MA Musikwissenschaft: Kulturen der Musik im historischen, medialen und globalen Kontext at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

The MA Musikwissenschaft: Kulturen der Musik im historischen, medialen und globalen Kontext is broad in content and method through its three research and teaching areas: historical musicology, music and media, and ethnomusicology.

Faculty: Philosophische Fakultät II – Philologien, Kommunikations- und Musikwissenschaften  |  Department: Institut für Musik, Medien- und Sprechwissenschaften, Abteilung Musikwissenschaft  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester and Sommersemester  |  Location: Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

What you will study

Students specialise in the three areas and complete modules including preparation for graduation and career fields and the final module (master thesis).

Career pathways

Depending on specialisation, there are many fields of work, including musicological research and research in adjacent fields such as cultural studies, ethnology, media studies and sociology.

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