Musicologie

The musicology program at Paris-Saclay University has several complementary objectives, aimed at developing students' artistic, scientific, and professional expertise in the field of music. Firstly, it enables students to deepen their artistic and instrumental practice to a high level (M2P and MIP programs) thanks to close partnerships with renowned conservatories (CRR de Versailles, CRD d'Évry, École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot, Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood). Students can thus evolve in demanding environments that nourish their musical progress, while benefiting from a stimulating university setting.

Another fundamental objective is to prepare students to conceive, structure, and manage artistic projects (AMSV program). The program places great emphasis on autonomy, teamwork, and project management in collaboration with performing arts professionals (Scène nationale de l'Essonne, SMAC Le Plan et L'Empreinte, Scène de recherche de l'ENS Paris-Saclay and, specifically for the MIP program, the Théâtre de SQY, scène nationale). Practical scenarios and compulsory internships in M1 and M2 allow students to put these skills into practice in a professional setting while consolidating their network.

The program also aims to develop a solid musicological culture and a well-founded critical capacity (M2P program). It encourages intellectual curiosity and offers rigorous teaching in a variety of fields: music history, analysis, aesthetics, and systematic musicology. This theoretical foundation prepares students to conduct independent research at the master's level. All programs include the writing of a master thesis focused on a new and scientifically relevant topic. This work allows students to gain experience in academic research while developing a specialization.

Professionalization is at the heart of the educational program. It relies on the involvement of professors from the professional field (musicians, creators, mediators, producers, cultural administrators, researchers and, lawyers) and on a network of partnerships with organizations involved in dissemination, training, and research. There are many career opportunities: musical performance, cultural mediation, project production, performing arts administration, university research, teaching, and musical heritage management. As such, the Master's programs (M2P, AMSV, and MIP) are designed to enable each student to develop a coherent and personal project in line with their artistic, academic, or professional aspirations.

Career opportunities:

M2P: careers in production and as a concert performer in jazz and contemporary music, as a specialist teacher (conservatory, music school, association) or general teacher (secondary education through preparation for the CAPES), in audiovisual production (radio producer, journalist/music critic). Some students also opt for a DUMI, even if the connection is less obvious.

AMSV: careers in performing arts administration (administrator, producer, programmer, booker, agent, tour manager) in concert halls, festivals, companies, artistic companies, labels, major labels, cultural/public/audiovisual institutions.

MIP: careers as a concert performer or conservatory teacher, preparation for entrance exams to the two CNSM.