BA Musicology (Musikwissenschaft) at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Programme overview

Combines the scholarly study of music from historical, systematic and music-theoretical perspectives, with a focus on systematic musicology and interdisciplinary links.

Faculty: Fachbereich 03 - Social and Cultural Sciences | Department: Institute for Musicology and Music Education | Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 CP | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Winter semester | Location: Gießen, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

A two-year basic phase and a one-year specialisation phase, with two reference subjects of 30 CP each: Music Education is compulsory and the second comes from cooperating departments.

Career pathways

Graduates can work across a broad range of areas, especially the cultural sector and communication.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: no admission restriction (no NC). A recognised higher education entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung) is required; foreign qualifications are checked via anabin. No pre-study internship is required. Applicants with a foreign entrance qualification must also meet the German-language proof requirement. Application deadlines for winter semester 2027/28 are not yet published. An aptitude test is required for Musikwissenschaft as a main subject.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 CP

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/studium/bewerbung

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