Master’s Programme Music Studies
You want to analyse and understand European and non-European music cultures in depth?
The students of the Master’s Degree Programme in Music Studies deepen and expand their knowledge about diverse topics in historical musicology, ethnomusicology and popular music.
Please note: the language of instruction for this programme is German.
Study Code
UC 066 836
FAQ
Graduates possess highly specialised knowledge. They are able to apply their knowledge by independently formulate and substantiate scientific arguments and to find innovative solutions to problems.
The Master's Programme Music Studies is grouped among the Humanities.
The master's programme serves as an in-depth and complementary vocational education based on a relevant bachelor's programme. Special attention in the master’s programme is to be given to an increasingly autonomous approach of scientific issues, problem-solving skills as well as promoting critical reflection of research results and methodological approaches.
Graduates of the Master’s Programme Music Studies have highly specialized knowledge in different disciplines of music studies, which qualify them for innovative and original research. They are able to elaborate new problem statements and to achive methodically secured results, with special attention to the current state of research. They are able to apply their knowledge and understanding in terms of subject-specific skills and the competence of scientific integration of knowledge from different areas.
Research (within the university and also in non-university or other academic institutions), teaching at universities and art universities, academies of music and other teaching institutions in the field of music, music schools as well as adult education institiutions, musical collections and music-related documentation facilities (libraries, archives, museums, music information centres), media (radio, TV, print media, internet), cultural management (event management), dramaturgy, cultural industry (publishers, recording industry), cultural administration and cultural politics.
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Curriculum
The curriculum is the basis of a degree programme. A look at the curriculum for the Master Music Studies gives you a detailed overview of the structure, content, examination regulations and qualification profile of this Master's degree.
The curriculum can clarify several important questions before you start your studies. For example, which criteria must be fulfilled for enrolment in the Master Music Studies, how long the programme lasts, which modules must be completed and much more.
The 2013W curriculum is currently valid for the Master's programme Music Studies.
Information on the Curriculum (2013W)
The complete version of the curriculum reflects the currently valid version of the curriculum. It is for informational purposes only and is not legally binding. The legally binding version of the curriculum, including any amendments, may be found in the University of Innsbruck Bulletins.
In order to determine which version of the curriculum is applicable in your case, see the Catalogue of Studies,
available at: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/lfuonline_meinestudien.studienblatt
Section: Current Curriculum version.
- English version of the curriculum (from October 1st 2021)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin May 25 2021, Issue 71. No. 797 (modification of the curriculum)
- English version of the curriculum (from October 1st 2019)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 28 2019, Issue 69, No. 613 (modification of the curriculum)
- English version of the curriculum (from October 1st 2016)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin July 20th 2016, Issue 50, No. 509 (Equivalence list)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 14th 2016, Issue 40, No. 451 (modification of the curriculum)
- English version of the curriculum
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin July 5th 2012, Issue 45, No. 381
Requirements
Relevant bachelor's degrees at the University of Innsbruck:
Proof of general university entrance qualification:
be proven by the completion of a subject-related bachelor's programme, another subject-related programme of at least the same higher education level at a recognised domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution, or a program defined in the curriculum of the master's programme. To compensate for significant differences in subject matter, supplementary examinations (maximum 30 ECTS credits) may be prescribed, which must be taken by the end of the second semester of the master's programme.
The rectorate may determine which of these supplementary examinations are prerequisites for taking examinations provided for in the curriculum of the master's programme.
In the course of the proof of the general university entrance qualification, the completion of the following core areas within the framework of the completed bachelor's degree programme shall be examined in any case:
- 45 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Historical Musicology or
- 25 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Historical Musicology and
- 20 ECTS-Credits Core Area: Systematical Musicology and Ethnology of Music
Recommended Course Sequence
The exemplary course sequence given below is recommended for full-time students beginning their study programme in the winter semester. The table shows one possible course sequence for the bachelor's programme and is not compulsory. Delays resulting from repeated examinations are not taken into account.
The standard duration of the study programme is 4 semesters or 120 ECTS-Credits, whereby according to the Universities Act of 2002, a workload of 1,500 (real) hours per academic year must be fulfilled, corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits (one ECTS-Credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 hours).
5.0 ECTS-Credits: History and Analysis of Musical Cultures I
10.0 ECTS-Credits: History and Analysis of Musical Cultures II
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Culturological Reflections on Music
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Popular Music
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Intermediality
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Music in Public Relations
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Reasearch Seminars
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
27.5 ECTS-Credits: Elective Modules
30.0 ECTS-Credits: Master’s Thesis
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Master’s Thesis Defense
| Semester | ECTS-AP | Titel |
|---|---|---|
Minor
As part of the Master’s Programme, a Minor of 30 ECTS-Credits can be completed.
More information and a list of possible Minors can be found at:
https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/wahlpakete/
Extension Programme
Within the scope of the Study Programme, a Extension Programme corresponding to 45 ECTS-Credits may be passed. Admission to the Extension Programme requires the admission to or the having passed of one of the selected Study Programmes. Detailed information: https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/es-entrepreneurship/
Information about examination regulations, assessment and grading
Examination regulations
The examination regulation is an integral part of the curriculum, detailed information can be found under the paragraph examination regulations.
The grade distribution table is a statistical representation of the distribution of all successfully completed examinations in a given programme of study or subject (based on all registered students for the programme or subject). The grade distribution table is updated in regular intervals.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian grading scheme | Definition | %-age | ||
| 1 | EXCELLENT: Outstanding performance | 61.8 | = 100% | |
| 2 | GOOD: Generally good, but with some errors | 27.8 | ||
| 3 | SATISFACTORY: Generally sound work with a number of substantial errors | 8.7 | ||
| 4 | SUFFICIENT: Performance meets the minimum criteria | 1.7 | ||
| 5 | INSUFFICIENT: Substantial improvement necessary; requirement of further work |
December 2021
Overall classification of the qualification
Not applicable
Explanation: An overall classification (mit Auszeichnung bestanden/pass with distinction, bestanden/pass, nicht bestanden/fail) – is awarded only for examinations that conclude a programme of study and consist of more than one subject (an examination of this type is not specified in the curriculum of this programme of study).
Forms (in German only)
- Examination Records
- Application for the Master's Thesis
- Assessment of the compulsory module: Preparation of the Master’s Thesis
- Cover Sheet for the Master's Thesis
- Declaration of Academic Honesty
- Submission of the Master's Thesis
- To block the Master's Thesis
- Recognition of examsANDSupplementary Sheet
- Application for Admission to the third and fourth repetition of a course examination
Contact and Information
Examination Office
Location Innrain 52d
Associate Dean of Studies
Ao.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Monika Fink-Naumann
Dean of Studies
Assoz. Prof. Mag. Dr. Brigitte Truschnegg
Information about the Programme (in German only)
Older curricula can be found in the archive Course Catalog
From the field
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