Overview

The Music Department's research staff at Durham University offers a broad spectrum of supervisory expertise in musicology, music analysis, ethnomusicology, music psychology, performance, and acoustic and electroacoustic composition.

Features

Students studying for a research degree concentrate on pursuing an independent research project devised in consultation with their supervisors.

Musicologists and ethnomusicologists write a large-scale dissertation, composers produce a portfolio of original compositions accompanied by a critical commentary, and performers give a recital accompanied by a critical commentary.

You will work under the guidance of an expert supervisory team and your progress will be reviewed periodically to support you in bringing the project to a successful conclusion.

Programme Structure

Research areas include:

Music and Science
Ethnomusicology
Composition
Performance
Music Theory and Analysis
Musicology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-09-01 00:00:00
Starting 2025-01-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2025-04-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

More details

Apply at any time, but no later than 1 September for an October start. You can also commence studying for a research degree in January or April.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

102

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Music View 56 other PhDs in Music in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

102

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Other requirements

General requirements

PhD applicants are expected to have achieved (or to be likely to achieve) a good pass (a merit or distinction) in a Taught Masters, or to have gained a Research Masters degree, specialising in an area broadly related to their proposed doctoral research topic.

Also required:

academic transcripts or other evidence of academic qualifications (applicants must provide certified translated copies of documents not in English).
evidence of English-language proficiency, if you are a non-native speaker of English.
sample(s) of written work on a musicological topic, broadly defined (two samples with a maximum combined word-length of 5,000 words for applicants to the Musicology programmes; a single sample of 2,000 words for applications to the Composition or Performance programmes) sent as Word documents or as PDFs. These can be extracts from longer pieces of writing but should be edited appropriately.
your research proposal.

Tuition Fee

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International

23600 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 23600 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

4712 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Durham

660 - 1140 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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