Musicology (two-subject Master)full time
- Degree
- Master of Arts
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Paderborn
- Deadlines
- October 2026 (Germans and inhabitants)
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Music
Target group
Bachelor graduates whose degrees include the following skills: Know and apply basic knowledge of music history and cultural contextualisation of music Know and apply basic specialist knowledge of harmonics theory and musical analysis. Methodological competences related to musicological research and research.
Annotation
Musicology can only be taken in combination with another subject as part of a Master degree programme with vocational and academic elements; The course is offered by the musicology seminar of the University of Paderborn in Detmold. There is a cooperation with the Hochschule für Musik Detmold for the artistic parts.
Admission requirements
Academic degree that includes the following skills: Knowledge of and ability to apply fundamentals of music history and the cultural contextualisation of music Knowledge of and ability to apply fundamentals of composition theory and musical analysis. Methodological competences related to musicological work and research.
Lecture period
- 13.10.2025 - 06.02.2026
- 13.04.2026 - 24.07.2026
Application deadlines
Summer semester (2026)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
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Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
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Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired
More information is to follow
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired
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Winter semester (2025/2026)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Information at the International Office
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Information at the International Office
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
01.06.2026 - 15.10.2026
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
01.06.2026 - 15.10.2026
Languages of instruction
Main language
German

