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Postgraduate Study

Teaching

The course offers training for music-specific research skills, alongside transferable skills, of approximately 40 hours per year for full-time students.

In the course of their third year, doctoral students present a 20-minute paper (in the style of a conference paper) on a topic related to their PhD project, followed by a ten-minute Q&A session.

One to one supervision

Full-time students can expect a minimum of 9 hours of 1-2-1 supervision in the first year. Thereafter supervisions are offered as appropriate or required.

The University of Cambridge publishes an annual Code of Practice which sets out the University’s expectations regarding supervision.

Feedback

Students can expect to receive an online feedback report each term, as a way to monitor progress.

Assessment

Thesis / Dissertation

Examination of the PhD is by thesis and viva. The PhD theses should not exceed 80,000 words excluding notes, appendices, and bibliographies, musical transcriptions and examples. Candidates whose work is practice-based may include as part of a doctoral submission either a portfolio of substantial musical compositions or one or more recordings of their own musical performance(s).

Other

Progress assessments are made in all years of doctoral study.

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Key Information


3-4 years full-time

5-7 years part-time

Doctor of Philosophy

Faculty of Music

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Dates and deadlines:

Applications open
Sept. 1, 2021
Application deadline
Oct. 4, 2022
Course Starts
Jan. 5, 2023

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Applications open
Sept. 1, 2021
Application deadline
Jan. 13, 2023
Course Starts
April 17, 2023

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Michaelmas 2023

Applications open
Sept. 15, 2022
Application deadline
May 16, 2023
Course Starts
Oct. 1, 2023

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Course Funding Deadline
Jan. 5, 2023
Gates Cambridge US round only
Oct. 12, 2022

These deadlines apply to applications for courses starting in Michaelmas 2023, Lent 2024 and Easter 2024.


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