General (https://uclouvain.be/en/study/inscriptions/admission-requirements-master-s-degree.html) and specific admission requirements for this program must be satisfied at the time of enrolling at the university.
In the event of the divergence between the different linguistic versions of the present conditions, the French version shall prevail.
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Specific Admission Requirements
Specific Admission Requirements
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 (https://uclouvain.be/cps/rde/xchg/ucl/hs2.xsl/cursusonweb2.html/papp/cursusOnWeb/http://vs-webapps.sipr-dc.ucl.ac.be/PPEcursus/ppe/prog-2019-min-lmusi100i) [30.0], Certificat universitaire en musicologie (fondements) [30.0] (https://uclouvain.be/cps/rde/xchg/ucl/hs2.xsl/cursusonweb2.html/papp/cursusOnWeb/http://vs-webapps.sipr-dc.ucl.ac.be/PPEcursus/ppe/en-prog-2019-musi9ce), Certificat universitaire en musicologie (approfondissement) [60.0] (https://uclouvain.be/cps/rde/xchg/ucl/hs2.xsl/cursusonweb2.html/papp/cursusOnWeb/http://vs-webapps.sipr-dc.ucl.ac.be/PPEcursus/ppe/en-prog-2019-musa9ce), 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] may benefit from exemptions.
The 30 credits of the Minor in Musicology [30.0] (https://uclouvain.be/xprog-2019-min-lmusi100i) 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 |
| UCLouvain Bachelors | |||
| All Bachelor | With : - Minor in Musicology; - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (fondements); - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (approfondissement). | Direct Access | In some cases, the UCLouvain Enrolment Office, after reviewing their online enrolment or re-enrolment application, will ask the students concerned to provide an enrolment authorisation from the faculty/school. |
| All Bachelor | Access with additional training | Additional requirements for admission | |
| Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology : Musicology | Direct Access | ||
| All Bachelor | If student has taken: - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (fondements); - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (approfondissement). | Direct Access | |
| All Bachelor | Access with additional training | Additional requirements for admission | |
| Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelor in de Musicology | Direct Access | ||
| All Bachelor | If student has taken: - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (fondements); - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (approfondissement). | Direct Access | |
| All Bachelor | Access with additional training | Additional requirements for admission | |
| Foreign Bachelors | |||
| All Bachelor | If student has taken: - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (fondements); - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (approfondissement). | Direct Access | |
| All Bachelor | Access with additional training | Additional requirements for admission | |
Non university Bachelors | |||
> Find out more about links (https://uclouvain.be/fr/etudier/passerelles) to the university | |||
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); - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (approfondissement). | Direct Access | |
| Masters | |||
| All Master | With : - Minor in Musicology; - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (fondements); - Certificat universitaire en musicologie (approfondissement). | Direct Access | In some cases, the UCLouvain Enrolment Office, after reviewing their online enrolment or re-enrolment application, will ask the students concerned to provide an enrolment authorisation from the faculty/school. |
| Master [60] in History of Art and Archaeology : General Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General | Based on application: accepted, conditional on further training, or refusal | With 15 credits prerequisites integrated into the masters programme | |
| All Master | Access with additional training | Additional requirements for admission | |
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree | |||
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Adults taking up their university training
> See the website Valorisation des acquis de l'expérience (https://uclouvain.be/fr/etudier/vae)
It is possible to gain admission to all masters courses via the validation of professional experience procedure.
Pour accéder au master en histoire de l'art et archéologie, orientation musicologie, les adultes en reprise d’études, s’ils ne sont pas titulaires d’un diplôme autorisant l’accès direct au master, peuvent faire valoir les savoirs et compétences utiles acquis par leur expérience personnelle ou professionnelle (VAE).
Access on the file
Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration
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 (https://uclouvain.be/inscription)