Applied Musicology University of Giessen

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Target group

Students with a first professional qualification from a degree in Musicology, Music Education, Teaching at Grammar Schools with a major in Music, Cultural Studies with a major in Music, Media Studies with a major in Music or after a case-by-case examination or possibly passed entrance examination recognised as equivalent degree program with predicate grade.

Annotation

The Master´s degree programme in "Applied Musicology" is a consecutive study offer that builds on relevant Bachelor’s degree courses in Musicology. In addition to modules on Contemporary Music, Systematic and Historical Musicology, the practical and application-oriented degree course includes a specialisation in one of the three areas: "Empirical Music Research", "Popular Music and Media" or "Music Communication".

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

1) The admission requirement is a relevant Bachelor’s academic degree (or an academic degree recognised as equivalent). The following Bachelor’s degree programmes are recognised: Musicology, Music Education, History and Cultural Studies with Musicology or Music Education as a major.

The following academic degrees are also recognised as meeting the admission requirements: Teaching Qualification for Grammar Schools with Music as a major, Cultural Studies with Music as a major, Media Studies with Music as a major

The Examination Committee can recognise further courses of study on a case by case basis and, if necessary, an additional entrance test as equivalent.

2) An aptitude test is required. www.uni-giessen.de/eignungspruefung

3) You must meet the language requirements. Proof of two foreign languages is required, one of which must correspond to level B1 (CEFR) and the second to level A2 (CEFR).

Main language

German