Master’s degree · MFA
Master of Fine Arts in Music with Specialisation in Improvisation and World Music Performance
University of Gothenburg, Academy of Music and Drama · Academy of Music and Drama · Gothenburg, Sweden
- Official award
- Master of Fine Arts in Music with Specialisation in Improvisation and World Music PerformanceMFA
- Subject
- Music Performance
- Format
- On campus2 years
- Tuition
- SEK 574,000whole program, Autumn 2027 intake
About this program
Two-year master's programme in improvisation and world music performance; selection is by an admission test.
- Department
- Academy of Music and Drama
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- Master of Fine Arts in Music with Specialisation in Improvisation and World Music PerformanceMFA
- Award family
- MFAA Master of Fine Arts, listed only where the institution genuinely awards it in music.
- Qualification level
- Master’s degree
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Orientation not published
- Previous degree required
- Yes
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.
No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 2 years
- Credits
- 120 ECTSCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Intakes
- Autumn 2027
- Campus
- Academy of Music and Drama, Gothenburg
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- Taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition required
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- A bachelor's degree in music or equivalent
- Deadlines
- 1 Dec 2026 - 15 Jan 2027 · Autumn 2027
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full education costTuition · mandatory | SEK 574,000whole program, Autumn 2027 intake | Page does not label the category; it states EU/EEA citizens, Swedish residence permit holders and exchange students pay no fees | 25 October 2026Source |
Published program total: SEK 574,000 (Other fee category). Whole-program tuition as published.
Lesson fees, accompanists, practice-room charges, instruments, software, recording, recitals, compulsory travel and residencies are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked. Do not assume an instrument, an accompanist, software or private lessons are included.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)