Research doctorate · PhD
PhD by thesis, composition or performance
Durham University · Department of Music, Durham University · Durham, England, United Kingdom
- Official award
- PhD by thesis / PhD by composition / PhD by performancePhD
- Subject
- Composition (concentration)Music Performance (concentration)Musicology and Music History (concentration)
- Format
- On campus3 years full-time or six years part-time
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A research doctorate by thesis, by composition portfolio with commentary, or by recital with commentary.
- Department
- Department of Music, Durham University
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- PhD by thesis / PhD by composition / PhD by performancePhD
- Award family
- PhDA Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): a research doctorate. A performance doctorate such as the DMA is a different award.
- Qualification level
- Research doctorate
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Orientation not published
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Composition | Documented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject. | PhD by compositionHow students choose it is not published“PhD by composition (W3A001)”Source |
| Music Performance | Documented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject. | PhD by performanceHow students choose it is not published“PhD by performance (W3A101)”Source |
| Musicology and Music History | Documented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject. | PhD by thesisHow students choose it is not published“PhD by thesis (W3A001)”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time, Part-time
- Duration
- 3 years full-time or six years part-time
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Department of Music, Palace Green
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Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition requirement not published
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
Research degree details
- Department
- Department of Music
- Practice-based research
- Practice-based and written components
- Finding a supervisor
- an expert supervisory team with periodic progress reviews
- Study modes
- 3 years full-time or six years part-time
Fees and costs
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The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, intakes, audition requirement, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)