Music
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Glasgow is a great place and the course is nice and challenging, but they've trouble coping sometimes.
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I have made many friends there and learned to manage my time well. It has been a very great experience for me indeed. I enjoyed my time at Glasgow
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Courses are good but workload was overwhelming.
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PhD
In Glasgow
Description
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Type
PhD
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Location
Glasgow (Scotland)
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Start date
Different dates available
Topics in which we would welcome postgraduate research include: Composition, including experimental music, intercultural aspects of composition and music and the moving image Historical and cultural musicology, including philosophy and aesthetics of music, music in popular culture, music and politics and music and modernism. Sonic arts and audiovisual practice, including live electronics, spatial composition and sound design and sound art aesthetics Performance, including historically informed performance and contemporary music practices. Sound Thought postgraduate showcase Our thriving postgraduate community have a chance once a year to present their work in front of a public audience at our annual postgraduate showcase event, SoundThought. SoundThought is entirely run by the postgraduate community and has taken place at many of Glasgow's top arts venues; the 2016 edition will take place at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) between 30th March and 1st April.
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Reviews
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Glasgow is a great place and the course is nice and challenging, but they've trouble coping sometimes.
← | →
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I have made many friends there and learned to manage my time well. It has been a very great experience for me indeed. I enjoyed my time at Glasgow
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Courses are good but workload was overwhelming.
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Course rating
Recommended
Centre rating
Nikolas
Yuwei
Alexandria
Subjects
- IT
- Music
- Composition
- Sound
- Part Time
- Full Time
- Performance
- Aesthetics
Course programme
PhD: 3 years full-time; 5 years part-time. Thesis length 70,000-100,000 words
MLitt: 2 years full-time; 3 years part-time. Thesis length 40,000-70,000
MPhil: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time. Thesis length 30,000-40,000
MRes: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time. Thesis length 18,000-30,000
Additional information
All Postgraduate Research Students are allocated a supervisor who will act as the main source of academic support and research mentoring.You may want to identify a potential supervisor and contact them to discuss your research proposal before you apply.
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