Admission

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).

Specific procedures :

Requests for additional information regarding admission should be addressed to Mme Fiorella Flamini, Study Adviser at the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters (conseiller.etudes-fial@uclouvain.be, tel. : +32 (0)10 47 48 57).

All requests for admission based on the student’s academic record (as well as category II and III bridging programmes) should be submitted to Mme Fiorella Flamini, Study Adviser at the Faculty of Philosophy, Arts and Letters (Collège Mercier, 14 bte L3.06.01, Place Cardinal Mercier B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, conseiller.etudes-fial@uclouvain.be, tel. : +32 (0)10 47 48 57). The application file should include a letter in support of the application, academic transcripts for every year in higher education, a copy of the qualification(s) gained and, where the student has had a professional career, a curriculum vitae.

International candidates should submit their request to the University Enrolment Office according to the procedure outlined at : https://uclouvain.be/inscription