Master Musicology (836 [2] - Version 2022)

MUS Compulsory module Overview of Musicology (14 ECTS)

• 160005 VU Musicology Today
• 160006 VO Affects, Rhetoric and Symbology in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries - Problems of the 'Historical' Interpretation of Music
• 160012 VO Maurice Ravel: Problems of Research, Analysis and Interpretation
• 160016 VO The Sound of the Pachamama: Music Traditions from the Peruvian Andes
• 160023 VO Music and Cognition - From Predictive Processing to Neurodiversity
• 160066 VO Origins, Development, and Maintenance of Music Preferences
• 160068 VO The Hapsburgs - History of a Dynasty as Music History

Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules (62 ECTS)

Ethnomusicology (62 ECTS)

Specialisation Modules: Ethnomusicology (32 ECTS)

E.1 Ethnomusicology 1 (16 ECTS)

• 160016 VO The Sound of the Pachamama: Music Traditions from the Peruvian Andes
• 160017 SE El Pueblo Unido. Protest and Political Song in Latin America

E.2 Ethnomusicology 2 (16 ECTS)

• 160016 VO The Sound of the Pachamama: Music Traditions from the Peruvian Andes
• 160017 SE El Pueblo Unido. Protest and Political Song in Latin America
• 160018 EX Field Trip to Peru

Elective Modules: Ethnomusicology (30 ECTS from 2 different Elective Modules)

E.ETH Ethnomusicology (15 ECTS)

• 160016 VO The Sound of the Pachamama: Music Traditions from the Peruvian Andes
• 160017 SE El Pueblo Unido. Protest and Political Song in Latin America
• 160021 SE Sounds of Independence - Music in Contexts of African Independence
• 160051 VO ( MIXED ) Afro-American Music Forms
• 160076 UE Irish Music - Tradition, Identity, Nation

E.HIA Historical Musicology - Music until 1600 (15 ECTS)

• 160008 UE Concepts and Methods of Historical Musicology
• 160015 SE Composing, Singing, Listening, Memorizing: Josquin's and Obrecht's Masses in Cultural Context
• 160072 SE Towards a Global History of Medieval Music
• 160073 UE Contrapunto alla mente and Hexachordal Solmization. A Hands-on Introduction

E.HIN Historical Musicology - Music since 1600 (15 ECTS)

• 160006 VO Affects, Rhetoric and Symbology in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries - Problems of the 'Historical' Interpretation of Music
• 160007 SE Music and Memorial Culture in the 19th Century
• 160008 UE Concepts and Methods of Historical Musicology
• 160011 SE Music in Horror Movies
• 160012 VO Maurice Ravel: Problems of Research, Analysis and Interpretation
• 160028 UE Digital Humanities in Historical Musicology. Methods and Perspectives - Current Musicology
• 160029 SE Bravura, Soul and Devil’s Work - Instruments, Performers and Violinmakers in the 19th Century
• 160031 SE [ en ] Perspectives on Contemporary Music Aesthetics
• 160032 UE Richard Wagner - Writings on the Total Work of Art
• 160050 SE "The Sonata then is properly a grand free harmonious composition ..." - On the Variety and Change of Instrumental Forms in the Music of the 17th to 19th Centuries
• 160063 UE From the 'Affektenlehre' to the 'Emotional Turn' - Interdependencies Between Emotion, Affect, Passion and Music History
• 160068 VO The Hapsburgs - History of a Dynasty as Music History
• 160069 UE Music Exhibitions / Exhibitions About Musicians (in German-speaking Countries with Focus on Austria)
• 160079 UE Mass Repertoire of the "First Viennese School"

E.INT Interdisciplinary Musicology (15 ECTS)

