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Degree in History and Sciences of Music and Music Technology

The Degree in History and Sciences of Music and Music Technology has a professionalizing purpose and provides training on the history of music and the methodologies and techniques of professions related to musical performance, with special emphasis on new technologies. This degree enables students to analyze, interpret, and diagnose historical and musical processes and problems, as well as manage and produce music and audiovisual media thanks to its deepening in current musical techniques and supports.

Program Details

• Duration: 4 years (240 ECTS)
• Language of instruction: Spanish
• Teaching modality type: In-person teaching
• Cut-off grade: Academic Year: 5,000
• Tuition fees (first enrollment): 1,015 (non-EU: 6,823)
• Center: Faculty of Philosophy and Letters
• Number of places offered: 37

Objectives and Competencies

The program aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of music history, musicology, and music technology. It enables students to develop skills in analysis, interpretation, and diagnosis of musical processes and problems, as well as in music management and production.

Academic Offer

Plan of Studies

The plan of studies includes a range of compulsory and optional subjects that provide students with a solid foundation in music history, theory, and practice.

Complementary Offer

The program also offers complementary subjects and activities that enhance students' skills and knowledge in areas such as music technology, audiovisual production, and music management.

Admission and Enrollment

• Step 1: Access to the program
  • Information on access through PAU, for students over 25 years old, etc.
• Step 2: Request for a place
  • All necessary information for pre-enrollment.
• Step 3: Enrollment
  • Deadlines and procedures for enrollment.

Entry Profile

This program is suitable for students who:

• Have a medium-level education in musical language.
• Are passionate about the audiovisual world.
• Are proficient in new technologies.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this program can pursue careers as:

• Music producer-manager, organizing concerts, dealing with artists, administrations, and responsible for auditoriums and theaters.
• Cataloger of scores, recordings, and texts on music, both historical and current, in music documentation centers, libraries, record companies, and phonographic archives.
• Editor and specialized critic of concerts, discs, video productions, and books, as well as disseminator of musicological knowledge in media such as radio and TV chains and in audiovisual and multimedia producers.

Quality Assurance System

The program has a quality assurance system that includes:

• External monitoring: Verification, modification, monitoring, and renewal of accreditation (Acredita_UAM)
• Indicators for monitoring the degree (Portal UAMDATA)
• Labor market insertion (link to employment observatory)
• Internal Quality Assurance System
• Quality UAM
• Complaints and suggestions mailbox

Practical Information for Students

• Schedules, classrooms, and exams
• Academic calendars
• Teaching guides
• Academic regulations
• Final degree project
• Mobility
• Internships
• Degree coordination

Related Degrees

• Bachelor's Degree in Art History
• Bachelor's Degree in History
• Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy

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