There are a number of degree options in Folklore and Ethnomusicology. Undergraduate students can pursue a major or a minor. Our graduate program includes a master’s degree and a doctoral degree in Folklore and Ethnomusicology. We also offer three dual graduate degrees in partnership with several of IU’s professional schools.
Our courses explore the rich history of stories, music, and other forms of expression around the world and throughout time. We engage with topics that touch our everyday lives: health and illness, social movements, cultural diversity, superstition, and more.
Recognized as the best of its kind, our department owes its reputation to the strength and diversity of our faculty. Our research considers the many ways in which tradition intersects with the domains of popular culture, politics, commerce, and public policy.
Together, folklorists and ethnomusicologists illuminate cultural worlds through people’s own creations appreciated in context. Such meaningful forms of expression range from verbal art and song to music and dance, from custom and ritual to visual arts and material culture.
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