Music - PhD

Medway campus, Chatham, United Kingdom

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# 51-100QS Subject Rankings

36 monthsProgram duration

22,700 GBPTuition Fee/year

31 Jul, 2025Application Deadline

Program overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Our research programme gives you the opportunity to mix with composers, sound designers, technologists, ethnomusicologists and theorists.

Overview

During your time with us, you become part of our specialist community, exchanging ideas and developing your own creative and intellectual interests, informed by expert academic staff within Music and Audio Technology.

Individual staff research interests cover a wide range of aspects of music composition, performance, ethnomusicology and music technology, and supervision is available in all of these areas. For these programmes, you have regular meetings with your supervisor as well as tuition in research methodologies in the early stages of your research. We regularly invite academic and professional specialists for guest lectures, workshops and special events relevant to students’ research.

Program overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Our research programme gives you the opportunity to mix with composers, sound designers, technologists, ethnomusicologists and theorists.

Overview

IELTS

PTE Academic

63+

Bachelor GPA

3.3+

TOEFL

85+

Cambridge CAE Advanced

169+

A first or 2.1 honours degree, usually in a relevant humanities subject, plus a postgraduate qualification at Masters level.
Or, a substantial record of professional achievement as a music/audio arts practitioner, plus a postgraduate qualification at Master's level.
In both cases, an acceptable research proposal will be needed.
In certain circumstances, we will consider candidates who have not followed a conventional education path but who may have relevant experience in the industry. These cases are assessed individually by the Director of Graduate Studies.

Application Deadline

31 Jul 2025

Program Duration

3 Years

Starting Month(s)

Jan

Starting Month(s)

May

Tuition fee and scholarships

Tuition Fee
Scholarships

Domestic Students

Tuition Fee/year

Tuition Fee (Out of State)

International Students

Tuition Fee/year

22,700 GBP

Other Expenses

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