Full time
4 years
16-SEP-24
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Music Studies
Research
Overview
Our PhD in Music is supported by staff who are engaged in a range of specialisms that combine practice-led research and advanced professional practice with theoretical and technical analysis.
We have supervisory capability across a wide variety of topics and issues, principally centred on twentieth-century and contemporary music. We welcome applications for doctoral research in all traditional disciplines including:
cultural studies
historical studies
musical aesthetics and analysis
musicology
interpreting recorded popular music
performance studies
contemporary music and spirituality
French organ music
music pedagogy
record production
recording and mixing practices
expert systems
audio engineering and mixing
performance
composition.
See a list of potential PhD supervisors and read about their expertise, in the 'Supervisors' section lower down the page.
Study & career progression
A PhD degree in Music - the highest academic qualification, based on the advanced study and independent research, opens up an array of career opportunities both in academia and within the music industries.
Many students go on to pursue an academic career, following the PhD with postdoctoral study, then a fellowship or lectureship.
During your PhD, you will also be learning transferable core skills that apply to jobs both in and out of academia, including:
written and oral communication
research and information management
public speaking
project management
leadership
critical thinking
collaboration
analysis and problem-solving
conflict resolution
negotiation.
By the end of your research degree you will be able to articulately apply these skills to enhance your career path.
For this course (per year)
£3,995
For this course (per year)
£14,750
The minimum entry requirements for a research degree are a good first degree (First Class or Upper Second Class), or equivalent qualification in a relevant field, a master’s degree (MA, MSc, MBA or MRes) with Merit, or equivalent postgraduate or research experience.
The University of West London (UWL) is known as the ‘career university’ due its high graduate employment rate. All postgraduate courses at UWL are specifically designed to enable students to thrive in successful future careers across both academia and industry. UWL has invested £150m in its campus in recent years. New state-of-the-art facilities accessible to postgraduate students include a radio studio, performance spaces, industry-leading...more
Full time | 1 year | 16-SEP-24
Full time | 1 year | 16-SEP-24
Full time | 1 year | 16-SEP-24