The information and program qualifications related to the Musicology Bachelor of Arts Program, under the Department of Musicology of the Turkish Music State Conservatory, are summarized below.
Information About The Program
Musicology Department is the second department on the Turkish education of musicology, was established in 1985 at ITU Turkish Music State Conservatory. However, %100 English program on musicology has been worked in 2011 for integration with the other musicology department in abroad.
The visions of the programs assume the pioneering position in science and technology of our university, and conveys cultural wealth of our country and the world to new generations, and evaluate the musicology among with the other disciplines in this age.
The mission of the programs to train bachelor and graduate level of musicology by means of tree main titles; “Historical Musicology”, “Systematic Musicology” and “Folklore and Ethnomusicology” parallel with the scientific development of the world academies, and raising creative and pioneer musicologist in changed and globalized life.
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Registration Requirements
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English Proficiency
The teaching language method of this program is Turkish. English is not a requirement to start education.
Regulations and Guidelines
Academic Calendar
Course Plans, Prerequisites and Course Equivalence
Course Information
Course Schedules
Course Adjustment and Exemption Procedures
Program Educational Objectives
To provide knowledge of Turkish Music Studies, historical musicology, ethnomusicology, popular music studies, organology, systematic musicology as a foundation for life learning and research and musical practice, abilities to conceptualize analyzing and criticizing music using present.
Measurement and Evaluation
Student success is evaluated in consideration of Articles 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 of the Istanbul Technical University Undergraduate Education and Training Regulation.
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Internship
There is no internship in this program.
Graduation Requirements
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Bachelor of Arts Title : -
Program Employment Opportunities
Graduates of the program are musicologist who work as a researcher, academician, lecturer, musicographe, music reviewer, program productor, consultant.
Number of Graduates
Musicology Bachelor of Arts Program Graduate Statistics
| Year | Number of Graduates |
| 2013 | 18 |
| 2014 | 30 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2016 | 30 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 |
Program Outcomes
P.O.1 To gain ability on making research and to be able to present and defend the results with scientific reports.
P.O.2 To increase the scientific and artistic capacity, and to develop the ability of oral and written communication.
P.O.3 To follow recent improvements in Turkish and Western Music possessing contemporary theories.
P.O.4 To be able to use theoretical information in practice professionally.
P.O.5 To contribute musicology as an academician who possesses local and international values.
P.O.6 To translate international studies in Musicology into Turkish.
P.O.7 To reveal new results as embracing methods and researches that Turkey needs in Musicology.
P.O.8 To do fieldworks to in order to reveal cultural richness of Turkey.
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