• 160007 SE Music and Memorial Culture in the 19th Century
• 160010 SE Music and the Brain
• 160011 SE Music in Horror Movies
• 160023 VO Music and Cognition - From Predictive Processing to Neurodiversity
• 160028 UE Digital Humanities in Historical Musicology. Methods and Perspectives - Current Musicology
• 160031 SE [ en ] Perspectives on Contemporary Music Aesthetics
• 160032 UE Richard Wagner - Writings on the Total Work of Art
• 160034 UE Qualitative Research: Methods and Applications in Musicology
• 160064 UE ( MIXED ) Music in Video Games: Developments, Functions for and Effects on Gaming Experiences
• 160066 VO Origins, Development, and Maintenance of Music Preferences

E.POP Popular Music (15 ECTS)

• 160011 SE Music in Horror Movies
• 160017 SE El Pueblo Unido. Protest and Political Song in Latin America
• 160021 SE Sounds of Independence - Music in Contexts of African Independence
• 160033 SE Popular Classic Music
• 160051 VO ( MIXED ) Afro-American Music Forms
• 160064 UE ( MIXED ) Music in Video Games: Developments, Functions for and Effects on Gaming Experiences
• 160076 UE Irish Music - Tradition, Identity, Nation

E.SYS Systematic Musicology (15 ECTS)

• 160010 SE Music and the Brain
• 160019 UE Methods of Technical Measurement in Research on Music
• 160023 VO Music and Cognition - From Predictive Processing to Neurodiversity
• 160064 UE ( MIXED ) Music in Video Games: Developments, Functions for and Effects on Gaming Experiences
• 160066 VO Origins, Development, and Maintenance of Music Preferences
• 160078 SE Motion Capture - Music and Movement

Historical Musicology (62 ECTS)

Specialisation Modules: Historical Musicology (32 ECTS)

H.1 Historical Musicology 1 (16 ECTS)

• 160006 VO Affects, Rhetoric and Symbology in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries - Problems of the 'Historical' Interpretation of Music
• 160007 SE Music and Memorial Culture in the 19th Century
• 160012 VO Maurice Ravel: Problems of Research, Analysis and Interpretation
• 160068 VO The Hapsburgs - History of a Dynasty as Music History
• 160072 SE Towards a Global History of Medieval Music

H.2 Historical Musicology 2 (16 ECTS)

• 160006 VO Affects, Rhetoric and Symbology in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries - Problems of the 'Historical' Interpretation of Music
• 160007 SE Music and Memorial Culture in the 19th Century
• 160008 UE Concepts and Methods of Historical Musicology
• 160012 VO Maurice Ravel: Problems of Research, Analysis and Interpretation
• 160068 VO The Hapsburgs - History of a Dynasty as Music History
• 160072 SE Towards a Global History of Medieval Music

Elective Modules: Historical Musicology (30 ECTS from 2 different Elective Modules)

H.ETH Ethnomusicology (15 ECTS)

• 160016 VO The Sound of the Pachamama: Music Traditions from the Peruvian Andes
• 160017 SE El Pueblo Unido. Protest and Political Song in Latin America
• 160018 EX Field Trip to Peru
• 160021 SE Sounds of Independence - Music in Contexts of African Independence
• 160051 VO ( MIXED ) Afro-American Music Forms
• 160076 UE Irish Music - Tradition, Identity, Nation

H.HIA Historical Musicology - Music until 1600 (15 ECTS)

• 160015 SE Composing, Singing, Listening, Memorizing: Josquin's and Obrecht's Masses in Cultural Context
• 160072 SE Towards a Global History of Medieval Music
• 160073 UE Contrapunto alla mente and Hexachordal Solmization. A Hands-on Introduction

H.HIN Historical Musicology - Music since 1600 (15 ECTS)

