In the Master’s program in World Music, you deepen your trans-traditional and interdisciplinary artistic practice and research 🎶✨. The program is designed for musicians and sound artists who want to further develop their projects collaboratively, internationally, and professionally 🚀.
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Study programmes
World Music (M.A.)
Your study content
The 4-semester Master’s program in World Music is designed for musicians, sound artists, and creative collectives who want to deepen and further develop their artistic practice. Building on a bachelor’s degree or comparable artistic experience, the program promotes trans-traditional, interdisciplinary, and globally oriented music and sound projects.
The focus lies on artistic research, creative collaboration, and independent projects. Collaborative work and peer-to-peer learning play a central role throughout the program.
You can sharpen your profile in one of four areas:
🎼 Creative Artistic Practice 🎤 Performative Artistic Practice 🔬 Artistic Research 📣 Management & Mediation of Trans-Traditional Music and Sound Projects
Guided by experienced lecturers, you combine theory, practice, and your own artistic interests to create innovative and practice-oriented projects ✨.
With a Master’s degree in World Music, a wide range of career opportunities opens up in the fields of art, education, and cultural management. Thanks to the program’s international and interdisciplinary orientation, you are ideally prepared for creative and cultural professions.
Possible career fields:
🎻 Artistic Career: for example as a solo artist, ensemble or orchestra musician, theater or session musician, as well as in music production, sound design, and media 🎓 Education & Teaching: roles as a music educator, instrumental teacher, or university lecturer in music, ethnomusicology, and artistic research 🎪 Cultural Management: work as a cultural manager, festival or event organizer, artist agent, or project coordinator for international music and arts projects
Especially in creative hubs such as Berlin, you also benefit from diverse professional networks and funding opportunities for arts and cultural projects ✨.
