Master of Arts [M.A] [Musicology] From Utrecht University

The programme at focuses on Western music from the Middle Ages to the present, the impact of media on the reception and conceptualisation of music, and digital musicology.?

Interdisciplinary work is central to the programme, and there are particularly strong links with Medieval and Renaissance Studies, New Media & Digital Culture, Gender Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Computational Humanities, as well as Game Research, the focus area Cultures, Citizenship and Human Rights, and the strategic theme Institutions.?

The Musicology?programme offered by?Utrecht University?aims to innovate, while at the same time retaining its links to the traditional musicological research fostered at the University over the past 85 years.

Careers

Graduates of the programme are equipped to operate in the international field of musicology and, in particular, the field of their research specialism. They often continue their studies at doctoral level and subsequently pursue careers in academic teaching and research.?

Graduates who do not wish to pursue doctoral studies have found employment in museums, libraries, archives, publishing houses, and as teachers or freelance consultants in the cultural sector.