Licenciatura in Musicology
Education objectives
1) To acquire a solid methodological and academic grounding in the area of Musicology;
2) To acquire sensitivity towards the study of Portugals musical heritage and the phenomenon of the identity and diversity of musical cultures;
3) To acquire knowledge and an understanding of the various academic areas of musicology, with particular emphasis on the History of Music, Theory, Analysis and Techniques of Composition, and Ethnomusicology;
4) To develop the ability to apply acquired knowledge and solve problems in the above academic areas, thus ensuring autonomous lifelong learning;
5) To demonstrate the ability to collect, select and interpret information acquired from documentary and field research in musicological domains in order to support decisions and critiques;
6) To develop skills to communicate information, ideas and aspects of musical practice to different publics.
General characterization
DGES code
9046
Cicle
Bachelor (1st Cycle)
Degree
Licence
Access to other programs
Completion of the Licenciatura (1st cycle) degree allows the holder to apply for Masters programmes (2nd Cycle), or other post-graduate courses including those which do not confer a degree.
Coordinator
Paula Cristina Roberto Gomes Ribeiro Brandão
Opening date
2022-09-19
Vacancies
Available soon
Fees
697 Euros/year or 3500 Euros/year (foreign students)
Schedule
Presencial
Teaching language
Portuguese Language
Degree pre-requisites
Each student must obtain 180 credits: 96 credits from compulsory courses of the study programme, 54 credits from restricted options and 30 credits from free options or a Minor from another academic area. Each semester the student may not enrol in more than 30 credits and must respect any pre-requisites which have been set. At the beginning of each semester, the student is advised as to which courses are the most appropriate for their academic pathway and which they should take.
Legal framework/Study programme - Aviso n.º 4479/2018- DR, 2.ª série - N.º 67 - 5 de abril de 2018.The degree of licenciado corresponds to the level 6 of the NQF and EQF-National Qualifications Framework/European Qualifications Framework.
Conditions of admittance
Students may be admitted to Higher Education through the National Competition for Access to Higher Education, special competitions/regimes and entry systems, re-enrolment systems, course changes and transfers. To apply for access to higher education through the National Competition, students must fulfill the requirements described in DGES/Access to Higher Education. More info at http://www.dges.gov.pt/guias/?plid=593 For more information about International Students please visit https://www.fcsh.unl.pt/internacional/estatuto-de-estudante-internacional/ Candidates must have formal education in music.
Evaluation rules
Students at FCSH/NOVA are evaluated based on the work developed over a semester, based on class participation, presentation of written and oral tests and examinations. The result obtained either by continuous assessment or evaluation of the tests is expressed on a scale of 0 to 20. To be approved, students must have at least 10 points to pass, however, who fail have a second chance to repeat the exams. Repeat exam: Has access any student of 1st or 2nd cycle who has obtained the minimum grade of eight values per rounding in the final grade of the curricular unit. SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION: - Worker-Student - Students with the status of top athletes - Mothers and fathers students - Associative leaders - Military - Other special arrangements provided legally. Students with special needs can benefit from teaching and learning conditions to meet their needs.
Structure
| Conditional options (1) - The student chooses three curricular units from this set | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 01100369 | Analysis of Orally Transmitted Musics | 6.0 |
| 711021073 | Musical Theory and Analysis - 1300 to 1600 | 6.0 |
| 711021074 | Musical Theory and Analysis - 1600 to 1750 | 6.0 |
| 711021075 | Musical Theory and Analysis - 1750 to 1815 | 6.0 |
| 711021062 | Musical Theory and Analysis - 1815 to 1890 | 6.0 |
| 01100465 | Musical Theory and Analysis - 1890 to 1950 | 6.0 |
| 01100358 | Musical Theory and Analysis - 1950 to the present | 6.0 |
| 711021072 | Musical Theory and Analysis - 800 to 1300 | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 18 |
| Conditional options (2) - The student chooses four curricular units from this set | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 01100375 | History of Music: Antiquity to 1300 | 6.0 |
| 01100397 | History of Music: 1600-1750 | 6.0 |
| 711021071 | History of Music: 1750-1820 | 6.0 |
| 711021093 | History of Music: 1815-1890 | 6.0 |
| 01100402 | History of Music: 1890-1950 | 6.0 |
| 01100413 | History of Music: 1950 to the present | 6.0 |
| 01100424 | History of Iberian and Latin American Music | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 24 |
| Conditional options (3) - The student chooses two curricular units from this set | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 711021082 | Musical Cultures of Portugal | 6.0 |
| 711021078 | Popular Music Studies | 6.0 |
| 711021085 | Introduction to Music Psychology and Pedagogy | 6.0 |
| 711021064 | Chamber Music | 6.0 |
| 711021079 | Music and Sound Technologies | 6.0 |
| 711021060 | Musical Interpretation | 6.0 |
| 711021080 | Musical practice -Music in the World | 6.0 | Mandatory ECTS number: 12 |
| Obrigatórias | ||
|---|---|---|
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 01100331 | Acoustics | 6.0 |
| 711021087 | Collegium Musicum 1 | 3.0 |
| 711021088 | Collegium Musicum 2 | 3.0 |
| 01100459 | Ethnomusicology: Musical Cultures of the World | 6.0 |
| 711021068 | Ethnomusicology: Introduction | 6.0 |
| 01100430 | Ethnomusicology Fieldwork | 6.0 |
| 01100441 | Theory and Methods of Ethnomusicology | 6.0 |
| 711021069 | Philosophy of Music: Basic Principles | 6.0 |
| 711021089 | Musical Theory and Skills 1 | 3.0 |
| 711021090 | Musical Theory and Skills 2 | 3.0 |
| 711021053 | Major Trends in the History of Music | 6.0 |
| 711021058 | History of Portuguese Music | 6.0 |
| 711021059 | Music and Computing | 6.0 |
| 711021081 | Organology | 6.0 |
| 711021070 | Sociology of Music: Theory and Method | 6.0 |
| 711021091 | Techniques of Musical Composition 1 | 3.0 |
| 711021092 | Techniques of Musical Composition 2 | 3.0 |
| 711021066 | Research Topics in Musicology | 6.0 |
| 711021056 | Theory and Method in Musicology | 6.0 |