Program Overview

PhD Music (Electroacoustic Composition) / Overview

Overview

The UK's Number 1 Department for Music (Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024). Showcase your work through concert performances, collaborations, and interactions with visiting artists. Become part of the NOVARS research centre's creative community, with access to the state-of-the-art facilities of our Electroacoustic Music Studios.

Entry Requirements

• Bachelor's (Honours) degree at 2:1 or above (or overseas equivalent); and
• Master's degree in a relevant subject – with an overall average of 65% or above, a minimum mark of 65% in your dissertation and no mark below 55% (or overseas equivalent)

Application and Selection

• Apply online
• Please ensure you include all required supporting documents at the time of submission, as incomplete applications may not be considered.

Application Deadlines

• For consideration in internal funding competitions, you must submit your completed application by 13 January 2025.
• If you are applying for or have secured external funding (for example, from an employer or government) or are self–funding, you must submit your application before the below deadlines to be considered. You will not be able to apply after these dates have passed.
  • For September 2025 entry: 30 June 2025
  • For January 2026 entry: 30 September 2025

Programme Options

| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning
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PhD | Y | Y | N | N

Programme Details

• Duration: 3 years [full-time], 6 years [part-time]
• Degree awarded: Doctor of Philosophy

Fees

• For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
  • PhD (full-time)
    UK students (per annum): £5,006
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £22,000
  • PhD (part-time)
    UK students (per annum): £2,503
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £11,000

Scholarships/Sponsorships

• There are a range of scholarships, studentships and awards to support both UK and overseas postgraduate researchers, details of which can be found via the links below.
• To apply for University of Manchester funding, you must indicate in your application the competitions for which you wish to be considered. The deadline for most internal competitions, including AHRC NWCDTP and School of Arts, Languages and Cultures studentships is 13 January 2025.
• All external funding competitions have a specified deadline for submitting the funding application form and a separate (earlier) deadline for submitting the online programme application form, both of which will be stated in the funding competition details below.
• You will need to be nominated by your proposed supervisor for a number of our scholarships. Therefore, we highly recommend you discuss these funding opportunities with your supervisor first, so they can advise on your suitability and ensure you meet nomination deadlines.
• For more funding information, visit our funding page or use our funding database to search for scholarships, studentships and awards you may be eligible for.
  • AHRC North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (NWCDTP) PhD Studentships 2025 Entry
  • School of Arts, Languages and Cultures PhD Studentships 2025 Entry
  • China Scholarship Council - The University of Manchester (CSC-UoM) Joint Scholarship Programme - Competition Closed for 2025 Entry
  • Harry Clough Bursary (Music) 2025 Entry
  • Trudeau Doctoral Scholarships 2025 Entry
  • Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (High Income Countries)
  • Myrtle McMyn Bursary (Music) 2025 Entry
  • Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (Least Developed Countries and Fragile States) - Competition Closed for 2025 Entry
  • School of Arts, Languages and Cultures New Generation PhD Studentships 2025 Entry
  • President's Doctoral Scholar (PDS) Awards 2025 Entry

Careers

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