Popular Music Studies minor

Germany's first English-language Popular Music Studies degree program is closely connected to international networks and discourses. During your studies, you will be able to engage directly with key figures in academia and the music industry. Project modules will allow you to develop your own creative projects, helping you establish connections with potential employers in the music and media sectors early on.

In the English-language minor, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of popular music studies. The interdisciplinary team of lecturers will introduce you to various disciplinary perspectives, such as anthropology, sociology, musicology, history, and economics. 

Starting from an overview of the research field of popular music studies, you will focus on the sociology and histories of popular music, as well as selected current issues of international research. You will have the opportunity to participate in research projects. Additionally, you will work on a practical project, collaborating closely with stakeholders in the creative industries. You will learn to develop, design, and evaluate your ideas and plans in cooperation with academic staff while expanding your professional networks through partnerships with industry experts.

The Popular Music Studies minor is embedded in the interdisciplinary College study model with Leuphana Semester, Major and Complementary Studies. You start your Bachelor studies with the Leuphana semester. The first semester at Leuphana College gives you the opportunity to deal fundamentally with science. The Minor deepens or supplements your Major with another subject area. In Complementary Studies you have the freedom to pursue your thirst for knowledge individually by immersing yourself in a different field of knowledge each semester.

Language of instruction

ENG Eng­lish-lan­gua­ge sub­ject: no Ger­man re­qui­red
GER Ger­man-lan­gua­ge sub­ject: Ger­man re­qui­red

Leuphana Semester

• Transformation
• DATAx
• Methods
• 2 major modules

2. Semester

• Popular Music Studies
• 4 major modules
• 1 Complementary Studies module

3. Semester

• Popular Music Histories
• 1 Complementary Studies module

4. Semester

• Sociology of Popular Music
• Research on Popular Music
• 3 major modules
• 1 Complementary Studies module

5. Semester

• Popular Music Projects
• 3 major modules
• 1 Complementary Studies module

6. Semester

• Bachelor dissertation
• 1 major module
• 2 Complementary Studies modules

• You will find detailed information on the study contents of the minor modules in the Subject-Specific Schedule to Popular Music Studies minor.

The Minor in Popular Music Studies will provide you with the qualification, depending on your Major’s focus, for various activities in the field of music and creative industries:

• Media Management
• Cultural Management
• Concert agencies
• Activities working for content aggregators
• Press and public relation work
• Journalism & editing

• final degree: Popular Music Studies minor can only be studied in combination with a major
• admission restrictions: no
• number of student places: 35
• teaching and examination language: English

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• April 22nd at 5 p.m.
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