Study Music and Musicology in Serbia: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Serbia has 14 undergraduate programmes in Music and Musicology at 5 universities in 4 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay €3,600 a year (€766–€3,600); non-EU students €3,600 a year (€766–€3,600).

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.

All Music and Musicology programmes in Serbia

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
Muzička produkcija i dizajn zvuka — Akademija umetnostiAlfa BK UniversityBelgradeSerbian4 yr——
Dirigovanje — Fakultet muzičke umetnostiUniversity of Arts in BelgradeBelgradeSerbian4 yr€1,800–€3,600€1,800–€3,600
Džez i popularna muzika — Fakultet muzičke umetnostiUniversity of Arts in BelgradeBelgradeSerbian4 yr€1,800–€3,600€1,800–€3,600
Etnomuzikologija i etnokoreologija — Fakultet muzičke umetnostiUniversity of Arts in BelgradeBelgradeSerbian4 yr€1,800–€3,600€1,800–€3,600
Kompozicija — Fakultet muzičke umetnostiUniversity of Arts in BelgradeBelgradeSerbian4 yr€1,800–€3,600€1,800–€3,600
Muzička pedagogija — Fakultet muzičke umetnostiUniversity of Arts in BelgradeBelgradeSerbian5 yr€1,800–€3,600€1,800–€3,600
Muzička teorija — Fakultet muzičke umetnostiUniversity of Arts in BelgradeBelgradeSerbian4 yr€1,800–€3,600€1,800–€3,600
Muzikologija — Fakultet muzičke umetnostiUniversity of Arts in BelgradeBelgradeSerbian4 yr€1,800–€3,600€1,800–€3,600
Muzička teorija i pedagogija — Filološko - umetnički fakultetUniversity of Kragujevac (Kragujevac)KragujevacSerbian4 yr€766€766
Muzika u medijima — Filološko - umetnički fakultetUniversity of Kragujevac (Kragujevac)KragujevacSerbian4 yr€1,192€1,192
Muzička pedagogija — Fakultet umetnostiUniversity of Niš (Niš)NišSerbian4 yr€2,500€2,500
Kompozicija — Akademija umetnostiUniversity of Novi Sad (Novi Sad)Novi SadSerbian4 yr€1,800€1,800
Muzička pedagogija — Akademija umetnostiUniversity of Novi Sad (Novi Sad)Novi SadSerbian4 yr€1,800€1,800
Muzička produkcija — Akademija umetnostiUniversity of Novi Sad (Novi Sad)Novi SadSerbian4 yr€1,800€1,800

How admission works in Serbia

Admission is run by each faculty or school itself under an annual call (konkurs) that states the number of budget-funded and self-financing places, the entry requirements, the ranking criteria and the tuition (Higher Education Act, art. 98). You need a completed four-year secondary school; candidates are ranked by points (up to 100) from the secondary-school record and a faculty entrance exam or aptitude test (art. 100) — at the University of Belgrade, for example, up to 40 points for the school record and up to 60 for the entrance exam. Foreign citizens enrol under the same conditions as Serbian citizens as regards previous education, but must know the language of instruction (art. 97); a foreign secondary-school diploma has to be recognised first by the ENIC/NARIC centre of the Ministry of Education, a procedure that takes up to 60 days (studyinserbia.rs). The first round is held in June–July (in 2026 applications at Belgrade faculties were on 19–22 June); a second round follows from late August to mid-September (University of Niš: 1–18 September 2026) and a third one where places remain. Calls for autumn 2027 are expected to follow the same pattern and are published on the institutions' own websites.

See also: Study in Serbia · Music and Musicology in other countries

Sources

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