Music Production

The doctoral studies of music production purposefully develop the student’s independent creative personality to be capable of both concentrated and continuous development of his or her skills and talents, as well as of reflections on artistic and production work through the acquisition of theoretical knowledge and their creative application.

Aim of the study programme:

The programme expands the competencies of master’s degree graduates and leads students towards their own scientific, publishing and pedagogical activities and towards the implementation of demanding and extensive music projects on an international stage.

It mainly focuses on the education of academics and researchers, creative music producers or managers, and directors of music institutions. It also aims to enable further, highly specialised artistic and scientific education for graduates, especially in the fields of music management and music production at the Faculty of Theatre JAMU and related study programmes.

The studies aim to create graduates who:

– are prepared to explore music institutions and the related live arts, music and music entertainment industries;

– are prepared to lead and organise theoretical teaching;

– can implement model musical events in all their links to production, financing, implementation, promotion, public relations and marketing communication;

– are prepared for applied research activities;

– know how to search for new artistic and production methods in their field, are ready to explore these methods, to analyse and reflect on the results achieved, and retroactively use them to influence their activities.

The graduate can work mainly in the following professions:

– university teacher or teacher of music management, music production or artistic management at a conservatory or art grammar school;

– researcher;

– manager of music institutions, primary art schools or their own art projects and activities;

– state administration or self-government employee;

– specialist in the field of media, PR and marketing (especially in connection with music).

The ECTS system is used to create the study plans. A teaching unit is 45 minutes and regular courses are usually taught in two teaching units, i.e. 90 minutes. The study system is designed so that a total of at least 240 credits is achieved in the four years of studies. We create the study plan so that a student can acquire 30 credits per semester as a standard from the courses (60 credits for one year of studies) with a minimum requirement of 15 credits per semester.

The system is set up as a predominantly flexible credit system (e.g. the student’s publishing activity is evaluated in the range of 1 to 6 credits depending on the type of publication output. The student can enrol in a course repeatedly with a set minimum requirement.). The student creates an individual study plan, which he or she consults with the supervisor and submits to the field council; students can use the flexible credit system to accentuate the relevant study obligations in various phases of study.

Optional courses are aimed at expanding the specialised knowledge in the field of music production. Students can also enrol in external courses subject to approval by the field council in agreement with the supervisor (e.g. specialised courses organised by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic).