PhD Music (Composition) / Overview

Year of entry: 2019

Degree awarded: Doctor of Philosophy
Duration: 36 months [Full-time], 72 months [Part-time]
Entry requirements: Successful completion of a Masters course with an overall classification of Merit or higher, or its overseas equivalent, with an element of research training, is a prerequisite for entry to a PhD. A research proposal must be included with the formal application materials. Applicants should also submit a portfolio of compositions with their application materials.

Full entry requirements
How to apply: For details of how to apply, go to: Applying for a postgraduate programme

Programme options

	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time distance learning	Part-time distance learning
PhD	Y	Y	N	N

Programme description

Composers will produce a portfolio of compositions and a written commentary. They will be assigned a research panel consisting of their supervisor, a co-supervisor and advisor who will meet with them on a regular basis to monitor their progress. Postgraduate students are expected to take part in the academic community of the department and University by participating in seminars and by presenting their research at regular intervals. Workshops and performances of postgraduate compositions are arranged through the department, and may involve Psappha, the University's ensemble-in-association, and the Quatuor Danel, the quartet-in-residence, among other professional and student performers.

Fees

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2019, the tuition fees are as follows:

PhD (full-time)
UK/EU students (per annum): TBA
International students (per annum): £18,500
PhD (part-time)
UK/EU students (per annum): TBA

Please note for the majority of projects where experimentation requires further resource: higher fee bands (where quoted) will be charged rather than the base rate for supervision, administration and computational costs. The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive and, therefore, you will not be required to pay any additional bench fees or administration costs.

All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of the course for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for International students, for the course duration at the year of entry). For general fees information please visit: postgraduate fees . Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your project.

Scholarships/sponsorships

The School offers a limited number of bursaries and studentships on a competitive basis, details of which can be found via the links below.

Please note that whilst we do not have closing dates for programme applications, all funding competitions have a specified deadline for submitting the funding application form and a separate (earlier) deadline for submitting the online programme application form, both of which will be stated in the funding competition details below:

Contact details

Academic department: School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Contact name: Rachel Corbishley
Telephone: + 44 (0)161 275 3559
Email: PhDSALC@manchester.ac.uk
Website: http://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/music/research/postgraduate-research/
Academic department overview: See: About us

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