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Sonology Curriculum

Subjects marked with an asterisk (*) are NOT offered each year. Check current schedules.

Subjects 1st year
 2nd year
 3rd year
 4th year
 Total
ECTS
hrsECTS
hrsECTS
hrsECTS
hrsECTS
hrs
Culture, thinking and history (Core Classes)
Introduction to Music in Western Culture,, History of Western Music andIntroduction to Music in World Cultures
 6
 90
 3
 45
  
  
  
  
 9
 135
Professional development 
  
  
  
  
  
  
 3
 45
 3
 45
Aesthetics of Music I and II
  
  
  
  
 4
 60
  
  
 4
 60
Language and Techniques of Music (Core Classes)
Fundamentals of Musical Acoustics
 3
 45
  
  
  
  
  
  
 3
 45
Methodologies of Music Analysiss 4
 45
  
  
  
  
  
  
 4
 45
General Ear Training
 3
 45
  
  
  
  
  
  
 3
 45
Fundamentals of Composition
 4
 45
  
  
  
  
  
  
 4
 45
Additional Instrumental Training (Mandatory Classes)
Percussion Supplementary Instrument 1 to 6
 4
 15
 4
 15
 4
 15
  
  
 12
 45
Electronic music performance I and II
  
  
  
  
  
  
 6
 60
 6
 60
Ensemble Music (Mandatory Classes) 
Choir 1 2
 45
  
  
  
  
  
  
 2
 45
Performance Ensembles 1 and 4

 4
 45
 2
 22,5
 2
 22,5
  
  
 8
 90
Acoustics (Mandatory Classes)
Museum organology
 3
 30
  
  
  
  
  
  
 3
 30
Advanced acoustics and organology I and II*
  
  
 3
 30
 3
 30
  
  
 6
 60
Room acoustics *
  
  
  
  
 4
 30
  
  
 4
 30
Psychoacoustics
 3
 30
  
  
  
  
  
  
 3
 30
Specific technical training (Mandatory Classes)
Mathematics for musicians I and II
 6
 60
  
  
  
  
  
  
 6
 60
Sound lab I i III and II i IV


  
  
 6
 30
 6
 30
  
  
 12
 60
Seminars I, II, III and IV
  
  
  
  
 4
 22,5
 4
 22,5
 8
 45
Computer programming
 3
 30
 3
 30
 3
 30
  
  
 9
 90
Applied technologies (Mandatory Classes)
Audio recording techniques I, II, III and IV
 2
 30
 6
 60
 4
 30
  
  
 12
 120
Fundamentals of analog electronics I and II
 3
 30
 3
 30
  
  
  
  
 6
 60
Electrical engineering
  
  
 6
 60
  
  
  
  
 6
 60
Digital signal processingI, II and III*
  
  
 6
 60
 4
 30
  
  
 10
 90
Sound design*
  
  
  
  
 4
 30
  
  
 4
 30
Sound reinforcement*
  
  
 3
 30
  
  
  
  
 3
 30
Technologies for music research  
  
  
  
  
  
 3
 30
 3
 30
Music technology (Mandatory Classes)

Fundamentals of music technology
 2
 30
  
  
  
  
  
  
 2
 30
Music notation software
 2
 30
  
  
  
  
  
  
 2
 30
Computer music I and II
 6
 60
  
  
  
  
  
  
 6
 60
Critical perception (Mandatory Classes)
Specific Ear Training
  
  
 2
 45
  
  
  
  
 2
 45
Critical listening skillsI and II*
  
  
  
  
 2
 20
 2
 20
 4
 40
Theory and history (Mandatory Classes)

Electroacoustic composition I 
  
  
 3
 45
  
  
  
  
 3
 45
History of Twentieth Century Music
  
  
 4
 45
  
  
  
  
 4
 45
Scoring for Film and Multimedia I
  
  
  
  
 3
 45
  
  
 3
 45
Electroacoustic Music Repertoire and Techniques*
  
  
  
  
 4
 45
  
  
 4
 45
Computer Assisted Composition I
  
  
  
  
  
  
 3
 45
 3
 45
Production and Management (Mandatory Classes)
Communication skills*
  
  
  
  
  
  
 4
 45
 4
 45
Technologies for music production I*
  
  
 3
 30
  
  
  
  
 3
 30
Music Management
  
  
 3
 30
  
  
  
  
 3
 30
Entrepreneurship  
  
  
  
  
  
 3
 30
 3
 30
Practice Classes (Mandatory Classes)
Workshop I and II
  
  
  
  
 4
 10
 6
 10
 10
 20
Practicum in Sonology
  
  
  
  
  
  
 6
 180
 6
 180
Electives
Elective Credits
  
  
  
  
 3
 45
 12
 180
 15
 225
Final Term Project (TFG)
Introduction to Research
 
  
  
  
 2
 30
  
  
 2
 30
Final Term Project  
  
  
  
  
  
 8
 15
 8
 15
TOTAL 
 60
 705
 60
 607,5
 60
 525
 60
 512,5
 240
 2350