Career prospects
In the Master's programme in Applied Musicology you will be trained in relevant skills by professionals in the field which you can implement in your future professional career. The programme prepares professionals for a range of careers.
Examples of career opportunities as a graduate:
- Programmer/Researcher at musical organisations
- Editorial Board Member at broadcast institutions
- Editor in written media
- Manager of cultural or educational institutions
- Programmer for festivals
- Music Supervisor for sound recording or film companies
Towards the job market
Our graduates obtained positions as:
- Artistic Coordinator at the
- Head of production of the
- Manager of the
- Programme Director of
I started as a studio assistant for my internship.
Alumni on LinkedIn

Freelance producent

Assistant Programmer at The Royal Concertgebouw
Academic careers
Students who aim to apply for a PhD position at a Dutch or foreign university may be better off choosing the research Master鈥檚 in Musicology.
Career development
Career Services
Career Services offers events, tests, coaching and training in and outside your Master's programme, related to professional self-analysis, career orientation and job application skills. You can find more information about career services on or .
Other career events
- is a monthly career orientation meeting for students and alumni of the Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht 木瓜福利影视.
- The Faculty of Humanities organises a with interesting partners who will illustrate the diversity in career opportunities for humanities graduates.
- Once a year Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 organises a . This Careers Day offers the opportunity to sign up for workshops and trainings, and to meet recruiters at the careers fair.
Bring your knowledge to life in the classroom!
Do you want to inspire young people and do something that truly matters? Become a teacher by completing the one-year programme Leraar voorbereidend hoger onderwijs (LVHO) after your Master鈥檚 degree. You鈥檒l be qualified to teach at all levels of secondary education (vmbo/havo/vwo), in mbo and in adult education. Please note that the programme is in Dutch.