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The Master in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology aims to give the student advanced training in methodology and criticism in the field of musicology.

The master aims to provide second level musicology training of a less specialised nature than the 120 course, but just as complete when it comes to learning.

The programme is made up of :
♦ core courses of 45 credits, including 20 credits for the end of study work;
♦ and one option of 15 credits, to be taken in one of the partner institutions (Brussels, Namur or Liège).

Accessible master :
Master [120] of arts in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology [120.0] Direct access to the second year of the master; training includes the Dissertation and the Dissertation seminar (30 credits), one focus and the possible further trainings (maximum 30 credits).

Links to the Teacher Training Certificate (upper secondary education) :
Access to Teacher Training Certificate (upper secondary education) - History of Art and Archaeology, general [30.0] is only available to students who have gained a Master’s degree in History of Art and Archaeology: General.
To be awarded the status of a fully qualified teacher, holders of a Master’s degree in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology [60.0] are required to undergo additional training; the year-long training programme must include a dissertation and a dissertation seminar (30 credits), the teaching focus (30 credits) and other additional training (maximum 30 credits).
Nevertheless, the Master’s degree in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology when combined with the programme Teacher Training Certificate (upper secondary education) - History of Art and Archaeology, general [30.0] does enable holders of the degree to teach, but does not lead to a full teaching qualification.

1° Student must hold a first level university degree or have accredited the useful knowledge and skills he has acquired in his personal or professional life (VAE).

2° Provide proof of a sufficient level in French (B1 of the European Framework of Reference ) 

3° Student must demonstrate practical experience in music and/or in musicology acquired before starting the master (Minor in Musicology [30.0], Certificat universitaire en musicologie (fondements) [30.0], Certificat universitaire en musicologie (approfondissement) [60.0], participation in the activities of a 'conservatoire de musique', courses in music history, methodology, etc, taken at an academy or higher art institutions (IMEP Institut Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie, Conservatoire royal de Musique, etc.). A student who has passed the Certificat universitaire en musicologie (approfondissement) [60.0] benefits from exemptions.

The 30 credits of the Minor in Musicology [30.0] satisfy these requriements.

If student does not have sufficient training, prerequisites will be added to the masters programme (maximum 15 credits).

Course equivalences are submitted for approval to the chairman of the jury, the secretary of the jury and the academic faculty secretary.

4° Students who cannot prove previous academic training (minor or certificate) must make an application for admission, including a file containing copies of degrees already obtained, a detailed list of courses taken in higher education, a curriculum vitae and three passport photos. The file must be sent to Professor Brigitte Van Wymeersch, Collège Erasme, Place Blaise Pascal 1, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve. An interview or admissions test will take place in September (just one session is foreseen).

University Bachelors
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
UCL Bachelors
All Bachelor	If student has taken : - Minor in Musicology [30.0] ; - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (fondements) [30.0] ; - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (approfondissement) [60.0] .	Direct access
All Bachelor		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Preparatory Year for Master in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology [58.0]
Belgian Bachelors of the French speaking Community
Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology : Musicology		Direct access
All Bachelor	If student has taken: - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (fondements) [30.0] ; - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (approfondissement) [60.0] .	Direct access
All Bachelor		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Preparatory Year for Master in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology [58.0]
Belgian Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community
Bachelor in de Musicology		Direct access
All Bachelor	If student has taken: - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (fondements) [30.0] ; - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (approfondissement) [60.0] .	Direct access
All Bachelor		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Preparatory Year for Master in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology [58.0]
Foreign Bachelors
All Bachelor	If student has taken: - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (fondements) [30.0] ; - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (approfondissement) [60.0] .	Direct access
All Bachelor		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Preparatory Year for Master in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology [58.0]
Non university Bachelors
Diploma		Access	Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university Not relevant for this Master.
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
"Licenciés"
All holder of a “Licence”	If student has taken: - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (fondements) [30.0] ; - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (approfondissement) [60.0] .	Direct access
Masters
All Master	If student has taken : - Minor in Musicology [30.0] ; - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (fondements) [30.0] ; - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (approfondissement) [60.0] .	Direct access
Master [60] of arts in History of Art and Archaeology : General [60.0] Master [120] of arts in History of Art and Archaeology : General [120.0]		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	With 15 credits prerequisites integrated into the masters programme
All Master		On the file: direct access or access with additional training	Preparatory Year for Master in History of Art and Archaeology: Musicology [58.0]
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
Diploma		Access	Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
> MA en musique		Accès direct au master moyennant ajout éventuel de 15 crédits max	Type long

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Reminder : all Masters (apart from Advanced Masters) are also accessible on file.

