Overview
We are particularly strong in Western music from the twelfth century to the present day, jazz, opera, film music, performance studies, and the music of the Middle East, South and South East Asia, Latin America, and West Africa.
Features
- Music Research PhDs at King's College London can be co-supervised with other arts & humanities or social sciences departments at King's, or with a department at another of our London Arts & Humanities Partnership (LAHP) partners.
- As a department, we believe in the complete equality of all areas of music research, and welcome students from all backgrounds, especially those who are currently under-represented in musicology, ethnomusicology, performance, and composition.
Programme Structure
Recent publications:
- Lessons in Love and Violence, and Written on Skin, operas (George Benjamin).
- The Influence of Technology on Performance: Classical Perspectives (Amy Blier-Carruthers).
- The Sense of Sound: Musical Meaning in France, 1260-1330 (Emma Dillon).
- Thinking on our Feet: A Somatic Enquiry into a Haydn Minuet (Joseph Fort).
- Paris Blues: African American Music and French Popular Culture, 1920–1960 (Andy Fry).
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 48 months
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Disciplines
Music Musicology Music Composition View 11 other PhDs in Music Composition in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A Bachelor's degree with 1st class or 2:1 honours in Music or a related humanities or social science discipline.
- A Master’s degree in Music or a related humanities or social science discipline; if the Bachelor's degree is not in Music, the Master’s degree should be. Equivalent qualifications or experience may be considered in exceptional cases.
- Master's degrees in performance will usually only be considered suitable qualifications for the PhD in creative practice. Please contact the PhD coordinator if you are unsure of any of these requirements.
Tuition Fee
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24786 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 24786 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
6168 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6168 GBP per year during 36 months.
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