Research doctorate · PhD
Music Performance Practice PhD / MA by Research
University of Birmingham · Department of Music, University of Birmingham · Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
- Official award
- PhD / MA by ResearchPhD
- Subject
- Music Performance
- Format
- On campusFull time: PhD – 3 years, MA by Research – 1 year
- Tuition
- £5,400per year, full-time, as shown on the course page
About this program
A research doctorate or one-year MA by Research in music performance practice.
- Department
- Department of Music, University of Birmingham
- 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 / MA by ResearchPhD
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | 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
- Full-time
- Duration
- Full time: PhD – 3 years, MA by Research – 1 year
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham
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
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.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees (UK/Ireland)Tuition | £5,400per year, full-time, as shown on the course page | UK/Ireland (full-time) | 25 October 2026Source |
Calculated tuition total: £16,200 (Other fee category). Calculated from published annual tuition for full-time, as shown on the course page x 3 years. It assumes no fee changes and excludes lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instruments, software and other charges.
Lesson fees, accompanists, practice-room charges, instruments, software, recording, recitals, compulsory travel and residencies are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked. Do not assume an instrument, an accompanist, software or private lessons are included.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: 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)