Music MPhil/PhD including Practice-Based in the Arts/PhD by Published works at University of Northampton

Programme overview

This research programme is an ideal route to expand your knowledge and develop your skills, through either practice-led study or the more traditional written medium. Many graduates go on to academic or professional music careers.

Faculty: Faculty of Education, Arts, Science and Technology | Department: Music and Arts | Duration: MPhil: Full time 12 months - 3 years; MPhil: Part time 30 months - 5 years; PhD: Full time 2 years - 4 years; PhD: Part time 3 years - 6 years; PhD by Published Works: 1 - 2 years | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Intake: October, March | Location: Northampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This Music PhD programme is a way for you to develop your specialism by improving your technical skills, improving creativity and deepen your thinking. To conduct your research work efficiently and autonomously, you will first get general, discipline-based, and project-specific instruction while creating and setting up research projects.

Career pathways

Our students could progress to a wide range of areas, including working in a music related field, audio programming, composition, music production, radio, drama, film, Gaming, and the media. It would also be possible to engaged in PhD level research for a retirement project.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To be admitted onto the programme, you will normally need to have a recognised Masters degree or a 2.1 or higher honours degree from a UK university or International equivalent in a relevant subject area. English language: UON requires applicants to speak and write English to an overall standard of CEFR C1, with a minimum standard of CEFR B2 in all four components for its level 8 programmes. This is equivalent to an overall IELTS score of 7.0, with a minimum of 6.5. in all four components especially in writing. If you require a visa to study at the University of Northampton, you must meet the English language requirements before the University of Northampton is permitted to sponsor your visa application.

Intake: October, March

Duration: MPhil: Full time 12 months - 3 years; MPhil: Part time 30 months - 5 years; PhD: Full time 2 years -

Apply through the official page: https://www.northampton.ac.uk/postgraduate/how-to-apply/research-degrees/

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