Supplementary study - Physio & mental coaching

Mindfulness, a conscious approach to your own body and mental strength are essential in order to maximise your own potential and pursue a healthy and successful career in the long term. With basic theoretical knowledge and practical exercises, the Physio & Mental Coaching programme aims to provide an in-depth exploration of the topics of body, mind, health and mental strength. It serves to expand personal skills and knowledge, improve performance and enable students to practise their profession in a healthy and stable way, even in the long term.

For most people, practising an artistic activity is not just a profession, but a vocation and constantly demands top physical and mental performance. Tension, pain, postural damage, but also mental stress such as performance anxiety often arise and make playing and performing a challenge.

In addition to theoretical principles, students primarily learn practical exercises, bodywork and mental training methods. Students are informed about preventative measures, ergonomics, physiological and anatomical principles and are supported in dealing with mental challenges and their own performance under appropriate guidance. They are given tools to deal with excessive perfectionism or a lack of self-confidence. They are encouraged to activate their own resources so that they can optimally utilise their own potential in performance situations. The focus is on self-care, perception and reflection as well as performance coaching, learning relaxation methods, self-regulation and expanding one's own competences in artistic practice. Students also have the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the latest research findings and research methods.

Basic module
In the basic module, students are given an overview of theoretical principles, practical exercises, bodywork and mental training methods and can focus on in-depth topics. 

The following introductory courses from the compulsory area must be completed:

• VO Artists' Health (2 SWS/2 ECTS-Credits)
• KG Physio- and Mental Coaching BA 1 (1 SWS/1 ECTS-Credits)
• ODERVU Movement Analysis BA (1 SWS/2 ECTS-Credits) (only at the Salzburg location)
• Freely selectable: In addition, recommended courses in the basic module must be selected from the courses offered by Mozarteum University Salzburg at the respective location, Salzburg or Innsbruck (9 ECTS-Credits).

Advanced module
The advanced module deepens the skills, abilities and knowledge acquired in the basic module. Individual focussing is possible depending on what is on offer. The courses of the advanced module are to be chosen from the recommended programme of Mozarteum University Salzburg at the respective location, Salzburg or Innsbruck (12 ECTS-Credits).

The study supplement is aimed at students of Mozarteum University Salzburg (at the study locations Salzburg and Innsbruck) and can be taken by all students of the bachelor, master, diploma and doctoral programmes as part of the free electives.

Students of other degree programmes can take part in the respective study supplement within the framework of the free electives (FWF), subject to available capacities. Students from other universities can be admitted as part of co-enrolment subject to available capacity (further information: Study and Examination Management of Mozarteum University Salzburg).

The crediting of courses from the supplementary programme is possible within the framework of the free electives. When attending individual courses, the course certificates can be used as part of the free electives.

Students have the opportunity to obtain a certificate for the basic module (12 ECTS-Credits) as well as for the advanced module (12 ECTS-Credits). The following certificates can be applied for after successful completion of the courses of the supplementary programme:

• A certificate for the basic module for each supplementary study programme is issued after positive completion of the basic module with courses with different content (including the two compulsory courses) amounting to at least 12 ECTS-Credits.
• A certificate for the advanced module for each supplementary study programme is issued after successful completion of the advanced module with further courses of different content amounting to at least 12 ECTS-Credits.

The examination certificates for the courses must be submitted in the specified digital form (individual certificates in PDF format as well as a list of courses) to the head of the respective study supplement for the purpose of checking the ECTS-Credits and the correct allocation of the completed courses. The certificates are then issued by the study and examination management of Mozarteum University Salzburg.

The Physio & Mental Coaching course supplement is organised and coordinated by the Institute for Coaching and Career at Mozarteum University Salzburg. The course programme is compiled on a semester-by-semester basis and supplemented as required.

Which courses take place as part of the supplementary study programmes?
The current courses on offer are announced each semester.

How do I register for individual courses?
Registration takes place via MOZonline. If external university courses are taken as part of a supplementary course, you must also register with the organising university (e.g. Paris Lodron University Salzburg).

How are the study supplements recognised and certified?
Certificates obtained for supplementary study programmes can be used twice:

• In the case of a sufficient number of certificates for the basic or advanced module (12 ECTS-Credits each) of the respective study supplements or for the specialisation.
• As part of the free electives (provided they are not compulsory subjects of your own degree programme).

How is the certificate issued?
Certificates for study supplements at Mozarteum University Salzburg:
After completing the required 12 ECTS-Credits for the basic module or advanced module, the courses must be entered in the course list and sent together with individual certificates in PDF format by e-mail to the respective head of the study supplement for verification. After the review, the head of the supplementary study programme must forward the documents to the Study and Examination Management for the issue of the certificate. The certificate must be collected from the Servicepoint of the Mozarteum University Salzburg, Mirabellplatz 1 after it has been issued.