University of Pécs · Hungary
Orchestral and Choral Conducting
Three-year degree in English training conductors for orchestras and choirs, combining conducting with vocal studies and theory.
- Where
- PécsHungary
- Degree
- BAChoir Conductor
- Length
- 3 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
- Apply by
- 1 June 2027
- Admission
- SelectiveAudition
- EU/EEA fee
- €4,500 a semester
More facts
- Degree
- BAChoir Conductor
- Length
- 3 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
Deadlines
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1 November 2026
University of Pécs - applications open for 2027/28Details
Published with its year: "the application period starts on 1st November 2026 and the application deadline is 30th June 2027 for the academic year 2027/2028 beginning from September 2027". Pécs adds the sentence that makes the opening date matter: "Since admission is continuous, the earlier you apply, the more spots we can offer." There is one intake a year. It is on the online-application page (https://admissions.medschool.pte.hu/application-form), as of 23 September 2026; the page on the same site titled "Deadlines & Requirements" publishes no deadline at all, so look for dates on the application page.
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1 June 2027
Application deadline: music, design, painting and sculpture degreesHard deadlineDetails
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30 June 2027
University of Pécs - application closes for September 2027Hard deadlineDetails
Published with its year: "the application deadline is 30th June 2027 for the academic year 2027/2028". It is on the online-application page, not on the page called "Deadlines & Requirements", which carries no dates at all. Because the entrance-exam window closes on 14 July and exams have to be arranged two weeks ahead, applying at the very end of June leaves almost no room to sit the exam, let alone re-sit it.
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All dates for this programme (2 more)
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3 March to 14 July 2027
University of Pécs - entrance exams, every WednesdayDetails
Published with its year: "Entrance exams are organized each Wednesday between 3rd March and 14th July 2027." The window runs weekly, not continuously - there are twenty Wednesdays in it and you sit one of them. Register two weeks in advance. Exams can be sat in Pécs, in Budapest at McDaniel College, or abroad through representative agencies, and there is a 250 USD (about €220 at the ECB rate of 24 September 2026) entrance exam fee on top of the application fee.
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6 July 2027*
IB results releasedDetails
After most Hungarian deadlines. You apply on predicted grades and entrance exams, and upload the Diploma once you have it.
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* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.
What it is
Foundation courses in philosophy, aesthetics, art history, music history and acoustics sit alongside solfege, piano, chamber music, chamber singing and conducting technique and style. Rehearsal work is central, with conducting practice on orchestral scores such as Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik and Schubert's Unfinished Symphony and on choral repertoire, and a final semester with a rehearsal pianist and a diploma choir. Choral conducting is combined with vocal studies. Graduates work in musical institutions, professional ensembles and other occupations that need music education.
What you need
- IB Diploma exempts from the English test, but a live audition-style entrance exam (aptitude test plus recorded performance) decides.
Requirements in full
Every IB applicant at University of Pécs
The full IB Diploma is required (single certificates are not accepted) and exempts from the English test, though Medical, Pharmacy, Health and Engineering applicants are still tested. No IB exemption from medical exams.
Check it on international.pte.hu
How places are decided
- Entry through the Faculty of Arts' music entrance exam: aptitude test plus a practical main-subject exam.
Sources (2)
- Orchestral and Choral Conducting at PTE — checked 2026-09-30
- IB applicants at PTE