Hochschule für Musik und Theater „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ Leipzig

What you'll study

Teaching and research emphasise a combination of core historical training and several specialised profile areas. Principal emphases are:

• connections between music and media, from aspects of the music-publishing world to music in film, television and digital games;
• performance theory and interpretation research;
• history of musical aesthetics and music theory;
• foundational training in music history that engages methods from the cultural sciences.

The programme also supports exchange activity in game studies/ludomusicology (notably with Ritsumeikan University Kyoto) and hosts multiple externally funded research projects.

Entry requirements

The institute provides qualification descriptions, admission conditions and module and examination regulations through its study information pages. Prospective applicants should consult those documents and may contact the Musikwissenschaft team by email at musikwissenschaft@hmt-leipzig.de for specific questions.

Career prospects

Graduates commonly move into academic research and doctoral study, teaching and university-related roles, or into cultural and media professions. The programme’s emphasis on music–media relations and publishing plus interpretation research is relevant for work in music publishing, film/TV/games music contexts, archives and musicological editorial projects.

Scholarships & funding angle

The institute participates in externally funded research projects (DFG, DAAD, DHI), which reflect available research funding lines and project positions; students should review funding notices tied to those projects and university scholarship listings. For personalized information about scholarships or funded research opportunities, contact the institute directly or consult the study-information resources.