36 monthsProgramme duration
24,400 GBPTuition Fee/year
Jan, SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Our MPhil and PhD in Music programmes enable you to pursue advanced research in the areas of classical, popular, world, contemporary, early, folk and traditional music through a range of approaches.
Practice-based research focuses on composition, performance, improvisation and other forms of multi-media work.
Hear from our graduates about their Newcastle experience
Applications are welcome from students with academic or practice-based research interests in any field that we are able to supervise.
To view the staff areas of expertise please visit:
- our music research pages
- individual staff pages
You'll join a wider community of fellow postgraduate students working in the International Centre for Music Studies (ICMuS), and more widely in the School of Arts and Cultures and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. ICMuS also holds regular PhD/MPhil forums for students to discuss their research.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Our MPhil and PhD in Music programmes enable you to pursue advanced research in the areas of classical, popular, world, contemporary, early, folk and traditional music through a range of approaches.
Practice-based research focuses on composition, performance, improvisation and other forms of multi-media work.
Hear from our graduates about their Newcastle experience
Applications are welcome from students with academic or practice-based research interests in any field that we are able to supervise.
To view the staff areas of expertise please visit:
- our music research pages
- individual staff pages
You'll join a wider community of fellow postgraduate students working in the International Centre for Music Studies (ICMuS), and more widely in the School of Arts and Cultures and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. ICMuS also holds regular PhD/MPhil forums for students to discuss their research.
Admission Requirements
A 2:1 honours degree or higher (or international equivalent), in a related subject. PhD applicants also require a Master's degree at Merit standard or higher (or international equivalent).
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