Bachelor of Music in Global Music
University of the Arts Helsinki
Key Information
Campus location
Helsinki, Finland
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 5,000 / per year *
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
Aug 2024
* annual tuition fee for students who study in English and who are not citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland
Introduction
Immerse yourself in a culturally and musically diverse environment to develop into a multi-skilled, flexible, visionary musician and pedagogue with world-class teachers.
Why study here?
Join us as a student at one of the leading performing arts universities in the world. As a Global Music student, you will deepen your own artistic identity and develop the ability to perform, communicate, collaborate, create, facilitate, research and lead in a wide range of musical, cultural, and socially engaged contexts.
About the studies
This programme is a combined 3-year Bachelor's and 2,5-year Master's degree. Your studies include both one-to-one instruction as well as group tuition. You will form an intercultural ensemble with your fellow students and expand your unique artistic portfolio through developing new work, intercultural collaborations, performances, and your own projects.
Through your studies, you will learn about themes that are central to a professional global musician, including artistic identity, intercultural collaboration, multidisciplinary approaches, global musicianship, music creation, improvisation, rhythmics, global pedagogy, entrepreneurship, global choir, experimental instrument making, practice-based research and community engagement.
You may tailor your schedule and choose optional courses from any department suited to your own personal interests. You may also choose courses organized by the other two academies of the University and complete joint studies, which are available for all students.
Teachers
Teachers in the program are various experts employed by the Sibelius Academy as well as visiting pedagogues and artists.
Immerse yourself in a culturally and musically diverse environment to develop into a multi-skilled, flexible, visionary musician and pedagogue with world-class teachers.
Program Outcome
A student who has completed the Bachelor of Global Music degree is expected to
- have the necessary skills and understanding to work in an intercultural context and be able to use music as a tool for intercultural communication;
- be firmly grounded in his/her instrument and voice and have an awareness of diverse approaches to playing, creating, improvising, and analyzing music in a global context;
- be able to employ a wide range of musical, collaborative, multidisciplinary, and pedagogical approaches appropriate for various cultural contexts and be able to interact, communicate and engage meaningfully with the surrounding community;
- have developed a global mindset, an awareness of the societal and ethical issues of working in a transcultural context;
- and be able to communicate his/her ideas through performance, orally and in writing.
Admissions
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
Please visit the university website for more information.