Curriculum Musicology

Curriculum of the specialty: Musicology

Subjects marked with an asterisk (*) are NOT offered every acaedmic year. Please check current schedules.

Subjects & Courses	1st year		2nd year		3rd year		4th year		Total
Subjects & Courses	ECTS	h	ECTS	h	ECTS	h	ECTS	h	ECTS	h
Culture, thought, & history (basic training)
Music & culture I, II & III	6	90	3	45					9	135
Professional development							3	45	3	45
Aesthetics					4	60			4	60
Language & techniques of music (basic training)
Fundamentals of musical acoustics	3	45							3	45
Methodologies of musical analysis	4	45							4	45
General ear training	3	45							3	45
Fundamentals of composition	4	45							4	45
Additional instrumental training (compulsory)
Secondary instrument 1 - 6	6	15	6	15	6	15			18	45
Ensemble music (compulsory)
Choir 1	2	45							2	45
Performance ensembles 1 - 3	2	22,5	2	22,5	2	22,5			6	67,5
Music technology (compulsory)
Fundamentals of music technology	2	30							2	30
Organology			3	30					3	30
Music notation software			2	30					2	30
Technologies for music research			3	30					3	30
Audio recording techniques I							2	30	2	30
Research methods and sources (compulsory)
Music research methdologies I & II	8	45							8	45
Ethnomusicology I, II & III	6	45	6	45	6	45			18	135
Historical musicology I, II & III	6	45	6	45	6	45			18	135
Music sociology*					4	45			4	45
Musicology seminar I & II					4	60	4	60	8	120
Critical theory							6	45	6	45
Notation, transcription & interpretation of musical documents (compulsory)
Music analysis I			3	45					3	45
Fundamentals of codicology*	4	45							4	45
Analysis of music for film & video*					4	45			4	45
Notation I* & II			4	45			4	45	8	90
Specific ear training			2	45					2	45
Analysis workshop for musicologists							4	45	4	45
Musicological writing workshop			8	45					8	45
Analysis of 20th & 21st century music							3	45	3	45
History (compulsory)
History of 20th & 21st century music	4	45							4	45
Traditional Catalan music			4	45					4	45
History of medieval music			4	45					4	45
Plainchant			4	45					4	45
History of 17th century music					4	45			4	45
History of audiovisual music*							4	45	4	45
Supplementary subjects in ethnomusicology (compulsory)
Traditional music of the world I & II*					4	45	4	45	8	90
Performance techniques in traditional music*					4	45			4	45
Sonic organization models in traditional music					4	45			4	45
Practica (compulsory)
Practicum in musicology I & II					4	10	4	10	8	20
Electives (optional)
Optional credits					4	45	14	135	18	180
Final project
Final project							8	15	8	15
TOTAL	60	607,5	60	577,5	60	572,5	60	565	240	2322,5