Master’s Programme Music Studies
You want to analyse and understand European and non-European music cultures in depth?
The students of the Master’s Degree Programme in Music Studies deepen and expand their knowledge about diverse topics in historical musicology, ethnomusicology and popular music.
Please note: the language of instruction for this programme is German.
Master of Arts
Duration/ECTS-Credits
4 semesters/120 ECTS-Credits
Mode of Study
Full-time
Language
German
Requirements
Relevant bachelor's degree/equivalent
and Language Certificates
Faculty
Faculty of Philosophy and History
Level of qualification
Master (Second Cycle)
ISCED-11: Level 7, EQF/NQF: Level 7
ISCED-F
0215 Music and performing arts
Study Code
UC 066 836
FAQ
Graduates possess highly specialised knowledge. They are able to apply their knowledge by independently formulate and substantiate scientific arguments and to find innovative solutions to problems.
The Master's Programme Music Studies is grouped among the Humanities.
The master's programme serves as an in-depth and complementary vocational education based on a relevant bachelor's programme. Special attention in the master’s programme is to be given to an increasingly autonomous approach of scientific issues, problem-solving skills as well as promoting critical reflection of research results and methodological approaches.
Graduates of the Master’s Programme Music Studies have highly specialized knowledge in different disciplines of music studies, which qualify them for innovative and original research. They are able to elaborate new problem statements and to achive methodically secured results, with special attention to the current state of research. They are able to apply their knowledge and understanding in terms of subject-specific skills and the competence of scientific integration of knowledge from different areas.
Research (within the university and also in non-university or other academic institutions), teaching at universities and art universities, academies of music and other teaching institutions in the field of music, music schools as well as adult education institiutions, musical collections and music-related documentation facilities (libraries, archives, museums, music information centres), media (radio, TV, print media, internet), cultural management (event management), dramaturgy, cultural industry (publishers, recording industry), cultural administration and cultural politics.
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