Research doctorate · PhD
Doctor of Philosophy – Doktoratsstudium
Doctor of Philosophy
mdw – Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien · mdw – Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien · Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Official award
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)PhD
- Subject
- General Music Studies
- Format
- On campus6 Semester
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Six-semester scholarly doctorate for graduates of a relevant master's or diploma programme; admission by application, without an audition.
- Department
- mdw – Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien
- 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
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)PhD
- 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
- Research orientation
- Previous degree required
- Yes
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| General Music Studies | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.
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
- Not published
- Duration
- 6 Semester
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- mdw main addressAnton-von-Webern-Platz 1, 1030 Wien
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- No audition required
- Audition details
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Portfolio details
- Interview
- Not published
Research degree details
- Previous qualifications
- Completed relevant scholarly or artistic master's or diploma programme
- Deadlines
- Recommended application: winter semester by end of June, summer semester by end of January
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
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, full-time or part-time options, intakes, 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)