Intercultural Music and Event Management

The supplementary subject is tendered in cooperation with the institution of higher education Franz Liszt Weimar.
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Key facts
Degree
Bachelor of Arts
Supplement to degree
minor in a multi-subject bachelor’s programme
Admission restriction
without admission restriction (without NC)
Duration
6 Semesters
Credits/ECTS
60
Teaching language
German
Tuition fee
None
Semester contribution
€ 305,05
Start of studies
Winter semester, Summer semester
Part-time possible
Yes
Institutions
University of Music FRANZ LISZT WeimarExternal link
Institute of Musicology Jena-WeimarExternal link
Application & Deadlines

Programme content

The interdisciplinary supplementary subject Intercultural Music and Event Management is offered in cooperation between the subject area Intercultural Business Communication and the institution of higher education FRANZ LISZT in Weimar (Department of Cultural Management). The course|classes take place both there and at the University of Jena. You will initially acquire knowledge of communication and cultural theory as well as Economics and Business Administration-Focus: Business Analytics, on which all further modules are based. The thematic focus includes cultural-political, scientific and economic issues. You will also deal with the topics of marketing, law, PR, Psychology, planning and organisation. The aims of the degree programme are

  • to impart a theoretical understanding of the problems and opportunities of intercultural action in the context of international Music and Event Management
  • the acquisition of basic knowledge in the subject) area|field of Cultural Management
  • the competence|qualification to successfully organise intercultural interaction situations.

Structure

Multi-subject bachelor’s programme

Picture: Sophie Bartholome

The Bachelor's degree is the first professional qualification. The standard period of study|regular programme length is six semesters in total, during which various forms of courses (e.g. seminars, lectures or tutorials) are offered for the individual modules.

A multi-subject Bachelor's degree consists of a major subject with 120 credit points (abbreviation: LP / 1 LP = 30 hours of attendance, preparation and follow-up work|follow-up activity, learning and assessed coursework and examinations) and a supplementary subject with 60 LP.

Why study in Jena?

  • The department is intensively involved in international discourse with projects, symposia and joint study programmes and maintains an intensive national and international exchange with teaching staff and students. The association weim|art e.V. is affiliated as a training company.

What can you do after your studies?

Career opportunities:

Graduates are able to contribute constructively to internationalisation processes in Music and Event Management as well as to cultural management and in particular cultural policy processes in an international context (especially with regard to issues of their major subject and reference fields of their chosen target culture). They are proficient in presentation and negotiation skills in intercultural and multilingual professional action fields. Experience has shown that there is an above-average demand on the labour market for graduates with interface skills in the disciplines involved between the humanities and Economics and Business Administration-Focus: Business Analytics.

Postgraduate master’s programmes at our University

  1. Intercultural Human Resource Development and Communication Management Master of Arts
    • Faculty of Arts
All degree programmes

Downloads and links for the degree programme

What are we looking for in prospective students?

  • Openness to the unfamiliar
  • Willingness to take cultural differences productively
  • Linguistic fluency orally and in writing|written and spoken
  • Curiosity, a certain amount of willingness to take risks and a thirst for adventure
  • Good hearing and good powers of observation

You can find all the relevant information on application procedures and deadlines hereExternal link.

Admission requirements

  • University entrance qualification

    A university entrance qualification, such as a general secondary school leaving certificate, is required for admission onto the study programme.

    More information on university entrance qualifications can be found here.

  • Language requirements

    two modern foreign languages

Contacts

Academic Advisory Service - Kerstin Gerth (Cultural Management)

Room 4.06
Carl-Alexander-Platz 1
99425 Weimar Google Maps site planExternal link

Opening hours:
Di 10:00-12:00 Uhr und nach Vereinbarung

Academic Advisory Service - Prof. Dr. Christoph Vatter (Intercultural Business Communication)

Room 501
Ernst-Abbe-Platz 8
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link

Central Student Advisory Service

University Main Building / SSZ
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link

Office hours:
We offer consultations in person, by telephone, and via Zoom. You can make an appointment by calling us on +49 3641 9-411111 (Mondays to Fridays from 9:00 to 11:00) or outside these office hours on +49 3641 9-411200. You can also use our remote help desk.

Consultation hours:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (9:00 to 12:20), Tuesdays (14:00 to 18:00), and Wednesdays and Thursdays (14:00 to 16:00).

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Student Service Centre

University Main Building, Room E065
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link

Opening hours:
ATTENTION:
In the period 11.08.-12.09.2025, the information desk is open for very urgent personal matters on Monday 10 am - 12 noon and Thursday 1 pm - 3 pm.
The information desk will be closed on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday!
Please use the ServiceDesk for your concerns. Thank you very much.

Information Desk (UHG; Room E0.65) - outside the above-mentioned period:

Mondays (10:00 – 12:00)
Tuesdays (13:00 – 15:00)
Wednesdays (10:00 – 12:00)
Thursdays (13:00 – 15:00)
Fridays (10:00 – 12:00)

You can also use our remote help desk at
www.uni-jena.de/service-ssz
or send us your enquiries by post.

Telephone hours:
Mondays to Fridays
(9:00 – 11:00)

Postal address:
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Studierenden-Service-Zentrum
07737 Jena

International Office - International students

University Main Building
Fürstengraben 1
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link