Overview

In a UNESCO City of Music with a wealth of musical institutions, organizations, festivals and events, our PhD students at University of Liverpool also have an opportunity to both study and participate through partnership with locally based cultural and creative industries.

Features

From 19th Century classical music to game music our staff and students undertake cutting edge, internationally recognised research.

We are home to the Institute of Popular Music (IPM), the first academic centre created specifically to study popular music, and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Composition and Technology (ICCaT), a research institute dedicated to exploring how music composition and sonic art forms intersect with technology, performance and perception.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Music industries

Music analysis – (with a particular emphasis on aesthetics, psychoanalysis, music and emotion, popular music)

Music and the moving image (film, television, music in gaming and music video)

Critical theoretical approaches (including Gender studies, race and ethnicity and diaspora)

Heritage and history

Non-Western musics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

Apply all year round.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

Schedule TOEFL®

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Music View 52 other PhDs in Music in United Kingdom

Join for free or log in to access our complete career info list.

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

Schedule TOEFL®

Other requirements

General requirements

Research degrees (MPhil, PhD) may be taken either full-time (one year for MPhil, three years for PhD) or part-time (two and six years, respectively). The normal entrance requirement is an undergraduate degree of at least 2:1 (upper second) standard. We would normally consider a taught Masters level qualification to be an important precursor to research.

All applicants for a research degree should send an outline of their proposed topic and a sample of their written academic work with their application. In general, we would expect applications for September entry to be received by 15 May, and wherever possible, we encourage students to begin studies in September.

Applicants with an undergraduate degree in Music or other relevant subjects (including joint-honours degrees with another subject) are encouraged to apply. The normal expectation is at least a 2:1.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

25350 GBP / year

≈ 25350 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

5238 GBP / year

≈ 5238 GBP / year

Living costs

Liverpool

United Kingdom

556 - 1035 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

In order for us to give you accurate scholarship information, we ask that you please confirm a few details and create an account with us.

Loading

Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Music.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

About