Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. Proficiency in English equivalent to the general entry requirements for first-cycle (Bachelor's level) studies.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student will have gained an understanding for historical musicology as a discipline and as an approach within other disciplines.

Content

Historical musicology is a scholarly perspective that may be applied to all musical manifestations from all periods of history, including those from the present time. This study has continued to be a central tenet within the discipline of musicology, with a wide range of theoretical approaches and methodological tools. In this module we study a number of influential and central traditions, texts and theories from historical musicology, and their situation in wider intellectual contexts.

Instruction

Seminars and lectures.

Assessment

Seminar participation and presentations, written assignments.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.