Research doctorate · PhD
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Royal College of Music · Royal College of Music · London, England, United Kingdom
- Official award
- Doctor of PhilosophyPhD
- Subject
- Music Performance (concentration)Composition (concentration)Musicology and Music History (concentration)
- Format
- On campusthree years (full-time) or six years (part-time)
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A research doctorate for a sustained original project in performance, composition, musicology, performance science, music education or music and material culture.
- Department
- Royal College of Music
- 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 PhilosophyPhD
- 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
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | Documented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject. | performanceHow students choose it is not published“sustained original project in performance, composition, musicology, performance science, music education and music and material culture”Source |
| Composition | Documented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject. | compositionHow students choose it is not published“sustained original project in performance, composition, musicology, performance science, music education and music and material culture”Source |
| Musicology and Music History | Documented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject. | musicologyHow students choose it is not published“sustained original project in performance, composition, musicology, performance science, music education and music and material culture”Source |
| Music Education | Documented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject. | music educationHow students choose it is not published“sustained original project in performance, composition, musicology, performance science, music education and music and material culture”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
- three years (full-time) or six years (part-time)
- Intakes
- September 2027
- Campus
- Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road
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
- Research themes
- performance
- composition
- musicology
- performance science
- music education
- music and material culture
- Study modes
- three 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, 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)