Curriculum

The following information relates to teacher training within the study programme Music Pedagogy, University of Zagreb, Academy of Music. The Bachelor course lasts 4 years (8 semesters; 240 ECTS). 60 ECTS must be gained in each of the four years. The curriculum content is presented in table 1. The Master course lasts 1 year (2 semesters; 60 ECTS). The curriculum content is presented in table 2.

Subject field	Fields	Obligatory	Optional
Artistic subjects	Keyboard harmony, Conducting, Vocal technique, Score playing, Choir, Piano, Tamburica	X
Artistic subjects	Tamburica ensemble, Chamber music for percussion		X
Music theory and history	Solfeggio, Harmony , Polyphony, Arranging for ensembles, Music forms and styles, Instruments, History of music, History of Croat music	X
Music theory and history	Basis for composing , Music acoustics, Music aesthetics, Music information		X
Pedagogical subjects	Fundamentals of music pedagogy	X
Pedagogical subjects	· Module: Psychology of music teaching and learning, · Music didactics, Teaching methods of theoretical musical subjects, Pedagogical practice · Psychology of Music, Society and policy aspects of music, · Medicine (education) for music therapists, Theoretical basis for music therapy, musical- therapeutic exercises		X
Other subjects	A foreign language, Introduction to the History of Art Thesis	X
Other subjects	A foreign language, Career planning, Sound as an art expression, History of film, History of dance		X

Table 3: Curriculum content the of the Bachelor course Music Pedagogy at the Academy of Music (University of Zagreb)

Subject field	fields	obligatory	optional
Artistic subjects	Tamburitza ensemble, Chamber music for percussion		X
Music theory and history	Music around the world, Introduction to the ethnomusicology	X
Music theory and history	Music acoustics, Music aesthetics, Solfeggio, Music for the film and theatre		X
Pedagogical subjects	Music pedagogy, Methodology of science researching	X
Pedagogical subjects	Society and policy aspects of music, Teaching methods of theoretical musical subjects		X
Other subjects	Thesis	X
Other subjects	Foreign language, Career planning, Sound as an art expression, History of film, History of dance		X

Table 3: Curriculum content of the Master course Music Pedagogy at the Academy of Music (University of Zagreb)

A breakdown of the curriculum (Bachelor and Master obligatory subjects together) is presented in graph 1:

Graph1: Proportions of credit points between general subject fields

The class teacher course (Master) last 5 years (10 semesters; 150 weeks). In each of the ten semesters students could acquire 25-35 credit points. The class teacher curriculum consists of a range of pedagogic subjects, special didactics and technical-theoretical subjects. Musical subjects as a part of the class teacher curriculum at University of Zadar are presented in table 3.

	Obligatory	Optional
Musical practicum I		X
Musical practicum I	X
Musical workshop I		X
Musical practicum II		X
Musical culture	X
Methods of musical culture I	X
Musical practicum II	X
Musical workshop II		X
Methods of musical culture II	X
Methods of musical culture III	X
Methods of musical culture IV	X

Table 4: Musical subjects in the class teacher curriculum (Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zadar)

A breakdown of the curriculum (musical obligatory and optional subjects together) is presented in graph 2:

Graph 2: Proportions of credit points between subject fields on the class teacher course (Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Zadar)