Bachelor's degree in Musicology 36 months Undergraduate Programme By Aarhus University |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

12,600 EURTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

MusicMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Music

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Music weaves in and out of our lives. When we stream in our daily lives. When we party and celebrate. As a background for homework and as an intense concert experience. And that regardless of whether we are into Billie Eilish or Beethoven. That is why music is a relevant and diverse field of study that is hard not to be captivated by.
In the Bachelor's degree program in Musicology, we try to embrace music in the broadest sense. So you will study the phenomenon of music from many different approaches and questions: How do we use music in social communities? What significance can it have for our identity? How do we use music for communication, e.g. in film? What role does music play as cultural heritage? How has digital development affected music as an industry? Is music on sheet music, as sound or as performance the same thing at all? How can we describe music with theoretical concepts in general?

Theoretical approaches are supplemented with practical activities, for example in the form of choral singing, music production, songwriting and arranging. In addition, Musicology provides opportunities for project work and studies in the "field" - of musical life as it unfolds around us here and now. You are trained to analyze critically and creatively, as well as to facilitate and create coherence in complex processes and tasks.  

Cultural mediator or teacher
After the first year of study, you choose between two profiles: cultural mediator or teacher.

At the Cultural Mediator Profile, we have a special focus on music as a central player in cultural life. Therefore, you will, among other things, work with music as a cultural event (concerts, festivals, etc.) with visits to professional event makers who stage and run musical and cultural events. You will also work with the dissemination of music, for example through music journalism and music criticism.

The Teacher Profile focuses more on the communication of music in teaching situations. Here, you will work with ensemble playing, music arrangement, singing and choir conducting within a wide range of musical genres, so that you can communicate music as a teacher. In addition, you will learn about collaboration, leadership and structuring of creative processes through the many joint musical-practical activities.

Both profiles also continue to focus on music from a historical and current perspective.  

Everyday life at Musicology In the Bachelor's degree program in Musicology, you will immerse yourself in music in theory and practice – as a listener, analyst and communicator, performer, writer or producer. You will therefore have lectures, workshop teaching in small groups, written and oral assignments, and the opportunity for practical music practice. The program is also based on a great deal of independent reading.

To enter Musicology, you must pass an entrance exam, which consists of an interview about your musical experiences and interests in addition to testing your skills in, among other things, piano playing, ear training, singing and music theory (read more under the 'Admission requirements' tab).  

Career opportunities
With the bachelor's degree in Musicology, you can continue your studies on a number of master's degrees, such as the master's degree in Musicology. This gives you additional skills to work as a music teacher at high schools, college colleges and other educational institutions or as a music mediator in cultural life, in cultural institutions, as an event coordinator, etc.  

Programme overview

Main Subject

Music

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Music weaves in and out of our lives. When we stream in our daily lives. When we party and celebrate. As a background for homework and as an intense concert experience. And that regardless of whether we are into Billie Eilish or Beethoven. That is why music is a relevant and diverse field of study that is hard not to be captivated by.
In the Bachelor's degree program in Musicology, we try to embrace music in the broadest sense. So you will study the phenomenon of music from many different approaches and questions: How do we use music in social communities? What significance can it have for our identity? How do we use music for communication, e.g. in film? What role does music play as cultural heritage? How has digital development affected music as an industry? Is music on sheet music, as sound or as performance the same thing at all? How can we describe music with theoretical concepts in general?

Theoretical approaches are supplemented with practical activities, for example in the form of choral singing, music production, songwriting and arranging. In addition, Musicology provides opportunities for project work and studies in the "field" - of musical life as it unfolds around us here and now. You are trained to analyze critically and creatively, as well as to facilitate and create coherence in complex processes and tasks.  

Cultural mediator or teacher
After the first year of study, you choose between two profiles: cultural mediator or teacher.

At the Cultural Mediator Profile, we have a special focus on music as a central player in cultural life. Therefore, you will, among other things, work with music as a cultural event (concerts, festivals, etc.) with visits to professional event makers who stage and run musical and cultural events. You will also work with the dissemination of music, for example through music journalism and music criticism.

The Teacher Profile focuses more on the communication of music in teaching situations. Here, you will work with ensemble playing, music arrangement, singing and choir conducting within a wide range of musical genres, so that you can communicate music as a teacher. In addition, you will learn about collaboration, leadership and structuring of creative processes through the many joint musical-practical activities.

Both profiles also continue to focus on music from a historical and current perspective.  

Everyday life at Musicology In the Bachelor's degree program in Musicology, you will immerse yourself in music in theory and practice – as a listener, analyst and communicator, performer, writer or producer. You will therefore have lectures, workshop teaching in small groups, written and oral assignments, and the opportunity for practical music practice. The program is also based on a great deal of independent reading.

To enter Musicology, you must pass an entrance exam, which consists of an interview about your musical experiences and interests in addition to testing your skills in, among other things, piano playing, ear training, singing and music theory (read more under the 'Admission requirements' tab).  

Career opportunities
With the bachelor's degree in Musicology, you can continue your studies on a number of master's degrees, such as the master's degree in Musicology. This gives you additional skills to work as a music teacher at high schools, college colleges and other educational institutions or as a music mediator in cultural life, in cultural institutions, as an event coordinator, etc.  

Admission Requirements

180+
6.5+
24+
6+
83+
Entrance exam
You must have passed an  entrance exam.

Specific admission requirements
You must have passed the following specific admission requirements:
  • Danish A
  • English B
  • History B or History of Ideas B or Contemporary History B
  • An additional language (beginner language A or advanced language B)

If you are missing one or more subject levels, you have the opportunity to supplement.

3 Years
Aug

Domestic
0 EUR
International
12,600 EUR

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