musical life, musical education and management in Germany. In cooperation with the "Festival of Young Artists" in Bayreuth, you will participate in talks, workshops and performances on the life and work of Richard Wagner.
The closing concert of the Summer University also is regularly organised by the participants of this course. You will have the chance to practise compositions (vocal and instrumental) and perform these on stage in front of all your new-found friends.
Date of arrival is one day prior to the course date between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Additional costs can be incurred for the optional parts of the cultural programme (museum visits, excursions).
For this course DAAD university summer course scholarships (usually starting at language level B1) are available. If you wish to apply for this course, you can find all necessary information about the scholarship programme and its application requirements here. To submit your application, please note the reference number HSK-0062. This number can only be used for presence courses. Applying for attending online courses is not possible.
German language skills level B1 or higher
We organise single room accommodation. Students may choose between a room in a student dormitory or in a private shared flat. The dormitories feature two-, four-, five- and six-student apartment units, each with a kitchen and single occupancy bedrooms. All dormitories are equipped with a common room as well as a TV room. Dishes and linen are available. In shared flats, kitchens and bathrooms are shared. Costs for accommodation are about 340 EUR per month plus a deposit fee of 100 EUR.
The students' dormitories as well as private shared flats are equipped with cooking facilities. Several grocery stores and restaurants are to be found in the city centre.
The course fee includes various leisure time activities: literature café, academic seminars, international choir, theatre workshops, movie nights, sports programme, and the almost legendary Summer University parties.
Cultural immersion opportunities include the following: museum visits, local trips, guided city tours. These excursions cost between 1 and 8 EUR. We also offer trips, e.g., to Bamberg, Nuremberg or Regensburg, which cost between 29 and 35 EUR.
On the green campus of the University of Bayreuth, people and ideas meet. The academic life is colourful and more personal than in large universities. Top-level research, teaching according to the most modern methods, internationality and diversity, springboard for our students into successful careers – that is what the University of Bayreuth stands for.
Language course/short course
