Overview

The School of Music is one of the leading centres for graduate musical study in Ireland and a QS World Top 100 Performing Arts department. Our graduate programmes give students the opportunity to work with scholars of international standing in the School's core disciplines of historical musicology, ethnomusicology and composition.

The PhD programme in Music at University College Dublin afford the chance to complete a major research project under the supervision of an expert in the field, or alternatively a composition portfolio.

Features

Graduate students at UCD are part of a friendly and supportive research culture that foregrounds regular interaction between faculty and students.

We pride ourselves on the research initiative shown by our graduate students: current students edit 'The Musicology Review', chair (opens in a new window)the Dublin Musicology Collective, and play a substantial role in the organisation of our seminar series.

Programme Structure

Research:

We seek in our research to make connections between music performance and the academic study of music, between the subdisciplines of music studies (notably historical musicology and ethnomusicology), and between music studies as a whole and adjacent disciplines (notably cultural history, literary studies, anthropology, film studies, and philosophy).
We have particular specialisms in early music, music of the eighteenth century through to the present day, and the music of Ireland, India, and the USA.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-01 00:00:00

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Starting 2025-01-01 00:00:00

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Starting 2025-05-01 00:00:00

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More details

Deadline: 6th March

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

Credits

30 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Music

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Other requirements

General requirements

A PhD Proposal of 1000-2000 words, to include an abstract, chapter outline, and select bibliography.

An academic writing sample of ca. 3000 words (can be one long essay or two shorter essays).

Your academic transcripts.

Two letters of recommendation

Tuition Fee

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International

13730 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 13730 EUR per year during 36 months.
EU/EEA

7130 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7130 EUR per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Dublin

1100 - 1800 EUR /month

Living costs

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

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Scholarships Information

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