Musicology higher cycle - Cycle Supérieur
Information
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Name
Musicology higher cycle
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Cycle
Higher cycle
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Course's number of years
5 years
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ECTS
300
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Delivered diploma
Master's-level 2nd cycle diploma in musicology
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Course objectives and content
Objectifs et contenu du cycle d’études
Students on the advanced musicology cycle must :
- validate two main subjects chosen from the following four:
Theoretical and Applied Analysis, Aesthetics, History of Music and Music Culture.
complete at least three dissertations in the two chosen disciplines.
Six pairs of disciplines are therefore possible:
- Theoretical and Applied Analysis + Aesthetics
- Theoretical and applied analysis + History of music
- Theoretical and Applied Analysis + Music Culture Professions
- Aesthetics + History of Music
- Aesthetics + careers in musical culture
- History of music + careers in musical culture
- and eleven compulsory and optional complementary disciplines with a view to obtaining a2nd cycle higher diploma in musicology conferring the grade of Master. In this case, the course of study is signposted;
- or, subject to certain conditions (having previously obtained another Master's degree in musicology), validate one or more core disciplines, as well as complementary disciplines, without aiming to obtain a Master's-level2nd cycle diploma in musicology. In this case, the course of study is free.
The organisation of the course (choice and order of main and complementary subjects, distribution of subjects over 3 to 5 years) is decided in consultation with the teaching staff.
Erasmus exchanges are possible in this cycle.
The upper cycle aims to develop :
- critical and personal reflection on the various fields of music and their applications (research, publishing, publications, exhibitions, etc.) based on a very thorough musical culture.
- the acquisition of theoretical, practical and professional methodological tools.
- the ability to design and carry out independent research and artistic projects.
- the ability to enter professional life (research, publishing, teaching, artistic production and programming, cultural mediation, etc.).
The completion of one or more research dissertations is required in each of these main disciplines (Theoretical and applied analysis = 1 dissertation; Aesthetics = 2 dissertations; History of music = 3 dissertations; Professions in musical culture = 2 dissertations).
All courses are taught in French (with the exception of language courses). For detailed objectives and content, see the study pathways for each discipline.
UNIVERSITY DEGREE
A partnership between the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris and Sorbonne University enables students from the Conservatoire who so wish, and who have been admitted to the higher musicology cycle, to obtain, together with the higher diploma from the Conservatoire and subject to fulfilling the conditions for enrolment at the university, the licence de Musique et Musicologie from Sorbonne-Université, comprising :
- Obtaining the following awards at the Paris Conservatoire:
- A prize in one of the main disciplines of the higher cycle of musicology
- Two certificates in methodology
- Validation at the University of four 26-hour courses, spread over four semesters, chosen from the "Musicological fields" teaching units.
Registration and payment of fees at the University are required to follow the courses.
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French language certificate
Successful candidates who are not nationals of French-speaking countries must present,
- before 30 June preceding their first enrolment at the Conservatoire, a certificate issued by a body approved by the French government attesting to a level of French at least equal to B1 on the Council of Europe's scale of common reference levels
- and before 10 December of the year of enrolment, a certificate from a body recognised by the French government attesting to a level of French at least equal to B2 on the Council of Europe's scale of common reference levels.