Music PhD
Queen's University Belfast · Belfast, United Kingdom
About this programme
SARC: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Sound and Music is established as a broad research environment supporting work in all areas of sound and music. The PhD programme ranges from thesis focused to creative practice portfolio, with options for hybrid models combining practice and theory. Areas of research include: historical and critical musicology, sound studies, composition, socially engaged arts, performance studies, improvisation, interaction design, instrument design, audio signal processing, immersive sound and psychoacoustics. SARC membership includes over forty academics fro
- Level
- Doctoral
- Field
- Arts
- Tuition
- £22,500 / year
- Study mode
- Full-time, Part-time
Entry requirements
requirements Graduate A 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University.
Visa
- Visa required
- Student visa
- Application fee
- GBP 558
- Proof of funds
- GBP 1,171/mo
- Processing time
- 3–8 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (12)
- Commonwealth ScholarshipFully funded
- Queen's University - China Scholarship Council Joint PhD ScholarshipsFully funded · Annual call - see programme page for current deadline
- Alumni Postgraduate Research AwardsPartial funding · Deadline 9 May (annual)
- North-South Postgraduate ScholarshipsPartial funding · Deadline 13 May (annual)
- Early Confirmation AwardPartial funding
- Charles Wallace Pakistan Trust AwardsPartial funding · Doctoral bursaries: 30 April and 31 October annually
- Great Britain-China Educational Trust Chinese Student AwardsPartial funding · Two rounds yearly: 11 October (autumn) and 11 April (spring)
- Canadian Centennial Scholarship FundPartial funding · Annual call - see programme page