MUSÄ°COLOGY
Second Cycle Programmes
(Master's Degree)

D.1. General Information about Program

Masters Programme for Department of Musicology started education in 1994 with the name of “Masters Programme for Ethnomusicology and Folklore”, under Hacettepe University, Institute of Social Sciences and first students were graduated in 1998.

In 2012, the name of the programme was changed as “Masters Programme for Department of Musicology”.

Masters Programme for Department of Musicology, gives training in all sub-disciplines of musicology with modern methods and techniques, follows closely the current international studies and continues to contribute to academic knowledge by means of scientific publications.

D.2 Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree

D.3. Level of Qualification

QF-EHEA: 2
EQF-LLL: 7

D.4. Provisions for Registration

Students will not be accepted from 2017- 2018 Academic year Fall semester.

D.5. Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The minimum sum of credits required to be achieved in order to be able to graduate from the Masters Programme for Department of Musicology is 24 and 120 for national and ECTS credits respectively. 12 national credits of the programme is to be collected from the obligatory courses. The remaining (minimum) 12 national credits are to be collected from the courses under one of the subdivisions of; Historical Musicology, Ethnomusicology and Systematic Musicology. In order to graduate from the programme, it is also required that the thesis prepared by the students should pass through the Thesis Defense Examination. The subdivision selected by the student is specified in the appendix of the diploma.

D.6. Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning

For recognition of prior learning, applicable conditions specified in the relevant articles of Graduate Degree Education and Examination Regulations of Hacettepe University are valid

http://www.sosyalbilimler.hacettepe.edu.tr/yonetmelik_02_12_2013.pdf

D.7. Goals and Objectives

The purpose of Musicology Masters Programme is to educate musicologists to take part in music and music education and scientific research institutions who is equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes related to the subdivisions of Historical Musicology, Ethnomusicology and Systematic Musicology, who has absorbed the ethics of science, closely follow the developments in their field and contribute to these developments by their studies in the scientific, technological, visual and auditory areas, who is respectful, participatory, open to innovations and developments and with a high level of aesthetic appreciation and vision.

D.12. Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates of this programme can work as academics in higher education institutions and as experts in the fields of Historical Musicology, Ethnomusicology and systematic Musicology in the state-owned art institutions such as the Presidential Symphony Orchestra, the State Opera and Ballet, the State Theatre, TRT and the Ministry of Culture or in the private sector art institutions.

D.13. Access to Further Studies

QF-EHEA: 3
EQF-LLL: 8

D.14. Profile of the Programme

This program includes a total of 12 national credits of compulsory fundamental core lectures including the Special Topics and the Seminar. In order to graduate, the student is required to collect at least 24 national credits and 12 of these national credits should belong to the elective courses in one of the subdivisions of musicology selected by the student.

The programme contains totally 120 ECTS credits. 90 ECTS credits belong to the compulsory lectures and 30 ECTS credits belong to the elective courses.

In order to become experts in one of the subdivisions of Systematic Musicology, Historical Musicology and Ethnomusicology, the students select the related lectures listed in the table below:

D.15. Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course is defined in the article "Evaluation System" included in the information package, prepared by the lecturer. Regarding exams and course grades, related articles of Education and Examination Regulation of Graduate Degree of Hacettepe University shall apply (http://193.140.216.58/Eklenti/1235,hulisansustuogrvesinavyonetmelik231112.pdf?0).

D.16. Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate from this program, in addition to the conditions for graduation referred to in related articles of Graduate Degree Education and Examination Regulation of Hacettepe University, it is required to obtain the lowest total of 24 national credits and a total sum of 120 ECTS credits and all of the compulsory core lectures, Seminar and the elective courses related to the selected subdivision of musicology and the thesis prepared should be successfull.

Graduation requirements referred to in related articles of Graduate Degree Education and Examination Regulation of Hacettepe University and Directive for Masters Degree in Musicology of Musicology Department apply (http://193.140.216.58/Eklenti/1235,hulisansustuogrvesinavyonetmelik231112.pdf?0).

D.17. Education Type

1. Full Time Education

D.18. Programme Director

Doç. Dr. Ayten KAPLAN

Head of the Department of Musicology

e-mail: aykap@hacettepe.edu.tr

Tel: 0312 212 62 10 Fax: 0312 215 84 66

Bahriye Üçok Cad. No:4 06500 Beşevler/Ankara