Department of Composition and Theory of Music

1. Registration of candidates
Registration through the IRK (Internet Registration of Candidates) system is obligatory and will be available via https://irk.chopin.edu.pl/en-gb/ from 30 June to 4 July 2025.
2. Paying the enrolment fee
The fee for entering the enrolment procedure amounts to 250.00 PLN. Please make your payment to your individual bank account number provided by the IRK system.

Candidates should submit the following documents either by post (the postmark date serves as proof) or by placing them in the designated box located at the University near room 312, in accordance with the Rules of the Artistic Training Programme at the UMFC. https://bip.chopin.edu.pl/zarzadzenie/z-20-2025
1. An application form for admission to the Artistic Training Programme, completed in accordance with the template specified by the UMFC.
2. A personal questionnaire, completed in accordance with the template specified by the UMFC.
3. One photograph.
4. A declaration of commitment to cover the tuition fees for the Artistic Training Programme, completed in accordance with the template specified by the UMFC (this constitutes part of the application form).
5. Any additional documents, if specified in the published information on the admission requirements for the Artistic Training Programme.
6. In addition to the documents listed above, candidates who are not Polish citizens must also submit a certified copy of a valid health and accident insurance policy for the duration of their studies in Poland, or a copy of the European Health Insurance Card, or a signed declaration stating that they will enrol in the National Health Fund (Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia) immediately upon commencing their studies.
7. Applicants are required to submit a secondary school-leaving certificate (matura), unless they present a diploma of higher education, in accordance with §10(1) of the UMFC Artistic Training Programme Regulations. Candidates who obtained their school-leaving certificate or higher education diploma abroad must submit an authenticated copy of the document along with a sworn translation into Polish.

Admission to the qualification examination is conditional upon payment of the application fee.

All application documents must be submitted in full and in hard copy. Candidates who fail to submit a complete set of the required documents by the deadline, or who send them in electronic form, will not be admitted to the Artistic Training Programme.
 

Major: COMPOSITION AND THEORY OF MUSIC
Specialty: Composition
Description
Individual classes (to select) in composition. The training is aimed at widening the knowledge and experience in the above-mentioned field.

Lecturers
•    prof. dr hab. Aleksander Kościów
•    prof. dr hab. Paweł Łukaszewski
•    dr hab. Tomasz Opałka, prof. UMFC
•    dr hab. Dariusz Przybylski, prof. UMFC
•    dr hab. Ignacy Zalewski, prof. UMFC

Enrolment conditions
•    submission of a link to at least three compositions in electronic form by the registration deadline, by entering them in the designated field of the candidate registration form in the IRK system 

Admission limit
•    7 people 

Fee
•    2,600 EUR per 30 THs