The FCUM is managed by the rector and three prorectors: the prorector for foreign and students’ affairs, the prorector for artistic affairs, and the prorector for teaching affairs.
The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music teaches at six departments in Warsaw and the Department of Instrumental and Educational Studies in Białystok. The following fields are covered: composition and theory of music, conducting, instrument studies, vocal studies, music artistic education, church music, dance, and sound engineering.
The University offers first level (junior) and second level (senior) courses. It launched postgraduate doctoral studies in the academic year 2006/2007. Another form of paid studies is also offered, i.e., postgraduate artistic traineeships. The costs of running these studies are covered entirely by the participants. The courses at the different departments are run according to curricula passed by the respective faculty councils and accepted by the FCUM Senate.

From the academic year of 2012/2013 the curriculum also covers general music and major modules, which consist of separate subjects such as: Piano, Conducting, Solo Singing (main module); Accompaniment (major module); Aural Training, History of Music with Literature, Music Forms (basic module); Foreign Language, Physical Training (general module); Philosophy, Aesthetics, History of Art, Art of the 20th Century, History of Film (humanities module). Group classes have an open form.

肖邦音乐大学位于波兰首都华沙市，欧洲历史最长的音乐教育机构之一。该校的历史可以追溯到1810年。当时JózefElsner跟Wojciech Bogusławski一起建立了华沙的中央音乐学院。1821年该校被授予了公立音乐学院的官方名称。肖邦音乐大学由校长和副校长管理，设外事与学生事务副校长、艺术事务副校长、教务副校长。肖邦音乐大学开设作曲与音乐理论、指挥艺术、乐器研究、声乐研究、音乐艺术的艺术教育、舞蹈艺术与声音工程这六大领域的专业课程。每年大约有150名学生从该校毕业。

肖邦音乐大学下辖七个系，分别是作曲、指挥与音乐理论系，钢琴、大键琴与管风琴系，乐器研究系，声乐研究系，合唱指挥、音乐教育、教堂音乐、韵律与舞蹈系，声音工程系及乐器与教育研究系（位于比亚瓦斯托克市）。肖邦音乐大学开设了本科、硕士、博士、博士后等多层次的专业课程。