Study Conservatoire Research Degrees - PhD at Birmingham City University in the UK, Music and Sound

About this course

About this course
- Overview
- Department
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

Overview A PhD at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire will help you create opportunities to develop research skills that support performance, composition or a scholarly career. Whether you are interested in music (including composition, music technology, musicology, performance and jazz) or performing arts (theatre, acting, directing, applied drama, dance and interdisciplinary performance practice), you will be supervised by leading experts in the field. Choosing to study in a conservatoire environment allows you access to top-level performers, enabling you to situate your research in an environment of practical music making and acting. What's covered in this course? A PhD enables you to follow a programme of self-directed, independent study, supported by experienced supervisors who are themselves experts in their area. Whilst you will be developing as an independent researcher, you will be supported both by your supervisors and the wider Conservatoire research community. There are regular opportunities for you to present and share your work with other research students.

Which department am I in?

Music and Sound

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees

£15,420.00 (US$ 19,914) per year

This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

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

Start date

September 2027

Venue

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

200 Jennens Road,

Birmingham,

West Midlands,

B4 7XR, Central England, United Kingdom

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees

£15,420.00 (US$ 19,914) per year

This is a fixed fee

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

Application deadline

Expected September 2027

Start date

February 2027

Venue

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

200 Jennens Road,

Birmingham,

West Midlands,

B4 7XR, Central England, United Kingdom

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Entry requirements

For international students

To apply for our Conservatoire PhD research degree we usually expect you to have, or to be working towards, a Masters in a relevant subject area. Exceptional candidates without a Masters but with a strong undergraduate degree in a relevant subject area may be considered. We also welcome enquiries from potential PhD researchers without formal academic qualifications but with appropriate levels of professional experience.

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