Universities United Kingdom University of Sussex Courses Musical Composition PhD

Musical Composition PhD
at University of Sussex

Brighton, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 18,975
Country Rank-
Duration48 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

For our Musical Composition PhD, you’ll research and develop new musical languages. You achieve this through building a portfolio of works accompanied by a reflective critical commentary.

Our specialist facilities provide the latest tools in software and hardware in the Jonathan Harvey Electronic Music Studio. Other specialist facilities include rare 20th-century music scores and unique collections of jazz and music television documentaries.

Our supervisors in the field of Musical Composition have particular expertise in:

opera
orchestral and chamber music
electronic and computer music
film and media music
improvisation.

Entry Requirement
English language requirements

IELTS (Academic)
- Higher level (6.5 overall, including at least 6.0 in each component).
Fees & Scholarships
Fees for self-funding students
- Home students: £4,596 per year for full-time students
- Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £4,596 per year for full-time students
- International students: £18,975 per year for full-time students
Empirical research costs
On top of your PhD fees and living costs, you may also need to cover some research and training costs, relevant to your research project. These costs will depend on your research topic and training needs, but may include:

- travel (to archives, collections or scientific facilities)
- a laptop
- overseas fieldwork costs (travel and accommodation, and language training)
- conference costs (travel, registration fees and accommodation)
- laboratory consumables and workshop materials
- participant costs
- transcription or translation costs
- open-access publication costs.

Cost Of Studying At University of Sussex

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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Musical Composition PhD at University of Sussex