MPhil/PhD Music

Program Overview

Goldsmiths' MPhil/PhD in Music offers a lively research environment with a large postgraduate community and diverse staff expertise. Students can pursue research in composition, performance practice, sonic arts, or music studies, with options for both written and practice-based dissertations.

Program Outline

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• Program Length: 3-4 years full-time or 4-6 years part-time
• Department: Music
• Program Start Dates: September (primary), January, and April
• Lively and varied research base
• Large postgraduate community
• Active performing tradition
• Diverse staff research interests
• Supervision in many areas, from composition to performance, sonic arts to popular music
• MPhil/PhD Programmes:
• MPhil/PhD in Music:
• Written thesis of up to 100,000 words (MPhil: 60,000 words)
• Supervision in many areas of music studies
• Practice-Based Research in Music:
• Examined by portfolio of practice and a 30,000-60,000-word written element
• Portfolios may include:
• Recordings of composition
• Documentation of performance
• Ethnographic film
• Web-based and digital humanities projects
• Documentation of installation
• Other practice-based research
• Research Supervision:
• Members of staff qualified to supervise research
• Regular supervision meetings throughout the period of study
• Development of an intensive intellectual relationship between student and supervisor
• Potential supervisors can be contacted via the staff page
• Facilities:
• Goldsmiths Graduate School
• Open-access computer room
• Student common room
• Seminar room for postgraduate research students
• Contact person: Keith Negus

Annual tuition fees These are the fees for students starting their programme in the 2024/2025 academic year. Home - full-time: £TBC Home - part-time: £TBC International - full-time: £TBC Additional costs There may also be specific additional costs associated with your programme.