Music Schools in Poland

Advanced music study in Poland is concentrated in public music academies (akademie muzyczne) in cities such as Warsaw, Krakow, Lodz, Wroclaw, Poznan, Gdansk, Katowice and Bydgoszcz. They run first-cycle (licencjat, usually three years) and second-cycle (magister sztuki, usually two years) studies, followed by doctoral study. Admission is competitive and based on entrance examinations that include auditions or submitted works.

Source: chopin.edu.pl/candidate/recruitment

First- and second-cycle studies

The Chopin University of Music describes studies as first- and second-cycle, full-time and part-time, with a bachelor's degree after the first cycle and the professional title of master after the second, which gives access to doctoral schools. Source

Licencjat and magister sztuki

The Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdansk describes first-cycle instrumental studies lasting three years (six semesters) ending in a licencjat, and second-cycle studies lasting two years ending in the title of magister sztuki. Source

Doctor of Musical Arts

The Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznan lists a Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) through its Doctoral School and an extramural paid D.M.A. course. Source

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Admissions and auditions. Registration is normally done through each academy's own online candidate system, followed by entrance examinations; examination dates, repertoire and fees are published per academy and per major, so check the individual academy page. Some academies publish separate English-language offers and fees for international students. Source

• Chopin University of Music - recruitment
• Academy of Music in Lodz - study in English
• Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznan - studies in English
• Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice - study programmes