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Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that beginning in September 2023, the Master’s Degree Programme in Music and Science at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) will be admitting international students. The Master's Degree Programme in Music and Science is aimed at students interested in understanding the various functions of music in contemporary life by examining music through a cognitive, psychological and societal lens. The programme is multidisciplinary, and suitable for individuals from various backgrounds including musicology, music education, music therapy, and psychology/cognitive science. Course topics include: Music & Emotion, Music Cognition, Embodiment in Music, Therapeutic Uses of Music, Music & Creativity, Computational Music Analysis. The degree programme is a two-year, bilingual (English and Finnish) course run by some of the world’s leading researchers in music cognition, music psychology, and music therapy. It is closely affiliated to two flagship research projects hosted by the Department of Music, Arts & Culture Studies: * Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain (Academy of Finland): https://www.jyu.fi/hytk/fi/laitokset/mutku/en/coe-mmbb * MUSICONNECT: Music as youth empowerment: creating connection to self and others (ERC): https://www.jyu.fi/hytk/fi/laitokset/mutku/en/research/projects2/musiconnect The application round is open January 4-18, 2023 More information about the program and how to apply can be found here: https://www.jyu.fi/en/apply/masters-programmes/masters-degree-programmes/music-and-science or by writing to Marc Thompson: marc.thompson@xxxxxx Please distribute this message to anyone you think might be interested! best, Marc R. Thompson, PhD. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Member for Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain Yliopistotutkija, musiikkitiede (Jyväskylän Yliopisto) Senior Researcher, Musicology (University of Jyväskylä) Docent of Interdisciplinary Music Research (Arts University Helsinki; Sibelius Academy) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |