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Musicology Major<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Doctor of Philosophy Program<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

How do you look at music? As a performer, researcher, historian, sociologist? Musicologists are all these things and they work to expand their perspectives on music.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Core Experiences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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International perspectives<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With strong national and international faculty and guests lecturers, you will have access to the most current ideas and concepts to shape your exploration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Research<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Think about it, imagine it, explore it, and share it! Research is at the heart of our program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Project-based learning<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Get hands on with your learning – go out into the field and listen, learn, and discover!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mentorship<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We want you to have professional guidance in your degree and our faculty mentors will encourage you and offer ideas for you to consider.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Program Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Our Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Prof. Dr. Poonpit Amatyakul<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Narongchai Pidokrajt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Assist. Prof. Dr. Anak Charanyananda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Assist. Dr. Kyle R. Fyr<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Musicologists study the relationship between music and various subjects including geography, aesthetics, politics, race theory, gender theory, neuropsychology, and more. Explore this graduate program!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1326,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"degree":[7],"major":[],"academic_category":[37],"class_list":["post-21098","academic","type-academic","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","degree-doctor","academic_category-major"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMusicology - Mahidol Music<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How do you look at music? As a performer, researcher, historian, sociologist? 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