Educational goals

The course aims to provide a comprehensive and solid methodological training to gain both basic knowledge in historical musicology, systematic musicology and cultural and musical anthropology, as well as expertise in the visual and performing arts. The training course focuses on the fundamental topics related to these areas. The training activities will result in a background profile that will enable graduates to engage in professional activities in the fields of communication, design, management, promotion, production and enhancement of musical heritage. Graduates will also be able to find employment in schools, libraries, documentation centres, theatres, museums, radio and television stations, newspapers, concert organisers, publishing and record companies, arts organisations, software companies, and audiovisual production centres in both the public and private sectors. The Bachelor's degree course also provides the necessary skills and knowledge for continuing studies both in the Master's degree courses and in courses pertaining to institutions of Higher Education in Art and Music. The 180-credit course combines teaching in musicology and performing arts disciplines with teaching in history, literature, and art history. The unified objective is to offer and develop analytical, philological, and critical skills in relation to musical phenomena, situating and understanding them in their historical and cultural contexts, and exploring their relevance in contemporary society. The learning areas identified include: A) Historical musicology B) Systematic musicology C)Cultural and musical anthropology, general pedagogy, sociology of communication and contemporary popular music D) Arts, performance and performing arts disciplines E) History and literature The learning areas are explained in detail in the following sections: "Knowledge and understanding" and "Ability to apply knowledge and understanding". In the first two years, the training will primarily focus on the fundamental disciplines of history, literature, pedagogy, art, performing arts, language and computer skills, as well as on the founding musicological disciplines in historical and technical fields. In the second year, a wide range of related disciplines will be covered to broaden and integrate preparation in closely related areas. The third year will include characterising musicological disciplines in a more specific field, optional activities and the final examination.

Career opportunities

Musicologist. Musicology graduates can find jobs in line with their skills in public and private radio and television broadcasting, opera and traditional theatres, press offices of musical institutions, and organisations involved in the planning of musical events. They can also work in generalist and/or specialist publishing houses in the music sector, record production, information organisations, media, and concert and music programming. Other potential employers include public and private libraries with music sections or historical and documentary music collections, the archives of major music institutions, and museums and musical instrument collections.

Admission requirements

Students must hold an upper secondary school diploma or an equivalent academic qualification obtained abroad that has been recognised by the relevant University bodies in order to be admitted to the degree course. Admission also requires an adequate level of prior education, including a general knowledge of the humanities, logical and rational thinking skills, and basic musical knowledge acquired at music schools or equivalent institutions, or through self-study. The procedures for verifying the adequacy of the student's initial preparation and for making up any gaps and educational deficits (which must in any case be made up within the first year of study) are governed by the degree course's didactic regulations.