Music
Entry requirements
Applicants are expected to hold a good honours degree and usually an MA in a relevant arts subject or appropriate professional experience.
English language requirements
IELTS Academic: 6.5 or above (or equivalent) with 6.0 in each individual category.
Months of entry
January, April, July
Course content
The Department of Music and Media is a respected authority in musical research and sound technology. Thanks to our renowned expertise in musicology, performance, and composition, and the prestige of the Institute of Sound Recording, we can count many household names in entertainment, audio technology and the recording industry among our partners, collaborators, and alumni.
Research in music brings together a broad range of interconnected subject areas, focussed in our internationally acclaimed research centres housed in state of the art facilities:
- International Guitar Research Centre (IGRC)
- Institute of Austrian and German Music Research (IAGMR)
- Institute of Sound Recording (IoSR)
- Digital World research Centre (DWRC)
The Department is highly collegiate, with a close-knit and supportive academic environment. Academic members of staff are well known internationally for their exceptionally strong research profiles.
Information for international students
We are proud to be one of the most culturally diverse universities in the UK. We are here to help you throughout the application process – from advising on choosing the right course to applying for a visa and preparing for your first few weeks at Surrey.
For more information please go to - https://www.surrey.ac.uk/international
Fees and funding
Understand all of the costs involved for your studies.
Find out more about your tuition fees, available scholarships and bursaries, postgraduate taught student finance, how to pay your fees and our top tips on managing your money.
www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PhD
- part time96 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time48 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Admissions
- admissions@surrey.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)1483 682 222