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PhD Artistic Research in Music (Dr. phil. in art.) at University of Münster

University of Münster, Germany

Programme overview

Doctoral programme in artistic research in music leading to the degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Arts (Dr. phil. in art.). The doctorate centres on an independent artistic-scholarly research project supervised by a doctoral committee.

Faculty: Musikhochschule Münster  |  Duration: At least 4 semesters of project-oriented doctoral study  |  Intake: Winter semester enrolment mid-August to 15 November; summer semester enrolment mid-February to 15 May  |  Study mode: full-time; doctoral programme (Promotion)  |  Location: Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Independent artistic-scholarly doctoral project accompanied by individual project-oriented doctoral study of at least four semesters; required work is set in the doctoral agreement. Process: doctoral agreement, enrolment, dissertation, application for admission to the doctoral examination, disputation, publication.

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Entry requirements

Admission to the doctorate requires, as a rule, a completed relevant university degree; the exact requirements are set in the faculty's doctoral regulations (Promotionsordnung).

Intake: Winter semester enrolment mid-August to 15 November; summer semester enrolment mid-February to 15 Ma

Duration: At least 4 semesters of project-oriented doctoral study

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