The 2nd cycle degree programme in Music Disciplines provides in-depth knowledge of the history of western music as an art and science, as well as its techniques, and the tradition of allied theoretical, philosophical and critical thought, in relation to other arts and sciences. The degree programme offers an array of subjects including historical musicology (centred on the acquisition of knowledge and historical-philological methods of investigation), philosophical-systematic musicology (exploring the association of music with art, philosophy,aesthetics, psychology and analytical methodology), ethnic musicology (studying the oral music traditions of European and non-European populations), pedagogy and music teaching (music as a way of educating individuals and as a specific subject in education), and music heritage (knowledge, protection, management and appreciation of the vestiges of civilisations pertaining to the western music heritage).
