Bachelor Musicology (636 [3] - Version 2016)

Introductory and Orientation Period (16 ECTS)

STEOP1 Compulsory module: Principles of Music (4 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP: Principles of Music
• 160001 VO ( STEOP ) Principles of Music

STEOP2 Compulsory module: Overview of Musicology (12 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP: Survey in Musicology
• 160002 VO ( STEOP ) Survey in Historical Musicology
• 160003 VO ( OV STEOP ) Survey in Ethnomusicology
• 160004 VO ( STEOP ) Survey in Systematic Musicology

Group of compulsory modules: Academic Writing and Research Methods (37 ECTS)

ARB Compulsory module: Academic Working Methods (5 ECTS)

• 160040 UE Academic Working Methods in Musicology

PRO Compulsory module: Introductory Seminars (12 ECTS)

• 160018 PS The Order of Things: On Classification of Musical Instruments
• 160021 PS "What a Feeling" - Music and Emotions
• 160025 PS Performance, obligation and prestige of musicians at the Viennese Imperial Court (17801830)
• 160029 PS Oragnum and Diaphonia: Polyphony in theoretical and practical sources from 850 to 1200
• 160034 PS Introduction to the ethnomusicology gender research
• 160060 PS The Unbearable Lightness of Operetta: a Genre between Paris and Vienna
• 160075 PS Popular Music in Austria

BAC Compulsory module: Bachelor’s Seminars (20 ECTS)

• 160012 SE Interpretation and Judgment: Critical Perspectives on Basic Problems of Musicology
• 160023 SE Timbre, Pitch, and Harmony - muscial concepts from a systematical point of view
• 160030 SE Visualizing musical issues: Operational iconicity of notations
• 160035 SE The body. The lived body. Embodiment: performers as object, subject, and agent
• 160054 SE The rare genre string trio from Haydn to now
• 160062 SE Music, embodiment and interaffectivity
• 160065 SE Cathy Berberian: From "Muse of Darmstadt" to "Pop"-Star
• 160066 SE The Holy Week in Vienna in the Baroque II: Music and liturgy / Oratorio
• 160068 SE Music and Colour
• 160069 SE Ethnomusicological and historical approaches towards music as a healing medium

Compulsory Modules (61 ECTS)

TON: Harmony, Counterpoint and Analysis (15 ECTS)

• 160011 UE Musical Analysis: Music for Keyboard Instruments from Bach to Boulez
• 160041 UE Harmony 1
• 160042 UE Harmony 2
• 160043 UE Musical Analysis - Diversity of compositional techniques and concepts of musical material in the first half of the 20th century

HIS: Principles of Historical Musicology (13 ECTS)

• 160010 VO Foundations of Music since 1600 - Methods and Question of Historical Musicology
• 160015 UE Introduction to Musical Palaeography

MUG: Music History (8 ECTS)

• 160005 VO Music History III

ETH: Ethnomusicology (10 ECTS)

• 160017 VO Introduction to Ethnomusicology
• 160026 UE Musical instruments of the world
• 160070 UE Transcription and Analyses in Ethnomusicology

SYS: Systematic Musicology (10 ECTS)

• 160020 VO Introduction to Systematic Musicology
• 160022 UE Visualisation and virtualisation of sounds and musical instruments
• 160063 UE Recording Music and Speech (Microphons)

POP: Popular music (5 ECTS)

• 160032 VO Introduction to Popular Music

Group of Elective Modules (36 ECTS)

HIS-V1 Elective module: Advanced Historical Musicology - Music until 1600 (12 ECTS)

• 160013 UE Music at the Court of Emperor Maximilian I. - Eine Bilanz zum 500. Todestag
• 160029 PS Oragnum and Diaphonia: Polyphony in theoretical and practical sources from 850 to 1200
• 160073 UE Reading and understanding musical-liturgical sources - In the footsteps of medieval liturgical chant