• 160006 VO Affects, Rhetoric and Symbology in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries - Problems of the 'Historical' Interpretation of Music
• 160007 SE Music and Memorial Culture in the 19th Century
• 160011 SE Music in Horror Movies
• 160012 VO Maurice Ravel: Problems of Research, Analysis and Interpretation
• 160028 UE Digital Humanities in Historical Musicology. Methods and Perspectives - Current Musicology
• 160029 SE Bravura, Soul and Devil’s Work - Instruments, Performers and Violinmakers in the 19th Century
• 160031 SE [ en ] Perspectives on Contemporary Music Aesthetics
• 160032 UE Richard Wagner - Writings on the Total Work of Art
• 160050 SE "The Sonata then is properly a grand free harmonious composition ..." - On the Variety and Change of Instrumental Forms in the Music of the 17th to 19th Centuries
• 160063 UE From the 'Affektenlehre' to the 'Emotional Turn' - Interdependencies Between Emotion, Affect, Passion and Music History
• 160068 VO The Hapsburgs - History of a Dynasty as Music History
• 160069 UE Music Exhibitions / Exhibitions About Musicians (in German-speaking Countries with Focus on Austria)
• 160079 UE Mass Repertoire of the "First Viennese School"

H.INT Interdisciplinary Musicology (15 ECTS)

• 160007 SE Music and Memorial Culture in the 19th Century
• 160010 SE Music and the Brain
• 160011 SE Music in Horror Movies
• 160023 VO Music and Cognition - From Predictive Processing to Neurodiversity
• 160028 UE Digital Humanities in Historical Musicology. Methods and Perspectives - Current Musicology
• 160031 SE [ en ] Perspectives on Contemporary Music Aesthetics
• 160032 UE Richard Wagner - Writings on the Total Work of Art
• 160034 UE Qualitative Research: Methods and Applications in Musicology
• 160064 UE ( MIXED ) Music in Video Games: Developments, Functions for and Effects on Gaming Experiences
• 160066 VO Origins, Development, and Maintenance of Music Preferences

H.POP Popular Music (15 ECTS)

• 160011 SE Music in Horror Movies
• 160017 SE El Pueblo Unido. Protest and Political Song in Latin America
• 160021 SE Sounds of Independence - Music in Contexts of African Independence
• 160033 SE Popular Classic Music
• 160051 VO ( MIXED ) Afro-American Music Forms
• 160064 UE ( MIXED ) Music in Video Games: Developments, Functions for and Effects on Gaming Experiences
• 160076 UE Irish Music - Tradition, Identity, Nation

H.SYS Systematic Musicology (15 ECTS)

• 160010 SE Music and the Brain
• 160019 UE Methods of Technical Measurement in Research on Music
• 160023 VO Music and Cognition - From Predictive Processing to Neurodiversity
• 160064 UE ( MIXED ) Music in Video Games: Developments, Functions for and Effects on Gaming Experiences
• 160066 VO Origins, Development, and Maintenance of Music Preferences
• 160078 SE Motion Capture - Music and Movement

Systematic Musicology (62 ECTS)

Specialisation Modules: Systematic Musicology (32 ECTS)

S.1 Systematic Musicology 1 (16 ECTS)

• 160010 SE Music and the Brain
• 160023 VO Music and Cognition - From Predictive Processing to Neurodiversity
• 160066 VO Origins, Development, and Maintenance of Music Preferences

S.2 Systematic Musicology 2 (16 ECTS)

• 160010 SE Music and the Brain
• 160019 UE Methods of Technical Measurement in Research on Music
• 160023 VO Music and Cognition - From Predictive Processing to Neurodiversity
• 160066 VO Origins, Development, and Maintenance of Music Preferences

Elective Modules: Systematic Musicology (30 ECTS from 2 different Elective Modules)

S.ETH Ethnomusicology (15 ECTS)

• 160016 VO The Sound of the Pachamama: Music Traditions from the Peruvian Andes
• 160017 SE El Pueblo Unido. Protest and Political Song in Latin America
• 160018 EX Field Trip to Peru
• 160021 SE Sounds of Independence - Music in Contexts of African Independence
• 160051 VO ( MIXED ) Afro-American Music Forms
• 160076 UE Irish Music - Tradition, Identity, Nation

S.HIA Historical Musicology - Music until 1600 (15 ECTS)

• 160008 UE Concepts and Methods of Historical Musicology
• 160015 SE Composing, Singing, Listening, Memorizing: Josquin's and Obrecht's Masses in Cultural Context
• 160072 SE Towards a Global History of Medieval Music
• 160073 UE Contrapunto alla mente and Hexachordal Solmization. A Hands-on Introduction

