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Music, Theatre and Performance, Music Therapy, Dramatherapy – (Ph.D.)
Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus
Faculty of Arts, Law & Social Sciences| Application Deadline: | January 15 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,200 - ≈ € 12,070 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Cambridge / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | January, September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus
We offer PhD research degrees in a range of topics encompassing international-level scholarship across a broad spectrum of topics, including creative music technology, music therapy, composition, musicology, dramatherapy and drama and theatre studies (including contemporary theatre practice & critical theory, performance and interdisciplinary arts practice).
Our staff are recognised as experts in their fields and have produced a number of influential books, journal articles, edited collections, compositions, recordings and creative artefacts.
Our faculty boasts a vibrant and diverse research culture, and the interdisciplinary nature of our research interest creates a rich and stimulating environment for staff and students. Our programme hosts and participates in a variety of research-oriented events, including the Faculty and Departmental research seminar series, performance events and international conferences. We also enjoy links within the wider community, including The Junction, the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse, Kettle's Yard, the University of Cambridge's Centre for Research into Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH), and various NHS health providers.
We have our own Music For Health Research Unit and we are key contributors to other research groups, including RIB (Representation, Identity and the Body, ArcDigital (Anglia Research Centre in Digital Culture, and to the CoDE Research Institute.
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You will be allocated a supervisory team, which will consist of a first and second supervisor, with additional members added if necessary.
Academic supervision is available in most areas of music, music therapy, dramatherapy and theatre, including practice-based research.
We have a particularly strong concentration of expertise in the areas of 20th-century musicology; composition; the human-machine interface in digital music composition and performance; music therapy; theatre, live art and critical theory.
Facilities
Our programme has a range of excellent facilities, including: a large Recital Hall housing a range of orchestral percussion twelve music practice rooms, each equipped with upright or grand pianos; our Mumford Theatre - a fully equipped professional theatre, with large orchestral pit capable of housing full orchestras; three dedicated and fully-equipped drama studios; an extensive suite of computer music studios, including two recording studios, a digital editing studio and a workstation laboratory; and, a fully-equipped Music Therapy Clinic. You will also have access to our outstanding library resources, as well as to the Cambridge University Library.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
* MPhil: candidates must hold a BA or equivalent in a related subject area.
* PhD: candidates should normally hold an MA, or equivalent, in a related area subject area.
* For candidates whose first language is not English, a minimum IELTS score of 7 or equivalent is required with a minimum score of 6.5 achieved in each of the four language skills. We welcome applications from EU and international students.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 250 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
Faculty
We welcome proposals from students wishing to work in the fields of Music, Music Therapy and Theatre, including practice as research. Below is a list of current staff and their research specialisms:
Dr Jon Banks, BA, MA, DPhil (Lecturer): World music and ethnomusicology; Music of the Middle East; Temperament and tuning systems; Music and science; Historical music.
Dr Gianna Bouchard, BA, MA, PhD (Principal Lecturer): Contemporary theatre practice ; Live art ; Interdisciplinary arts practice ; Critical theory.
Dr Kerstin Bueschges, Diplom Kulturpädagogik, MA, PhD (Senior Lecturer): Contemporary performance practice and gender studies; Performance art; Autobiographical performance; Choric theatre and performance strategies.
Dr Julio d'Escriván, GMus, PhD (Reader): Digital music composition; Performance and interaction; Sound and music for immersive environments; Sound design and music for film and television.
Dr Kevin Flanagan, Mus, MA, PhD (senior Lecturer): American experimental music; Jazz performance; Composition; The analysis of Afro-American music.
Dr Tom Hall, BA, MA, DPhil (Senior Lecturer): Algorithmic, collaborative and semi-improvisatory processes; Morton Feldman and Graham Hair; Multi-channel and binaural sound art; Radiophonic work and Hörspiel.
Dr Richard Hoadley, BA, PhD (Senior Lecturer): Algorithmic composition; The human computer interface and development; Live performance using technology.
Paul Jackson, BA, MA, PGCE (Principal Lecturer): Performance studies; Opera and Music Theatre; The music of Percy Grainger.
Dr Paul Rhys, BA, Dip, PhD (Senior Lecturer): Composition; Microtonality; Live performance with computers.
Dr Nigel Ward, BA, PhD (Senior Lecturer): Performance theory; Intercultural theatre; Directing.
Dr Sue Wilson, BA, MA, PhD (Senior Lecturer): Twentieth-century drama and literature; Samuel Beckett's plays and prose; Postmodernism in performance, drama and literature; Critical theory.
Helen Loth, BA,RMTh, PGDip Counselling (Senior Lecturer): Music therapy and mental health, eating disorders, children and families; Cultural issues in music therapy; The use of non-western music; Music and language.
Professor Helen Odell-Miller, BA, LGSM, RMTh, MPhil, PhD: Music therapy and dementia; Music therapy and links with diagnosis in adult mental health; Music therapy and personality disorders; Arts therapies and mental health.
Dr Amelia Oldfield, RMTh, PhD, LGSM (Senior Lecturer): Music therapy with children with autism; Music therapy with families; Music therapy diagnostic assessments; Orchestral instruments in music therapy improvisation.
Eleanor Richards, BMus, MA, ARCM, SRAsT(M) (Senior Lecturer): Attachment theory and psychoanalysis; Therapy with people with learning disabilities; Group work; Clinical supervision.
Professor Antony Wigram, PhD: Physiological effect of sound and music; Assessment and diagnosis of autism and; Rett syndrome; Methods of training in music therapy; Documentation of methods and techniques in clinical practice in music therapy.
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