Charles University Prague
Faculty of Arts

Institute of Musicology

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Masters Program in Musicology
First Cycle (1st to 6th semester)
Second Cycle (7th to 10th semester)
 
First Cycle (1st to 6th semester)
 
Course

Number of semesters and hours per week

Type of
examination
(Exam /Credit /Thesis)

Core Curriculum of the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts:
Philosophy

2 x 2

Exam
Foreign Language

2 x 2

Exam
 
Core Curriculum in Theory and History of Music:
Introduction to Musicology

2 x 2

Exam
Introduction to History of Music

4 x 3

Exam
Harmony

2 x 2

Exam
Introduction to Musical Analysis

2 x 2

Exam
Musical Analysis I

2 x 2

Credit
Auxiliary Historical Sciences

2 x 2

Credit
Archival and Source Work

2 x 2

Credit
 
History of Music:
Music History (the student chooses three of the following:)

6 x 4

3 x Exam
6 x Credit
Music History I (up to 1400)

 

 
Music History II (15th and 16th Century)

 

 
Music History III (17th and 18th Cenury)

 

 
Music History IV (19th Century)

 

 
Music History V (20th Century)

 

 
 
Systematic Musicology:
Music Paleography

3 x 2

3 x Credit
20th Century Notational Systems

2 x 2

Exam
Aesthetics of Music

2 x 2

Exam
 
Special Courses:
Counterpoint – Theory and History

2 x 2

Exam
Advanced Harmony

2 x 2

Credit
Critical Editing of Music

2 x 2

Exam
Dramaturgy of Opera

2 x 2

Credit
 
Seminars:
Proseminar

2 x 2

2 x Credit, Thesis
Seminar I (Early Music)

2 x 2

Credit, Thesis
Seminar II (Modern Music)

2 x 2

Credit, Thesis
 
Languages:
Latin

2 x 2

Exam
German

2 x 2

Exam
 
Practical Training:
Ear Training

2 x 1

Credit
Piano Instruction

taught individually

Credit
Piano Playing of Full Scores

taught individually

Credit
Editing of Early Music

 

Credit, Thesis
 
Additional Courses:
Collegium musicum

2 x 2

Credit
Listening and Viewing Sessions

 

Credit
Computer Score Editing

 

Credit
 

Comprehensive Exam
(equivalent of Bachelor Degree; taken after the 6th semester):
Fundamentals of Music Theory
Overview of Music History
Fundamentals of Musicological Methodology
 
Second Cycle (7th to 10th semester)
 
History of Music:
Music History (the student chooses two of the following:)

4 x 4

2 x Exam
4 x Credit
Music History I (up to 1400)

 

 
Music History II (15th and 16th Century)

 

 
Music History III (17th and 18th Cenury)

 

 
Music History IV (19th Century)

 

 
Music History V (20th Century)

 

 
 
Systematic Musicology (the student chooses two of the following):
Acoustics

1 x 2

Exam
Ethnomusicology

1 x 2

Exam
Musical Psychology

1 x 2

Exam
Sociology of Music

1 x 2

Exam
 
Special Courses:
Organology

2 x 2

Exam
Interpretation of Musicological Texts

2 x 2

2 x Credit
Critical Editing of Music

2 x 2

2 x Credit
 
Seminars:
Seminar III

2 x 2

2 x Credit, Thesis
Special Seminar

2 x 2

2 x Credit, Thesis
Masters Thesis Seminar

2 x 2

2 x Credit, Thesis
 
Additional Courses:
Listening and Viewing Sessions

 

2 x Credit
Computer Score Editing

 

2 x Credit
 

Masters Degree granted based on:
Masters Thesis, and Final State Exams
(taken after the 10th semester) in:
Music Theory
History of Music
Systematic Musicology

     
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