S.HIN Historical Musicology - Music since 1600 (15 ECTS)

• 160006 VO Affects, Rhetoric and Symbology in the Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries - Problems of the 'Historical' Interpretation of Music
• 160007 SE Music and Memorial Culture in the 19th Century
• 160008 UE Concepts and Methods of Historical Musicology
• 160011 SE Music in Horror Movies
• 160012 VO Maurice Ravel: Problems of Research, Analysis and Interpretation
• 160028 UE Digital Humanities in Historical Musicology. Methods and Perspectives - Current Musicology
• 160029 SE Bravura, Soul and Devil’s Work - Instruments, Performers and Violinmakers in the 19th Century
• 160031 SE [ en ] Perspectives on Contemporary Music Aesthetics
• 160032 UE Richard Wagner - Writings on the Total Work of Art
• 160050 SE "The Sonata then is properly a grand free harmonious composition ..." - On the Variety and Change of Instrumental Forms in the Music of the 17th to 19th Centuries
• 160063 UE From the 'Affektenlehre' to the 'Emotional Turn' - Interdependencies Between Emotion, Affect, Passion and Music History
• 160068 VO The Hapsburgs - History of a Dynasty as Music History
• 160069 UE Music Exhibitions / Exhibitions About Musicians (in German-speaking Countries with Focus on Austria)
• 160079 UE Mass Repertoire of the "First Viennese School"

S.INT Interdisciplinary Musicology (15 ECTS)

• 160007 SE Music and Memorial Culture in the 19th Century
• 160010 SE Music and the Brain
• 160011 SE Music in Horror Movies
• 160023 VO Music and Cognition - From Predictive Processing to Neurodiversity
• 160028 UE Digital Humanities in Historical Musicology. Methods and Perspectives - Current Musicology
• 160031 SE [ en ] Perspectives on Contemporary Music Aesthetics
• 160032 UE Richard Wagner - Writings on the Total Work of Art
• 160034 UE Qualitative Research: Methods and Applications in Musicology
• 160064 UE ( MIXED ) Music in Video Games: Developments, Functions for and Effects on Gaming Experiences
• 160066 VO Origins, Development, and Maintenance of Music Preferences

S.POP Popular Music (15 ECTS)

• 160011 SE Music in Horror Movies
• 160017 SE El Pueblo Unido. Protest and Political Song in Latin America
• 160021 SE Sounds of Independence - Music in Contexts of African Independence
• 160033 SE Popular Classic Music
• 160051 VO ( MIXED ) Afro-American Music Forms
• 160064 UE ( MIXED ) Music in Video Games: Developments, Functions for and Effects on Gaming Experiences
• 160076 UE Irish Music - Tradition, Identity, Nation

S.SYS Systematic Musicology (15 ECTS)

• 160010 SE Music and the Brain
• 160023 VO Music and Cognition - From Predictive Processing to Neurodiversity
• 160064 UE ( MIXED ) Music in Video Games: Developments, Functions for and Effects on Gaming Experiences
• 160066 VO Origins, Development, and Maintenance of Music Preferences
• 160078 SE Motion Capture - Music and Movement

PRX Compulsory Module: Practical Applications of Musicology and Professional Practice (10 ECTS)

• 160034 UE Qualitative Research: Methods and Applications in Musicology
• 160061 PR Information Management for Archives and Libraries
• 160065 PR Microphones and How to Use Them
• 160067 PR Room Acoustic Basics and Room Acoustics in Ordinary Rooms
• 160070 PR Introduction to Digital Music Editing
• 160071 PR Transkribus Tools and Text Paleography
• 160074 PR Introduction to Practical Music Journalism
• 170122 UE Exercise Course "Performance and Staging Analysis"
• 170714 UE Discussing musical theatre

MAS Compulsory Module: Master’s Seminar (5 ECTS)

• 160009 MA Master's Seminar
• 160020 MA Master's Seminar
• 160035 MA Master's Seminar