Overview
Features
- Musicologists and ethnomusicologists will produce an 80,000-word dissertation that presents independent and original research executed at a high standard.
- You will be assigned a research panel consisting of your supervisor, a co-supervisor and advisor who will meet with you on a regular basis to monitor your progress.
- Music (Musicology) postgraduate students at The University of Manchester are expected to take part in the academic community of the department and the University by participating in seminars and presenting their research at regular intervals.
Programme Structure
Core research areas include:
- Creative and performing practices
- Sound, space and interactive art
- Politics, protest and power
- Nationalism, mobility and identity
- Historically and culturally informed analysis
- Critical reception studies
- Voice and vocality
- Inter-cultural musicking
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Musicology View 12 other PhDs in Musicology in United KingdomAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A Bachelors (Honours) degree at 2:1 level or above (or its international equivalent) in a related subject; and
- A UK Master's degree with an overall average of 65% or higher, with a minimum of 65% in the dissertation/portfolio and with no mark below 55% (or its international equivalent) in Music or a related subject.
- Any strong, relevant work experience will be considered on a case by case basis.
Tuition Fee
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21500 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 21500 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4786 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4786 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Manchester
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