Academic content
The bachelor’s program takes the compositional foundations of Western music as a starting point to provide an initial overview of the field of musicology, which is combined from the outset with a methodological grounding. Research and teaching at the department focuses on the area of historical music research, which is concerned primarily with the creation, notation, appearance, rendition, performance, function, and impact of works from the history of European music. It includes music philology (the study of sources and the preparation of critical sheet music), musical analysis, the study of historical performance practice, biography, historical characterizations of music in their cultural and social context, reception research (the history of the impact of works of music), and the historical development of music theory, aesthetics, and musical terminology. In order to complete the course of study, students must possess excellent German language skills as well as good skills in English and one other foreign language. Although musicology is a theory-driven field of study, it is connected to musical practice in numerous ways. Familiarity with the basic principles of music theory and prior practical experience with music are thus necessary prerequisites for a successful course of study in the field. This includes experience with composition, the ability to form a mental picture of music just by reading the sheet music, and basic knowledge of the history of music and the musical repertoire.
Subject combinations
An overview of all possible combination subjects for Musikwissenschaft (Musicology):
- Archaeological Sciences
- Business Administration
- Educational Science and Education Management
- Cultural Analysis/European Ethnology
- English and American Studies
- Cultural and Social Anthropology
- Geography
- German Studies: German Literature
- History
- Islamic Studies
- Jewish Studies
- Catholic-Theological Studies
- Classical Philology
- Classical and Christian Archaeology
- Cognitive Science
- Art History
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Romance languages and literatures
- Sinology
- Scandinavian Studies
- Sociology
- German Linguistics
- Economics
- Ancient Near Eastern Studies
As part of the Bachelor of Arts degree programme, the major subjects can also be combined with one of the three minor subjects offered by the Freiburg University of Music - aural training, music physiology and music theory - instead of one of the above-mentioned minor subjects, each of which has a scope of 40 ECTS credits. In the case of such a combination, the relevant examination regulations of the Freiburg University of Music apply to the study of the minor subject offered by the Freiburg University of Music.
Information on the aptitude test for the minor subjects Aural Training, Music Physiology and Music Theory.
Statutes
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Zulassungs- und Immatrikulationsordnung (ZImmO)
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Prüfungsordnung B.A.: Rahmenordnung
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Prüfungsordnung B.A.: Rahmenordnung § 18
(Nur bei Studienbeginn vor dem 1. Oktober 2015 und sofern nicht Anwendung von § 18 Absatz 12 n.F. beantragt wurde)
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Prüfungsordnung B.A.: Anlage A
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Prüfungsordnung B.A.: Musikwissenschaft (Hauptfach)
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Prüfungsordnung B.A.: Musikwissenschaft (Hauptfach)
(Nur bei Studienbeginn vor dem 1. Oktober 2024; Abschluss des Studiums bis spätestens 30. September 2028)
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Prüfungsordnung B.A.: Musikwissenschaft (Hauptfach)
(Nur bei Studienbeginn zwischen dem 1. Oktober 2011 und dem 30. September 2013; Abschluss des Studiums bis spätestens 30. September 2018)
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Prüfungsordnung B.A.: Anlage D
(Nur bei Zulassung zum Interdisciplinary Track vor dem 1. Oktober 2014)
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Prüfungsordnung B.A.: Anlage C
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Prüfungsordnung B.A.: Rahmenordnung
(Nur bei Studienbeginn vor dem 1. Oktober 2011 und sofern nicht ab dem Wintersemester 2011/2012 eine Neueinschreibung für ein anderes Haupt- oder Nebenfach erfolgt ist)
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Prüfungsordnung B.A.: Anlage A
(Nur bei Studienbeginn vor dem 1. Oktober 2011 und sofern nicht ab dem Wintersemester 2011/2012 eine Neueinschreibung für ein anderes Haupt- oder Nebenfach erfolgt ist)
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Prüfungsordnung B.A.: Anlage D
(Nur bei Studienbeginn vor dem 1. Oktober 2011 und sofern nicht ab dem Wintersemester 2011/2012 eine Neueinschreibung für ein anderes Haupt- oder Nebenfach erfolgt ist)
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Prüfungsordnung B.A.: Musikwissenschaft (Hauptfach)
(Nur bei Studienbeginn zwischen dem 1. Oktober 2007 und dem 30. September 2011)
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Satzung über ergänzende Regelungen zum Zulassungs- und Prüfungsrecht
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