Online Doctorates in Music

ARWU Rank:
 101-150

Established: 1869
Country: United States

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education

Residency Requirements: On-campus residency requirement of approximately one week.

Here’s your opportunity to study with many of the nation’s most innovative thought leaders, policy makers, and researchers in music education. Immerse yourself in subjects that offer the potential to transform music education for you and your students. Engage with fellow music educators from around the world who will become valued friends and contacts. Advance quickly in an accelerated program and employ the latest technology from a college that practically invented music education.

Length: 6 to 7 years

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: N/A

ARWU Rank:
 101-150

Established: 1900
Country: UK

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Music Performance Practice PhD

Residency Requirements: Required to visit the University once per full year of study for duration of two weeks.

Uniquely, we offer degrees in performance practice at MA by Research and PhD levels, which allows performers of a proven ability to develop their work on historically-informed performances of western art music. The programmes are assessed by performance supported by written work which demonstrates a high level of ability in presenting, and reasoning from, historical evidence relating to performance practice.

Length: 3 to 6 years

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: No

ARWU Rank:
 101-150

Established: 1900
Country: UK

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Musical Composition PhD

Residency Requirements: Required to visit the University once per full year of study for duration of two weeks.

Music as a creative art form in the 21st century can combine both tradition and innovation, bringing together instruments (some new, some with centuries of history) and the latest in high technology. As a composer today all of these resources are available to you, and our research degrees in composition aim to foster your skills as you navigate this exciting new world. On this programme you can create works which use electroacoustics and computer technology, traditional (and not so traditional) instrumental and vocal composition, or which combine these aspects. Works for interactive systems, multimedia, and sound installations are also welcome, and you are encouraged to find your own individual path.

Length: 3 to 6 years

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: No

ARWU Rank:
 101-150

Established: 1900
Country: UK

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Musicology PhD

Residency Requirements: Required to visit the University once per full year of study for duration of two weeks.

The Music Department offers promising candidates the opportunity to carry out research in one of the most dynamic institutions in Britain, with access to outstanding facilities. Our staff include composers, performers and writers on music. Our wide research expertise covers the Medieval, Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods, 19th and 20th century British music, music analysis, critical theory, ethnomusicology and sound studies.

Length: 3 to 6 years

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: No