Bachelor in Licence - Musicologie

Licence - Musicologie (Bachelor in Musicology) is a three-year bachelor's program at Université Paris 8 in Saint-Denis, France. Musicology is the academic study of music as a historical, cultural, and theoretical phenomenon. Students examine music history from antiquity to the contemporary period, music theory and analysis, ethnomusicology, aesthetics, and the sociology of musical practice. The program typically combines analytical listening, score study, and historical research with broader reflection on how music functions within culture and society. Students may also engage with topics such as sound technology, music education, and the music industry. Graduates work in cultural journalism, music education, sound archives, arts administration, concert promotion, and broadcasting, and many continue to master's or doctoral programs in musicology or related disciplines. Université Paris 8 is located in Saint-Denis in the northern Paris metropolitan area. Instruction is in French. The degree spans 3 years from September, with yearly tuition of 178 EUR.