MA Musicology at University of Freiburg

The research-oriented Master’s in Musicology trains students in historical, empirical, and ethnographic methods to analyse musical practices across periods and cultures, providing insight into music’s social, political, and cultural contexts. The programme enables specialisation in historical, systematic, or cultural-ethnomusicological music research.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 4 semesters  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter and Summer Semester  |  Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

The Master’s programme in Musicology is a research-oriented, consecutive degree that provides students with in-depth knowledge of the sub-disciplines of Historical Musicology, Systematic Musicology, and Cultural-Ethnomusicological Music Research. The programme focuses on the critical analysis, interpretation, and reflection of musical sources, practices, discourses, and their cultural, medial, and social contexts.

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