Music, Mind & Technology Master's Programme

[Petri Toiviainen <ptoiviai@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Music, Mind and Technology –Master’s Programme

The Department of Music of the University of Jyväskylä (Finland)  
invites applications for the Master’s Degree Programme, Music, Mind  
and Technology (MMT). Deadline for applications is 31st January,  
2007. The accepted students will begin their studies in September  
2007. For further information please visit: http://www.jyu.fi/mmt

What is Music, Mind and Technology?
Music is ever-present in the modern world and affects people’s lives  
strongly in various ways. Many people spend a considerable amount of  
time daily listening to music, or playing a musical instrument. Music  
can affect and regulate our mood and emotions, and can be used as a  
therapeutic medium. It has also been found to be important for the  
development of children. Modern research and technology enable us to  
study such effects of music.

Music, Mind and Technology is a Master’s programme that leads to the  
Master of Arts -degree. The programme, established in 2005, aims to  
acquaint you with the main areas of contemporary research of music  
perception and cognition, to familiarize you with the methods and  
equipment used in various applications of music technology, and to  
provide you with the skills needed for designing, executing and  
reporting empirical investigations. The latest technology, and  
recently completed studio facilities, will be utilized on this  
programme. The programme consists of 120 ECTS credits requiring two  
academic years of full-time study. The language of instruction is  
English.

Who can apply?
The programme is open to applicants from all over the world with  
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, preferably majoring in one of the  
following fields: musicology, music education, music technology,  
acoustics, ethnomusicology, psychology, cognitive science, computer  
science, multimedia, information science, philosophy, mathematics and  
physics, or other relevant discipline. The applicants are expected to  
possess a basic knowledge of music theory and acoustics, as well as  
to be able to demonstrate their proficiency in English.

Further information and the application form: http://www.jyu.fi/mmt

Programme Secretary: Ms. Satu Julin, tel. +358 14 260 1361,  
sjulin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Department of Music, P.O.Box 35 (A), FI-40014  
University of Jyväskylä, FINLAND.

Programme Director: Professor Petri Toiviainen, tel. +358 14 260  
1353, ptoiviai@xxxxxxxxx, Department of Music, P.O.Box 35 (M),  
FI-40014 University of Jyväskylä, FINLAND.

A printable version of this message can be downloaded at: http:// 
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