{"id":104354,"date":"2023-06-22T09:53:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T07:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.studium.uni-mainz.de\/musicology-ba\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T13:12:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:12:57","slug":"musicology-ba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.studium.uni-mainz.de\/en\/choosing-your-degree-program\/courses-offered\/musicology-ba\/","title":{"rendered":"Musicology BA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/jgu-base-pageheader>\n\n\n \n<\/jgu-base-anchornavigation>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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You must be able to read and understand specialist literature in English in order to pursue your studies. However, you will not be required to provide separate proof of your language proficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, you will need foreign language proficiency in a second modern language or the Latinum<\/i> (qualifying examination in Latin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, you must have basic knowledge of harmonics and ear training as they are taught in school music lessons and be able to read scores (sheet music with multiple simultaneous parts).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highly recommended, but not required: You should be interested in not just listening to music, but also in creating it. Therefore, you should be able to play at least one instrument.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/jgu-base-accordionitem>\n\n\n \n\n

You will study this subject as part of a two-subject bachelor\u2019s degree program<\/a><\/strong>. The degree program always consists of an academic major<\/strong> <\/b>and minor<\/strong>, which can be combined according to your interests or professional goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you choose the subject as a minor, you will generally complete only a portion of the modules and classes taught to students of the major subject. As a result, you will focus on a selection from the content listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program structure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Musicology degree program, you will attend courses in the following subjects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n