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See the general admission requirements

Specific procedures :

 

Curriculum management 

• Academic supervisor : Brigitte VAN WYMEERSCH
• Secretaries : Bernadette VERVAREN and Marie-Christine MEERT

Useful contacts

• Exam jury :
  - president : Raymond BRULET
  - secretary : Brigitte VAN WYMEERSCH

The master 60 offers original and dynamic teaching: the links with the University of Liège and the higher education institutions IMEP and IHECS have helped us develop a unique set of courses in the French community, geared towards going into more depth on the skills and knowledge acquired during the first level, depending in each case on the option chosen by the student.
Alongside solid university training in musicology, the programme uses resources linked to an active teaching methodology which trains students in careers in music, particularly through internships (links with various Belgian cultural bodies: Théâtre royal de la Monnaie, asbl Flagey, Festival Ars Musica, Maison de la musique de Bxl, MIM, etc.), as well as providing contacts in the worlds of culture and music.
Moreover, the student is called upon to carry out numerous activities 'in the field' (internships, concerts, musical exercises, seminars, study days, etc) which put him in direct contact with current musicology and its associated careers. These activities are subject to continuous, regular assessment.
This master chooses a teaching method in which lectures are accompanied by a range of mandatory lectures. The professor/supervisor of the end of study work also takes on the role of tutor which guarantees intensive, one-on-one follow-up support for the student.

The written and oral exams aim to measure knowledge acquired as well as the student's know-how and communication skills.
Some subjects, geared towards helping the student develop skills in research and personal criticism, form the subject of presentations and discussions spread over the year (permanent assessment - seminars).

Courses are evaluated according to current university regulations (see General Examination Regulations). Students may find further information on specific evaluation methods in the course descriptions.

Several Belgian institutions are partners in the programme (student mobility agreements which do not lead to dual degrees) :

• The University of Liège offers the student three courses, in Liège, in the option 'musicologie historique et systématique';
• The IMEP (Institut Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie, Haute école supérieure d’enseignement artistique, Namur) co-organises with UCL the option ' Musique-Musicologie', which helps students master practical aspects of music by following four courses at the IMEP;
• The IHECS (Institut des Hautes Etudes en Communication Sociale, Bruxelles) allows us to offer a platform to careers in music management, criticism and animation through the option 'Animation, gestion et musique', which students follow at IHECS.

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Individual final project (20credits)
LMUSI2898	Individual final project  (in French)	N.		20credits		x
Musicology course (25credits) Students must choose 25 credits from the courses below :
LMUSI2450	Art and Music	Brigitte Van Wymeersch	15h	5credits	1q	x
LMUSI2460	Paleography and languages of the early music	Anne-Emmanuelle Ceulemans	15h	5credits	2q	x
LMUSI2470	Special questions of musical analysis	Brigitte Van Wymeersch	15h	5credits	2q	x
LMUSI2852	Sacred Music	N.	15h	5credits	2q	x
LMUSI2861	Historical Musicology Research Seminar	John Philippe Van Tiggelen	15h	5credits	2q	x
LMUSI2871	Aesthetic and philosophy of music	Brigitte Van Wymeersch	15h	5credits	2q	x
LMUSI2881	Special questions on music history A	Christophe Pirenne	15h	5credits	1q	x
LMUSI2882	Special questions on music history B	N.	15h	5credits	1q	x
LMUSI2894	Musicology seminar	N.	15h	5credits	2q	x
LMUSI2895	Professional practice in musicology  (in French)	N.	240h	10credits		x

Students must choose one of the following four options :

This option course provides a choice of specialized classes in the field of musicology. It is organized jointly with the Université de Liège.

