School of Music and Drama | Department of Musicology | Program in Musicology

Last Updated: 21/09/2026

The discipline of musicology which involves the issues such as sound, aesthetics, musical theories and analyzes, music education, psychology of music, ethnology of music, musical terminology, musical notation and bibliography of music explores the historical development of world music cultures and by comparing these cultures brings the information it has produced into use to produce new information. Accordingly, the discipline of musicology can be defined as not only a discipline dealing with the history of music but also a discipline dealing with the examination of close interactions with other important disciplines like language, religion, medicine, physic, mathematics, philology, archeology, folklore, etc…The program received the approval of establishment in 2010 and started educational and research activities in 2010-2011 academic year under the Department of Musicology.

Admission to the programme is based on the relevant higher education legislation, the central placement procedures, and/or the requirements of a Special Talent Examination, where applicable. When a Special Talent Examination is required, the application requirements, examination procedures, assessment criteria, and registration procedures are announced by the relevant academic unit. Candidates who are granted admission must complete their registration within the deadlines announced by the University. Admission through horizontal transfer is conducted in accordance with the relevant legislation and the principles established by the relevant academic unit. The application and admission procedures for international students are carried out in accordance with the applicable legislation.\nThe students are taken to the department with aptitude exam. The students who succeeded in aptitude exam start to their learning in preparatory class. Upon request, preparatory class students are taken to proficiency exam within the scope of the principles determined by Board of Management. The students who take 70 points and more out of 100 in the exam are considered as successful. The students who are successful continue to the first grade and the students who are unsuccessful continue to the preparatory class.

Recognition of prior learning is carried out in accordance with the relevant higher education legislation, the University's regulations governing education, examinations and assessment, and the institutional principles for exemption and credit transfer. Students may apply, within the specified deadlines, for exemption and credit transfer based on courses successfully completed at another higher education institution or on equivalent prior learning. Applications are evaluated by the relevant board or commission with due consideration of course content, credit/ECTS values, grades obtained, and their compatibility with the curriculum and learning outcomes of the relevant programme.

All students enrolled at Anadolu University are assigned a faculty academic advisor to provide guidance and support throughout their studies. Academic advisors offer counselling from the beginning of the student's academic programme until graduation, assisting students with academic, administrative, and other matters related to university life. In particular, advisors provide guidance during course registration and course selection processes, monitor students' academic progress, and support them in making informed decisions regarding their educational pathways.
For further information, please refer to the Academic Advising Directive of Anadolu University.

The programme is delivered in face-to-face / blended mode. Students are enrolled on the programme as (full-time / part-time) students. Teaching and learning activities are conducted in accordance with the programme curriculum, including the semester structure, scheduled class hours, practical components, and, where applicable, online learning environments.

A variety of assessment methods such as mid-term(s), assignment(s), exercise(s), project(s), practice(s), and a final exam are implemented in the programme. Assessment methods may include classical test(s), multiple-choice test(s), homework(s), performance evaluation(s), and product evaluation(s). In order to graduate from the programme, cumulative GPA must be minimum 2.00. A course grade is constituted by evaluating the above stated elements and given by using letters. Letter grades and their associated coefficients are as follows;

Grade	Coefficient
AA	4,0
AB	3,7
BA	3,3
BB	3,0
BC	2,7
CB	2,3
CC	2,0
CD	1,7
DC	1,3
DD	1,0
FF	0,0

A student is required to successfully complete the designated program of courses meet a minimum of 240 ECTS credit requirement and have a minimum GPA of 2.00/4.00 and no FF, DZ or YZ grades.

To be awarded a Bachelor's Degree, students must successfully complete all compulsory and elective courses specified in the curriculum of the programme in which they are enrolled, together with any required internship, practical training, project, or other academic requirements. To qualify for graduation, students must successfully complete at least 240 ECTS credits, have no failed courses, achieve the minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) specified in the relevant regulations (at least 2.00 on a 4.00 scale), and fulfil all other graduation requirements prescribed by the programme.

Students who successfully fulfil all programme requirements are awarded a Bachelor's Degree Diploma in Program in Musicology Graduates obtain a Level 6 (Bachelor's Degree) qualification within the Turkish Qualifications Framework (TQF).

The graduates of Musicology can continue to their postgraduate education and get into the academical position. In direction of the education they take, they can make musical authorship and musical critic and furthermore, they can find job opportunity in musical teaching, musicology and culture and art counseling fields.

Graduates of the programme are eligible to apply for Master's Degree programmes (with or without a thesis) in accordance with the relevant legislation governing graduate education and the admission requirements of the receiving higher education institution.


ASSOC. PROF. NURİYE ESRA KINIKLI SNAPPER
ASSIST. PROF. DR. DUYGU TAŞDELEN
ECTS Institutional Coordinator
ASSIST. PROF. DR. DUYGU TAŞDELEN