About this programme
Master of Music in Conducting is a Master's Degree programme at Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, taught in English. It runs for 2 years and carries 120 ECTS credits. The register gives Oslo as the campus town. It lists the degree as Master. Norwegian Academy of Music is an arts, music and architecture academy in Oslo.
How it compares
Master of Music in Conducting is one of 14 English-taught Music programmes at Master's Degree level in the register, offered by 6 institutions. 1 of them lists an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland. 14 are recorded as free for EU, EEA and Swiss students.
What you will study
What you study
The Master of Music in Conducting at the Norwegian Academy of Music is a practical conducting course. The focus is on your own musical development, and you work with accomplished experts and ensembles throughout the two years. The programme is built around leading real ensembles: the source text says you will have the opportunity to lead several professional ensembles. That is the core of the degree, not a side activity.
You also work on how you function as a musical leader. The programme is described as vital in music that has a great need for good musical leaders, and it aims to develop your talent as a performer through relevant practice and reflection. Much of the learning is about working in a disciplined and independent way, with the Academy's academic environment behind you. The degree is 120 ECTS over two years.
Admission, language and next steps
To apply you need a Bachelor's degree in music with 60 ECTS credits in conducting, or equivalent qualifications that you document at the audition. A limited number of study places are available, so the entrance exams and auditions matter. The auditions are held in week 8.
Applicants are expected to have reached a high level on their principal instrument, to have relatively wide experience leading different ensembles or choirs, and to have broad musical experience that lets them relate to the artistic qualities and intentions of the music.
The application deadline is 15 December. Teaching is in English. The Academy is an arts academy in Oslo, and it sets its own application process, so check the programme page for what to prepare and how to submit. Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland are normally exempt from tuition fees at state institutions; other degree students normally pay a fee the institution sets.
Job opportunities after graduating
- Conductor of professional ensembles
- Conductor of choirs
- Conductor of orchestras
- Musical leader in the music field
- Ensemble leader
- Further artistic development as a performing conductor
Before you apply
Master’s applications go straight to Norwegian Academy of Music, not through the national admission service (NUCAS). Study in Norway states that you need a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS), including courses equal to at least one and a half years of full-time study relevant to the programme. The institution lists its deadline as: 15 December. The register shows 15 December 2026 as a deadline date for this programme. Deadlines are set by each institution for each programme, so confirm yours. Entry requirements and language tests are also set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, study permits and housing.
Facts on this page come from the Study in Norway register, the official English-programme list run by HK-dir, the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. Fees are in NOK as the institution lists them. "Not listed" means the register has no figure, not that the programme is free. Always confirm requirements, fees and deadlines with the institution.
Quick answers
Is Master of Music in Conducting taught in English?
Yes. The Study in Norway register, run by HK-dir, lists it as an English-taught programme at Norwegian Academy of Music. Only English-taught degree programmes are included here.
How long does it take?
The register records 2 years of study and 120 ECTS credits. Sixty ECTS credits are one academic year of full-time study.
Where is it taught?
The register lists Oslo as the campus town for this programme at Norwegian Academy of Music.
How do I apply?
Master’s applications go straight to the institution, not through the national admission service (NUCAS). Study in Norway states that you need a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS), including courses equal to at least one and a half years of full-time study relevant to the programme, and some programmes require a minimum grade average. Norwegian Academy of Music publishes its requirements on the programme page.
When is the application deadline?
Each institution sets and publishes its own deadline for each programme, and the dates can differ between applicants from outside the EU/EEA, EU/EEA applicants and Nordic applicants. As Norwegian Academy of Music lists it: 15 December. The register shows 15 December 2026 as a deadline date for this programme. Confirm the date for your own situation on the programme page at Norwegian Academy of Music.
What does it cost?
No annual fee is listed for this programme. Degree students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland normally pay tuition at Norwegian institutions, and the fees vary by institution and programme, so ask Norwegian Academy of Music what applies to you. For students from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland the record shows no tuition fee. Fees are in NOK as the institution lists them. Every student also pays a semester fee of about NOK 1,000 to the student welfare organisation linked to the institution.
Do I need a permit to study there?
Students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland need a study permit from the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI). UDI asks for proof of admission, housing and funds of NOK 15,488 a month or NOK 170,368 a year (2026/27), on top of any tuition fee. A study permit allows work of up to 20 hours a week during term and full time in the holidays. Students from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland register with the police within three months of arrival instead.
Is this programme officially listed?
It comes from the Study in Norway register at studyinnorway.no, the English-programme list run by HK-dir, the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. The programme page at Norwegian Academy of Music is linked from this page so you can compare.
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