What will I learn?

The PhD programme allows for tailored supervision and research processes based on a candidate’s interests and skills while aligning with academic staff research interests and SARC’s broader research strategy. If you pursue research in Musicology, you will focus on scholastic study of significant figures such as Bach, Handel and Mozart as well as contemporary performance, critical studies in sound and music, improvisation and folksong. If you are a practitioner, you will work across a broad range of creative practice from performance, composition, installation, sound design and audiovisual work. Interdisciplinary PhD proposals are encouraged to approach sound and music topics from a variety of disciplines.

Which department am I in?

School of Arts, English and Languages

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees

£22,500.00 (24,51,514) per year

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

December 2026

Venue

Queen's University Belfast

University Road,

Belfast,

County Antrim,

BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees

£22,500.00 (24,51,514) per year

This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

December 2027

Venue

Queen's University Belfast

University Road,

Belfast,

County Antrim,

BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

A 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. While a Masters degree (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University) is not essential, it is desirable and applicants without this qualification will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.