PhD Music

... United Kingdom
... University of Kent

Course Overview

During your time with us, you become part of our specialist community, exchanging ideas and developing your own creative and intellectual interests, informed by expert academic staff within Music and Audio Technology.

Individual staff research interests cover a wide range of aspects of music composition, performance, ethnomusicology and music technology, and supervision is available in all of these areas. For these programmes, you have regular meetings with your supervisor as well as tuition in research methodologies in the early stages of your research. We regularly invite academic and professional specialists for guest lectures, workshops and special events relevant to students’ research.

General Eligibility

A first or 2.1 honours degree, usually in a relevant humanities subject, plus a postgraduate qualification at Masters level.

Or, a substantial record of professional achievement as a music/audio arts practitioner, plus a postgraduate qualification at Master's level.

In both cases, an acceptable research proposal will be needed.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

  • IELTS (including IELTS Indicator) 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.0 in R&W; 5.5 in S&L)

    TOEFL iBT 90 overall (with a minimum of 22 in R; 21 in W; 17 in L; 20 in S)

Programme Information
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Course Category

Music and Performance


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Campus Name

Medway


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Course Level

Postgraduate


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Duration

Full-time, 3 years & Part-time, 6 years


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Available Intake

September, January, May


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IELTS Score

6.0


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Tuition Fees Range

Home full-time/part-time: TBC, EU/International full-time: £21900, EU/International part-time: £10950,


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