HIS-V2: Advanced Historical Musicology - Music since 1600 (12 ECTS)

• 160005 VO Music History III
• 160008 VO Music in Rome during the early 20th century
• 160014 UE "Tailor-made"? Beethoven’s piano compositions and their dedications
• 160025 PS Performance, obligation and prestige of musicians at the Viennese Imperial Court (17801830)
• 160052 VO On the music of historical musical automata; selected examples
• 160060 PS The Unbearable Lightness of Operetta: a Genre between Paris and Vienna

ETH-V: Advanced Ethnomusicology (12 ECTS)

• 160018 PS The Order of Things: On Classification of Musical Instruments
• 160027 EX Acholi Music and Dance: Excursion to Uganda
• 160031 VO Music of the World - Overview I
• 160034 PS Introduction to the ethnomusicology gender research
• 160053 VO African Music II
• 160064 VO Gagaku: Music for traditional Japanese Court and religious rituals

SYS-V: Advanced Systematic Musicology (12 ECTS)

• 160018 PS The Order of Things: On Classification of Musical Instruments
• 160021 PS "What a Feeling" - Music and Emotions
• 160052 VO On the music of historical musical automata; selected examples

POP-V: Advanced Popular Music (12 ECTS)

• 160074 VO Deutscher Schlager. History and development of german pop songs from the late 19th century till 1945
• 160075 PS Popular Music in Austria

INT: Interdisciplinary Musicology (12 ECTS)

• 160021 PS "What a Feeling" - Music and Emotions
• 160027 EX Acholi Music and Dance: Excursion to Uganda
• 160052 VO On the music of historical musical automata; selected examples
• 160060 PS The Unbearable Lightness of Operetta: a Genre between Paris and Vienna
• 160064 VO Gagaku: Music for traditional Japanese Court and religious rituals
• 160073 UE Reading and understanding musical-liturgical sources - In the footsteps of medieval liturgical chant
• 160074 VO Deutscher Schlager. History and development of german pop songs from the late 19th century till 1945

PRX: Practical Applications of Musicology (12 ECTS)

• 160009 PR Music appreciation: formats, strategies and challenges
• 160061 PR Archives and libraries: their role as information processing companies
• 160067 PR How to work with musical sources (especially 18th/19th century)
• 160071 PR Practical Application of Room Acoustical Measurement Techniques and Analysis Methods
• 160072 PR Texts and text production in music exhibitions
• 170121 UE Exercise Course "Performance and Staging Analysis"
• 170712 UE Discussing Musical Theatre

FRE: Free Advanced Module: Topics in Musicology (12 ECTS)

• 160005 VO Music History III
• 160008 VO Music in Rome during the early 20th century
• 160013 UE Music at the Court of Emperor Maximilian I. - Eine Bilanz zum 500. Todestag
• 160014 UE "Tailor-made"? Beethoven’s piano compositions and their dedications
• 160018 PS The Order of Things: On Classification of Musical Instruments
• 160021 PS "What a Feeling" - Music and Emotions
• 160025 PS Performance, obligation and prestige of musicians at the Viennese Imperial Court (17801830)
• 160027 EX Acholi Music and Dance: Excursion to Uganda
• 160029 PS Oragnum and Diaphonia: Polyphony in theoretical and practical sources from 850 to 1200
• 160031 VO Music of the World - Overview I
• 160034 PS Introduction to the ethnomusicology gender research
• 160052 VO On the music of historical musical automata; selected examples
• 160053 VO African Music II
• 160060 PS The Unbearable Lightness of Operetta: a Genre between Paris and Vienna
• 160064 VO Gagaku: Music for traditional Japanese Court and religious rituals
• 160073 UE Reading and understanding musical-liturgical sources - In the footsteps of medieval liturgical chant
• 160074 VO Deutscher Schlager. History and development of german pop songs from the late 19th century till 1945
• 160075 PS Popular Music in Austria