36 monthsProgramme duration
3,000 EURTuition Fee/year
31 Mar, 2026Application Deadline
Oct, AprStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Performing Arts
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
The musicology programme deals with music in all its theoretical and practical forms and contexts. The main focus of Heidelberg University’s Department of Musicology is the scientific study of European music history from antiquity until today.
The Bachelor’s degree programme Musicology is a structured academic programme with a broad range of topics qualifying graduates to enter a profession. At the same time, however, it can also be considered the first stage in a three-tier academic education in musicology. Students can subsequently also enrol in the consecutive Master’s degree programme Musicology and the doctoral programme in musicology.
The core areas of the programme are
acquisition of academic techniques and methods as well as fundamental skills in dealing with musical texts and music-historical sources
acquisition of a broad range of repertoire skills and knowledge in connection with an overview of the entirety of western music history as well as the study of selected specialist areas from various historical periods
The programme is supplemented by the acquisition of cross-disciplinary skills.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Performing Arts
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
The musicology programme deals with music in all its theoretical and practical forms and contexts. The main focus of Heidelberg University’s Department of Musicology is the scientific study of European music history from antiquity until today.
The Bachelor’s degree programme Musicology is a structured academic programme with a broad range of topics qualifying graduates to enter a profession. At the same time, however, it can also be considered the first stage in a three-tier academic education in musicology. Students can subsequently also enrol in the consecutive Master’s degree programme Musicology and the doctoral programme in musicology.
The core areas of the programme are
acquisition of academic techniques and methods as well as fundamental skills in dealing with musical texts and music-historical sources
acquisition of a broad range of repertoire skills and knowledge in connection with an overview of the entirety of western music history as well as the study of selected specialist areas from various historical periods
The programme is supplemented by the acquisition of cross-disciplinary skills.
Admission Requirements
- If applicants cannot present a German language certificate with their application, they must pass the DSH examination at Heidelberg University, with a minimum score of DSH-2.
- If the applicant’s foreign higher-education entrance qualification (Baccalauréat, GCE - A & O-Levels, etc.) is found to be equivalent to the German higher-education entrance qualification (usually Abitur), the international applicant can be directly admitted to the university, if not the applicant will be required to pass an assessment test.
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