About this programme
Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary creative artist (CCA) is a Top-up & Postgraduate Diploma programme at Danish National Academy of Music in Odense, taught in English. It runs for 2 years. The register gives Esbjerg as the campus town. It lists the degree as Advanced Postgraduate Diploma. Danish National Academy of Music is an arts academy in Southern Denmark.
How it compares
Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary creative artist (CCA) is one of 4 English-taught Music & Performing Arts programmes at Top-up & Postgraduate Diploma level in the register, offered by 2 institutions. 3 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 3,800 to EUR 7,750; this programme lists EUR 6,325 a year.
What you will study
CCA is a two-year soloist programme at the Danish National Academy of Music in Esbjerg. It is for musicians who want to create and perform their own work at a high level. The programme is taught in English and leads to an Advanced Postgraduate Diploma.
What you study
The main subject is artistic and compositional work creation and communication. You develop your own instrumental or vocal skills alongside that. The programme is open to all genres, and you can work with other musicians as well as on your own. After you are admitted, your artistic projects can involve other soloist students during the two years. That can be the same group of fellow students or other constellations across genres.
The campus in Esbjerg covers classical, rhythmic, electronic, church and folk music, and the programme aims to promote collective and co-creating elements and a genre-open approach. Your profile is assessed at the entrance exam and at the debut concert. Both place weight on achieving a strong artistic, compositional, work-creating and work-communicating result and a high instrumental or vocal level.
How the programme is organised
The programme runs for two years. It is a flexible soloist programme, so the planning of your course centres on developing and nurturing your unique talent. The advanced postgraduate diploma focuses on developing soloist competences and stage skills at the highest international artistic level. You must be able to meet the demands of all sides of the professional music business. The curriculum is published in Danish in two volumes: General curriculum vol. I and Curriculum vol. II.
Who it suits
This programme suits musicians who want to create their own work and perform it, and who are ready to take responsibility for their own artistic direction. You should be comfortable working across genres and with other musicians in changing constellations. The programme is for someone who wants to develop both as a creator and as an instrumentalist or vocalist, and who can handle the professional music business in all its aspects.
Admission, language and next steps
The programme requires a master's degree. The application deadline is 1 February, and the start is in August. Teaching is in English, and language requirements apply. You apply directly to the institution. Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland study free of charge. Other students pay a fee set by the institution. The application process includes an entrance exam, and the programme ends with a debut concert.
Job opportunities after graduating
- Soloist
- Composer
- Performing musician
- Ensemble musician
- Cross-genre collaborator
Before you apply
For top-up and postgraduate diploma programmes the application route differs between institutions, so follow the steps on the programme page. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, residence permits and housing.
Facts on this page come from the Study in Denmark register, the official portal of the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science. Fees are in euros as the institution lists them. "Not recorded" means the register has no figure, not that the programme is free. Always confirm requirements, fees and deadlines with the institution.
Quick answers
Is Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary creative artist (CCA) taught in English?
Yes. The Study in Denmark register lists it as an English-taught programme at Danish National Academy of Music. Only English-taught degree programmes are in the register.
How long does it take?
The register records 2 years of study. Confirm the study load in ECTS credits with Danish National Academy of Music.
Where is it taught?
The register lists Esbjerg as the campus town for this programme at Danish National Academy of Music.
How do I apply?
The route differs between institutions for top-up and postgraduate diploma programmes. Read the application steps on the programme page at Danish National Academy of Music before you apply.
What does it cost?
Students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland pay EUR 6,325 a year, as Danish National Academy of Music lists it. The fee for EU, EEA and Swiss students is not recorded for this programme, so do not assume it is free; check with Danish National Academy of Music. Fees are in euros as the institution lists them.
Is this programme officially listed?
It comes from the Study in Denmark register, the official portal of the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science at studyindenmark.dk. The programme page at Danish National Academy of Music is linked from this page so you can compare.
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