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Students must choose at least 15 credits from the courses below. In cases where the 60 credit Master is taken over two years, students may choose a musicology course which they have not yet taken from the core subjects instead of a course at Ulg.
LMUSI5001	Musicologie du Moyen Âge et de la Renaissance (Ulg-MUSI0030-1)  (in French)	N.	30h	5credits		x	x
LMUSI5002	Musicologie du baroque et du classique (Ulg-MUSI0031-1)  (in French)	N.	30h	5credits		x	x
LMUSI5003	Musiques et représentations (ULG-MUSI0041-2)  (in French)	N.	30h	5credits		x	x
LHART2220	Art theory	Ralph Dekoninck	15h	3credits	1q	x	x
LHART2240	Visual Culture Studies and Art History	N.	15h	5credits	2q	x	x
LHART2250	Iconology and History of Art	Ralph Dekoninck	15h	3credits	2q	x	x
LGLOR2390	Typology and permanence of mythical imagineries	Ralph Dekoninck, Myriam Delmotte, Paul Deproost (coord.), Alain Meurant, Claude Obsomer, Brigitte Van Wymeersch	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LFLTR2150	History of Humanism	Agnès Guiderdoni (coord.), Aline Smeesters	22.5h	5credits	2q	x	x

This option course provides students with the opportunity to pursue practical studies in music in different areas such as instruments or singing, or in writing (e.g. composition, analysis etc.). This option course is organized jointly with the IMEP (Institut Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie).

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Students must choose 15 credits from the courses below :
LMUSI5201	Analyse et écriture (partie analyse) (IMEP)  (in French)	N.	30h	5credits		x	x
LMUSI5202	Analyse et écriture (partie écriture) (IMEP)  (in French)	N.	30h	5credits		x	x
LMUSI5203	Formations aux langages contemporains (IMEP)  (in French)	N.	30h	5credits		x	x
LMUSI5205	Auditions commentées (IMEP)  (in French)	N.	15h	5credits		x	x
LMUSI5207	Formation musicale (IMEP)  (in French)	N.	90h	10credits		x	x
LMUSI5208	Pratique instrumentale (IMEP)	N.	30h	5credits		x	x
LMUSI5209	Pratique vocale (IMEP)	N.	30h	5credits		x	x

This option offers students training based on the different musical professions.
Management, criticism, musical activities all form part of this focus organized jointly with the Department of Communication (UCL) and the Institut des Hautes Etudes en Communication Sociale, Brussels (IHECS).

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Students must choose 15 credits from the courses below :
LCOMU2605	Analysis of cultural and mediatic productions	Sarah Sepulchre	30h	5credits		x	x
LMUSI5101	Animation et critique artistique (IHECS)  (in French)	N.	30h	5credits		x	x
LMUSI5107	Structures, institutions et problèmes culturels (IHECS)   (in French)	N.	30h	5credits		x	x
LMUSI5108	Réseaux culturels européens (IHECS)  (in French)	N.	30h	5credits		x	x
LMUSI5111	Politiques et réseaux de l'éducation permanente (Europe) (IHECS)	N.	30h	5credits	1q	x	x
LMUSI5112	Éducation aux médias et stratégies d'intervention (IHECS)	N.	30h	5credits		x	x

This option course provides students with training in the performing arts which enables them to deepen their understanding of the fields of opera, lyric tragedy and performance through the study of extra-musical components (e.g. scenography, design, comparative study, history of production etc.).

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LTHEA2135	History of performing arts aesthetic	Catherine Christophe	30h	4credits	1q	x	x
LTHEA2151	Theoretical Study in Theatre Design	N.	45h	6credits	2q	x	x
LTHEA2160	The performing arts: methodology and comparative aesthetics  (in French)	Véronique Lemaire	30h	4credits	2q	x	x
LTHEA2205	Comparative approach between theatre and cinema	N.	30h	5credits	2q	x	x
LTHEA2271	History of dramatic production	Véronique Lemaire	22.5h	4credits		x	x
LCOMU2605	Analysis of cultural and mediatic productions	Sarah Sepulchre	30h	5credits		x	x