Bachelor's Degree in the History and Science of Music

Field(s) of education and training (ISCED-F)

• Music and performing arts (0215)

Main focus

This degree programme trains students to understand musical expressions and their cultural contextualisation. Graduates will also be able to identify musical research procedures, analyse criteria of approximation to the musical event used in musical sciences, appreciate and make others appreciate music as an outstanding part of our social and cultural structure throughout history, and finally to acknowledge that music leads to the acquisition of values related to peace, equality, coexistence, and the inclusion and personal development of disabled people. All these skills will allow graduates to perform their professional activities not only in the public administration and government agencies but also in private companies and institutions, where they can do research and teach, act as a consultant, or perform management tasks as well as work related to the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of the musical heritage.

Competences

1. Analyse and synthesise the knowledge and expertise acquired during the degree programme and its subjects and courses.
2. Organise, plan, synthesise, and analyse data from the area of expertise.
3. Communicate in Spanish or in a foreign language in oral or written form.
4. Possess basic computer skills applied to music.
5. Manage information and various bibliographic sources.
6. Collect and interpret relevant data in order to issue a critical judgment.
7. Solve problems related to the field of knowledge.
8. Apply the knowledge acquired to a professional context.
9. Work in a team.
10. Develop skills and abilities related to interpersonal relationships.
11. Recognise diversity and multiculturalism.
12. Possess a capacity for critical reasoning.
13. Show ethical commitment.
14. Possess the capacity for autonomous learning.
15. Adapt to new situations.
16. Show sensitivity to issues related to the cultural, natural, and social heritage.
17. Acknowledge the value of creativity and aesthetic values.
18. Value and recognise other cultures and traditions.
19. Possess initiative and entrepreneurship.
20. Possess motivation for quality.

Name of title awarded in original language

Graduado o Graduada en Historia y Ciencias de la Música

Qualification requirements

‘- The student must prove the level B1, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
– The student has to complete the ECTS credits of the study program distributed as follows:
Basic Formation (60 ECTS)
Obligatory (114 ECTS)
Optional (60 ECTS)
Final degree project (6 ECTS)
– The student has to complete the ECTS credits of the study program distributed as follows:
Basic Formation (108 ECTS)
Obligatory (264 ECTS)
Practicum (6 ECTS)
Final degree project (18 ECTS)

Admission information

Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to students with the following degrees/ diplomas or studies, or any other recognized as equivalent to these:
A.1. Spanish Bachiller, European Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate.
A.2. Baccalaureate from European Union Member States’ education systems or other countries withinternational agreements.
A.3. Advanced Technician in Vocational Training, Advanced Technician in Plastic Arts and Design orAdvanced Technician in Sports Education, from the Spanish Education System.
A.4.Studies carried out in European Union Member States or in other countries with international reciprocal agreements which meet the academic requirements in those States to access their university studyprogrammes.
A.5. Official Spanish university degrees of Diplomado, Arquitecto Técnico, Ingeniero Técnico, Licenciado, Arquitecto, Ingeniero, Graduado or Máster Universitario.
A.6. Partial (foreign or Spanish) university studies.

Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is also possible for:
B.1. People over twenty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.
B.2. People over forty with work or professional experience related to a university field of knowledge.
B.3. People over forty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.

Likewise, access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to:
C.1. People meeting the requirements to enter university according to the Spanish Education Systemregulations prior to Ley Orgánica 8/2013, of December 9.

Grading scale
In the Spanish university system, modules/courses are graded on a scale of 0 to 10 points with the following qualitative equivalence:
0-4,9: «suspenso»; 5-6,9: «aprobado»; 7-8,9: «notable»; 9-10: «sobresaliente». A special mention, «Matrícula de Honor» may be granted to up to 5% of the students in a group provided they have got a «sobresaliente». To pass a module/course is necessary to get at least 5 points.
In cases of recognition of ECTS, professional experience, cultural or sports activities, or student representation no grading will be recorded but, where appropriate, the word «Apto».

UGR Examination Regulations
https://docencia.ugr.es/sites/vic/docencia/public/inline-files/Normativa_de_evaluacion_y_calificacion_EN.pdf

More info on academic regulations at: 

https://ugrcat.ugr.es/en/about-ugr/#regulations