Conducting – Choir
Join and lead one of Sweden's biggest movements - choir singing. The Bachelor's Programme in Choir Conducting gives you a solid foundation to work in national and international music life as a choral conductor.
About the programme
- Sweden’s only bachelor’s degree programme in choral conducting.
- Practical and theoretical training with masterclasses and hands-on choir work.
- A focus on choral conducting within the Western art music tradition.
The interest in choir singing and the need for well-trained choral conductors is great – 600,000 are singing in choirs in Sweden alone.
The programme in conducting is given with two profiles: choir and orchestra. You choose one of these but may study some courses with students in the other profile.
Please note that a strong proficiency in the Swedish language is a general entry requirement for first-cycle studies, but exemptions for this programme can be made.
Programme Content
Studies include supervised conducting of choir/orchestra/big band, seminars and an independent assignment. Subsidiary subjects are: ear training, form analysis, instrumentation, score playing, harmony and counterpoint, plus elective courses.
The studies are intended to develop your artistic and technical ability, to give you a good knowledge of repertoire and to deepen your artistic insight.
Read the syllabus to see exactly which courses are included in the program pdf, 163 kB.
Admissions
No admission to autumn 2026 for this programme.
To be eligible for this programme, you need to
- meet the general entry requirements for first-cycle studies
- meet the specific entry requirements which are passed entrance examination.
Read more about how to meet the general entry requirements
Please note that a strong proficiency in the Swedish language is a general entry requirement for first-cycle studies, but exemptions for this programme can be made.
Read the test description for the programme for information about the entrance examination content.
If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of places, a selection will take place. Selection is based on results on entrance examination.
Please see our Step-by-step guide on how to apply.
How to apply
When a programme or course is open for application, it is presented on universityadmissions.se. After submitting your application you will, in most cases, be called to an entrance examination.
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