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Master Musikwissenschaft (Interpretation und Vermittlung von Musik) at Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe

Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Germany

Programme overview

Advanced musicology degree combining deeper knowledge of music-historical processes and methods, with emphasis on performance practice and interpretation research, with skills in communicating music to the public.

Faculty: Institut für Musikinformatik und Musikwissenschaft (IMWI)  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

Performance practice and interpretation research, music mediation, and internships at institutions such as the Badisches Staatstheater and the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. Ends with a written Master thesis and oral examination.

Career pathways

Graduates work in archives, libraries, digital music editing, research institutions, music publishers and music mediation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor in musicology, the combined music informatics/musicology degree or Künstlerisches Lehramt (Schulmusik); admission follows an aptitude interview.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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