Music Composition

60 PhD programmes in Music Composition

University of Dundee4,1(71)

Dundee, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

The Language of Visual Music

The language of visual music: An historical re-evaluation of the visual music canon in search of the origins of correlations between sound and vision. Join The Language of Visual Music programme at the University of Dundee.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus

3 years$29,242/yr

University of Dundee4,1(71)

Dundee, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

How is Visual Music Evolving

This How is Visual Music Evolving project aims to investigate what the legacy of Visual Music is in terms of the current field of practitioners that are involved in some technologically enhanced visual/music making process. Join the How is Visual Music Evolving programme from the University of Dundee.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus

3 years$29,242/yr

Cardiff University4,5(162)

Cardiff, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide

Composition

This Composition programme from Cardiff University, offers an opportunity to study with leading composers with internationally regarded expertise and experience in contemporary music composition.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus

3 years$28,255/yr

Victoria University of Wellington4,1(73)

Wellington, New Zealand Top 2% in Worldwide

Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition

Graduate with the skills you need to be able to perform, compose or teach at a high professional level with this Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition program from Victoria University of Wellington.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus

3 years$24,495/yr

Victoria University of Wellington4,1(73)

Wellington, New Zealand Top 2% in Worldwide

PhD in Composition Arts

Develop your skills in notated composition, film scoring, music technology or sonic arts to a professional level with a PhD in Composition Arts postgraduate study from Victoria University of Wellington.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

3 yearsTuition not available

University of Dundee4,1(71)

Dundee, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

The Science of Synaesthesia and Crossmodal Experience as a Basis of Robust Parameters for a Visual Language of Sound

This project aims to build upon recent developments in the fields of Neuroscience and Psychology that have shed new light on the concept of synaesthesia and cross-modal experiences. The Science of Synaesthesia and Crossmodal Experience as a Basis of Robust Parameters for a Visual Language of Sound programme is offered by University of Dundee.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus

3 years$29,242/yr

King's College London4,2(128)

London, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Music Research

We offer a phd degree in Music Research at the King's College London. The department has an international reputation for music research in history, theory, anthropology/ethnography, composition, and creative practice.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus

3 years$36,119/yr

Kent State University3,8(24)

Kent, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Music Theory - Composition

The Ph.D. degree in Music Theory - Composition from Kent State University prepares composers, research scholars and college/university teachers in the areas of music theory and composition.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 years$19,954/yr

University of British Columbia4,2(211)

Vancouver, Canada Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Composition

The D.M.A. Composition program at University of British Columbia is designed for composers who have already reached a high level of proficiency and artistry in their fields and who may wish to teach at the university level.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus

6 years$7,184/yr

University of Rochester4,8(6)

Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Composition

The Composition Department at University of Rochester is devoted to teaching students who wish to pursue a professional and/or academic career in concert and computer music composition.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus

6 years$49,148/yr

University of Rochester4,8(6)

Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Composition

The Composition Department at University of Rochester is devoted to teaching students who wish to pursue a professional and/or academic career in concert and computer music composition.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

6 years$49,148/yr

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign4,3(17)

Urbana, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Music Composition

At the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, we offer our graduate students a DMA degree in Music Composition.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus

7 years$32,204/yr

University of California, Davis4,4(12)

Davis, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Composition and Theory

The Graduate Composition and Theory Program at the University of California, Davis, provides an invigorating and liberating approach to the art of music composition.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$30,691/yr

University of Memphis4,4(17)

Memphis, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Composition

Designed for students seeking the highest degree in the field, the Composition program offered by University of Memphis is a rigorous three-year course of study culminating in a doctoral dissertation.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus

3 yearsTuition not available

The University of Arizona4,2(46)

Tucson, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Musical Arts - Composition

The Musical Arts - Composition degree from The University of Arizona has emphases in composition, conducting, and performance. In the performance emphasis concentrations are available in bassoon, cello, clarinet, double bass, euphonium, flute, guitar, horn, harp, harpsichord, oboe, organ, percussion, piano, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, viola, violin, and voice.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$23,400/yr

McGill University4,4(97)

Montréal, Canada Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Music - Composition

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Music - Composition offered by the Schulich School of Music at McGill University is a research-intensive program that emphasizes dynamic and hands-on learning opportunities.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 years$13,524/yr

Louisiana State University4,2(19)

Baton Rouge, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Music - Musicology

The Music - Musicology program at Louisiana State University is intended to develop in students the knowledge, concepts, and techniques for research in music and to prepare students for teaching music history at the college/university level.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

$29,770/yr

Louisiana State University4,2(19)

Baton Rouge, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Music - Composition

The Music - Composition program at Louisiana State University is offered to students who show promise as outstanding composers and creative innovators.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

$29,770/yr

Louisiana State University4,2(19)

Baton Rouge, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Music - Experimental Music and Digital Media

The Music - Experimental Music and Digital Media program at Louisiana State University is designed to prepare students to be composers, performers or music researchers whose work explores music technology, digital media and experimentation in either professional or academic settings.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

$29,770/yr

Louisiana State University4,2(19)

Baton Rouge, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Musical Arts

The Musical Arts program at Louisiana State University is designed to prepare students to be artist-performers and conductors, in either university settings or the professional arena.

Doctorate Full-time On-campus

5 years$29,770/yr