Music PhD

Key Features

• Students of the Music programme from University of York are required to attend these sessions which aim to encourage an exchange of ideas amongst a range of disciplines and approaches. Whilst 'research' fosters the idea of specialisation, this should not be at the expense of working in isolation; the broader context is always to be encouraged.
• It is important that research students retain an awareness of areas of study outside of their chosen specialism, especially those who intend to teach within Higher Education, if they are to be effective in their work. During the academic year, all members of the group should be prepared to lead a seminar discussion based on their particular specialism with a view to engaging with those working outside that area; these contributions form part of the official upgrading (from MPhil to PhD) process.

Career

• seeking to reach a professional standard of academic research and to pursue a career in either Higher Education or areas of professional practice;
• working professionally in any field of music and wishing to make a career move into teaching and research in Higher Education;
• working in any field of music and wishing to develop their careers with the production of a substantial piece of original research.

Programme Structure

Thesis titles from recent years include:

• Music and Language in the Works of Samuel Beckett
• Beyond Simplicity: Approaches to the Analysis of Contemporary Music
• Melodic Oganisation and Improvisation in Thai Music with Special Reference to the Thaang Ranaat Eek
• A Ghanaian Perspective on the Changing Role of Traditional African Music in a Contemporary Society
• Passion and Persuasion: The Art of Rhetoric and the Performance of Early 17th Century Solo Sonatas
• The Community Education Work of Orchestras and Opera Companies: Principles, Practice and Problems
• Gesture and Affekt in the Performance of Baroque Vocal Music
• 3 Masses by Frangiskos Leondaritis c1516 - c1572
• Interpreting Music: contemporary performance practice on the violin

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL iBT: 79

IELTS: 6

Other requirements

General requirements

Typically you’ll need at least the equivalent to a UK upper second-class (2:1) honours degree and, in some cases, a Masters degree. Actual requirements vary by course.

Fees and funding

Tuition Fees

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

International

48,285 AUD / year (≈ 25,350 GBP / year)

Domestic

9,977 AUD / year (≈ 5,238 GBP / year)

Living costs

York, United Kingdom

1,230-2,141 AUD / month

Funding

Scholarships