Bachelor in Jazz/Pop Drum and Dance (Aarhus)

Bachelor in Jazz/Pop Drum and Dance (Aarhus) is one of 5 English-taught Music & Performing Arts programmes at Bachelor's Degree 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 4,850 to EUR 6,600; this programme lists EUR 6,600 a year. 1 is recorded as free for EU, EEA and Swiss students.

What you study

The jazz/pop programmes at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus are broad, and the academy treats that breadth as a strength. Tuition covers all the common instruments in jazz/pop music. On this programme you work with four main instruments in a sense: your own instrument plus singing, dancing and percussion.

Singing and dancing run through the whole degree via the Singing, Dancing and Playing (SDS) subject, whatever your main instrument is. The programme works across jazz, pop and global music styles, mixing established traditions with modern music and dancing. Music from other cultures matters here, especially music with strong ties to dancing.

Course subjects are grouped into five fields:

• Main study area: subjects where you perform, plus subjects that support that work
• Pedagogics: subjects where you communicate and teach, plus supporting subjects
• General studies: elementary support subjects
• Entrepreneurial studies: subjects and projects where you gain experience as an entrepreneur and manager of processes, and pick up career management tools
• Bachelor project: the degree ends with a project you define yourself, based on your interests or requirements

Admission, language and next steps

Entry is by entrance exam, described in the admission requirements. The academy's homepage has detailed information on requirements for bachelor's, master's and soloist programmes, plus examples of entry exams.

You apply online through kum.studieoptag.dk, the application system for all institutions under the Ministry of Culture. The academy's homepage sets out the application deadline, the schedule for entry exams and any application fee.

There is a tuition fee for full-time degree students with citizenship outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland. Exchange students do not pay tuition. The programme is offered at the Aarhus campus.

Undergraduate applications are made through optagelse.dk, with deadlines on 15 March and 5 July (12:00 CET). Which one applies depends on your qualification. 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.