Overview

The University of Amsterdam offers a rich combination of musicological approaches with strong links to other scholarly disciplines. Functioning within the realm of the humanities, the sciences and the social sciences, the Music Studies (Arts and Culture) programme of the University of Amsterdam highlights the multifaceted ways in which music can be perceived and understood, cherishing the manifold historical, cultural and cognitive musical experiences that staff and students bring with them from many different parts of the world.

Multifaceted musicology

The Master's programme in Music Studies is unique in enabling its students to familiarise themselves with historiography, cognitive science, postcolonial theory, computation, ethnography, or philosophy, and relate or combine these intellectual frameworks in their studies of music.

Musicology of the world

The academic staff's research areas encompass a wide range of musics of the world, including musical traditions from the Middle East, European and North American art music traditions of the past two centuries, South African music, Indonesian music, and jazz worldwide.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Cultural Musicology

Musicology of the Everyday

How Music Works: Computational and Cognitive Perspectives

Historical Analysis in Music

New Jazz Studies: Perspectives on Race, Gender and Class; Music Travel and Identity; Archiving Art

Music Cognition and Computation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-03-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Disciplines

Music Liberal Arts View 25 other Masters in Liberal Arts in Netherlands

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Bachelor’s degree from the UvA or from another accredited university in Musicology

The level of the Bachelor's degree from a foreign higher education institution must be equal to three years of Dutch university education (to be judged by the Examinations Board)

English language requirements

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Tuition Fee

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International

18810 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 18810 EUR per year during 12 months.
EU/EEA

2601 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2601 EUR per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Amsterdam

1000 - 1500 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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