Musicologyfull time

  • Master of Arts

    Master
    Degree

  • 4 semesters

    Standard period of study (amount)

  • Mainz

    Location

  • September 2024 (Germans and inhabitants)

    September 2024 (EU), September 2024 (Non-EU)
    Please enquire

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study
  • Music History
  • Musicology
Focus

Musicology as a Historical Cultural Science, Theatre Studies, Book Studies, Music Theory, Music Informatics, Art History, Media Management, Ethnology

Target group

The study of Musicology at the JGU traditionally conveys a broad access to the subject, consistently integrating the sub-disciplines of the subject, which links the academic training with practice-oriented elements, as well as expanding on and reinforcing Musicology using a decidedly cultural-historical orientation. The central concept of the Master's degree course in Musicology exists in a clear theoretical and application-oriented consolidation of essential core competences of musicological thought and work, as well as a broad placement in cultural-historical subject and methodological discourse.

Annotation

If the Bachelor degree certificate is not available by the application deadline, but at least 135 credit points can be demonstrated: Submit a certificate of study and examinations and the average grade achieved so far. (This certificate must be issued by the relevant higher education, original or officially authenticated copy). After enrolment, the diploma must be submitted. If the degree was obtained abroad: officially authenticated copy of a certificate of recognition (responsible: Student Service - Admission International).

Admission modus

open admission

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

Bachelor's degree with a standard period of study of at least 6 semesters at a university in Germany or abroad with a Musicology component of at least 60 credit points. whereby at least 36 CPs must cover the field of Historical Musicology or an equivalent degree with an equivalent level of subject-specific pass/fail courses and graded courses. Sufficient proficiency in one other modern language or Latin is required. The ability to play an instrument is highly recommended for the Musicology course. A well-founded knowledge of Music Theory is also required. Consulting the student advisory service on the subject of Musicology prior to starting the Master's course is strongly recommended.

Lecture period
  • 15.04.2024 - 20.07.2024
  • 21.10.2024 - 08.02.2025

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2024)
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (www.uni-mainz.de/incoming). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025

    For Master´s degree programmes with an aptitude test, the application deadline already ends on 15:11. Please also note the earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.10.2024 - 01.03.2025

Winter semester (2024/2025)
  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.04.2024 - 01.09.2024

    Application deadline for degree courses subject to an aptitude test is 15.05 of the respective year. Please also note the even earlier registration deadlines for the aptitude test in the respective subjects.

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.04.2024 - 01.09.2024

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.04.2024 - 01.09.2024

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.04.2024 - 01.09.2024

    Those who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification abroad should have their certificates recognised early on via the Student Services (https://www.studium.uni-mainz.de/anerkennung). The request for recognition should be submitted six to eight weeks before the respective application deadline, as the certificate of recognition must be enclosed with the application.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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