Postal address:
The Department of Music Anthropology
FI-33014 University of Tampere
Finland

Street address:
Kalevantie 4, the university main building
Tel: +358-3-3551 6432
Fax: +358-3-3551 7081

email: musiikintutkimuksen.laitos@uta.fi
Internet: http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/mustut/

Departmental Adviser:
Ms Elina Seye, Assistant
Tel: +358-3-3551 4062

The Department of Music Anthropology is one of the departments of the Faculty of Humanities in the University of Tampere. The main focus of research and teaching is on different manifestations of folk and popular music which are regarded both as art and as a part of social life. The Department is particularly specialized in ethnomusicological research of arts, and in cultural and social anthropology.

Functionally the Department of Music Anthropology is divided into two units: the teaching unit and the Folklife Archives unit. The extensive archives include recordings, photographs, manuscripts, records and musical instruments. The collection of the materials for the archives was begun in the 1940’s. Today, the archives are the most important in the field of folk and popular music in Finland.

The Department of Music Anthropology is one of the very few academic institutions in Europe where practically all the teaching and research activities concentrate on ethnomusicology, dance anthropology and popular music studies. The Department has plans to launch two special programs for master’s degree, first in the field of dance research, in participation with Nordic master’s degree in dance studies of NOFOD (Nordic Forum for Dance Research) and second in the field of rhythm music, in collaboration with Sibelius Academy (Helsinki).

The main subject in the Department is ethnomusicology. However, it is also possible to take basic courses in musicology and general ethnology.

While the tuition is usually given in Finnish, the Department tries to accommodate its own exchange students as efficiently as possible. Independent studies in the faculty, attendance in seminars and independent research with a supervisor are all recommended modes of study for an exchange student at our Department. Also at least one of our courses is annually taught in English.