Research Degrees
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Research lies at the heart of the activities in the School of Music and Sonic Arts. It informs teaching, guides concert programming and seminars, and provides a context for many strategic activities within the School. The postgraduate community is one of the largest in the UK or Ireland (+ 50 students in 10/11) with students working on a range of musicological, creative and technical projects.
Further details of the various research degrees can be found via the following links:
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The School offers PhD supervision in a wide range of fields. A recent strength has been in nineteenth- / early twentieth-century music, with topics such as Exoticism in Massenet, Baroque influences in Brahms, Richard Strauss and Modernism, Salome, Strauss and Dance, and the music of Frank Bridge... more |
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PhD in CompositionThe PhD in Composition programme is part of the practice-led research activities which take place within the School. Student composers can work across a broad range of creative practice from acoustic composition through to creative work in sonic arts. more |
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PhD in Sonic ArtsA PhD in Sonic Arts offers the opportunity for cross-disciplinary research reflecting the interests of members of the Sonic Arts Research Centre and its staff. In addition to all studio and technical facilities at SARC, PhD students have access to... more |
Funding/Scholarships
The closing date to apply for PhD scholarships for 2011 has passed (1st March). However, applications for Ph.D. study from students who plan to secure funds from other sources (individual Government scholarships, corporate scholarships or private funding) can be accepted at any time. To apply please see the link below.
Applications:
Applications should be made on line, via the Queen's Postgraduate Applications Portal
More Information:
PhD study in Sonic Arts (including composition and creative practice):
contact Dr Sile O'Modhrain - sile@qub.ac.uk
PhD study in Musicology and Composition (instrumental):
contact Professor Ian Woodfield - i.woodfield@qub.ac.uk
MA in Music, MA in Composition:
contact Dr Martin Dowling - m.dowling@qub.ac.uk
MA Sonic Arts:
contact Dr Stephanie Bertet - s.bertet@qub.ac.uk
For general MA and PhD administrative enquiries:
contact Mrs Pearl Young - pearl.young@qub.ac.uk
