Study programme
The Master's programme Applied Musicology comprises one year (60 EC). A study year is divided into two semesters, running from September until January and from February until June. A semester is divided into two study periods.
Curriculum
The programme consists of compulsory courses, electives, and a final project: an internship and a Master's thesis. Check the study schedule (PDF).
First semester | Compulsory courses
During the first semester, you will take four compulsory courses, of which two are in The Musical Knack Lab, which focuses on the development of applied skills and research proficiency. Also you will have the opportunity to choose two elective courses.
- 'Musical Infrastructure in an International Context' profiles the core theory of the curriculum. This course is part of the training trajectory Music, Media and Infrastructure, in which common theoretical and historic fundaments are studied, later to be contextualised and expanded in the follow-up courses.
- 'Current Musicology' introduces you to prevailing contemporary debates within the musicological discipline. This course is part of the training trajectory Musicological Fundamentals and is jointly offered by the research Master's in Musicology.
- 'Writing about Music' (The Musical Knack Lab). In this course you will learn how to write about music of various genres and for diverse audiences, as well as phrase research questions positioning yourself within relevant musicological discourses.
- 'Staging Music: Programmes, Production, Policies, Pecunia' (The Musical Knack Lab). In this course musical programming is problematised and taught in historic perspective as well as productive contexts. The course also addresses types of financing as well as European cultural politics.
First semester | Electives
Augmenting this, you will choose two electives. You may choose from courses that are jointly offered with the research Master鈥檚 programme, or electives offered by the Master鈥檚 programme in Arts and Society.
Second semester
The second semester consists of individual final projects: a research oriented internship and a concluding thesis. The thesis has a minimum study load of 15 EC and maximum of 20 EC; internships vary from 10 EC to 15 EC.
Below, you can find an overview of courses from the current academic year of this Master's. Please note: The course offer is reviewed yearly. This overview is therefore subject to change.
Examples of recent thesis topics
Educational methods
- seminars (50%)
- self-study (25%)
- internship (25%)
In the first semester you will spend about 8-10 hours per week in the classroom for seminars for the various compulsory courses and electives in the programme. Outside the classroom, you might spend another 10 hours or so per course reading literature and working on assignments. In the second semester, you will divide your time equally between the thesis and internship.
Internship
The internship allows you to gain hands-on experience in a practice of your choice within the field of arts and society. In the recent past, our students have positions at , , , the , , , and , to mention a few.
Keep in mind that most organisations in the Netherlands use Dutch as their working language. However, you can also do an internship abroad, at a research project at a university or at an international organisation.
Examinations
- internship report
- papers
- thesis
The courses are taught in English. Writing examples can be submitted in diverse languages.
Extra opportunities
For students looking for an extra challenge in addition to their Master's, there are several options. Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 offers several honours programmes for students looking for an extra challenge. Honours education is followed on top of your regular Master's programme and goes beyond the regular curriculum. Honours programmes are available at interdisciplinary level and allow you to work on projects that transcend your own discipline.