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Music at Royal Holloway, University of London - UCAS

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Course summary

Royal Holloway's Music department has an international reputation for its research. We have an excellent record of PhD completion and a thriving postgraduate community. Currently we have around 65 PhD students researching topics across the full range of Musicological and Ethnomusicological Studies and Compositional Practice. Our work on music covers a broad chronology (from early medieval to contemporary) and geography (spanning the Americas - including the Caribbean, Asia and Europe). Much of our research crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries and integrates perspectives from the fields of ethnomusicology, musicology, theory and composition, understood in the broadest terms. Staff specialism range widely, stretching back from the present to the Middle Ages, and encompassing popular and commercial musics, world musics, and music of the Western tradition.


Entry requirements

Normally an Upper-Second Class Bachelor's degree, or a Master's degree, in a related subject.


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £25500 Year 1
International £25500 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.

Sponsorship information

AHRB studentships and (for some research topics) ESRC awards; University of London/Royal Holloway studentships; overseas applicants may be eligible for: ORS awards, British Council fellowship programme; commonwealth scholarships, University of London/Royal Holloway studentships.

Music at Royal Holloway, University of London - UCAS