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Department of Music
Faculty of Arts & Humanities

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PhD

Taking your Music PhD with us here in the heart of London means you are close to many of the capital’s world-class music venues and supervised by staff who passionately believe in the central role of music in today’s culture.

In the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF2021), the Department – along with the Department of Film Studies, as a joint submission – are 4th ranked institution in the UK.

Our research strengths include music and cultural history from the medieval period to the twenty-first century, composition and performance studies, opera, jazz and film music, the ethnomusicology of South Asia, Latin American and the Middle East.  

Our weekly colloquia bring together leading musicologists and composers to discuss their work with our students.  You’ll also be able to enjoy our student societies including King’s College London Symphony Orchestra, the Chapel Choir and GKT Music Society as well as our newly renovated music practice rooms. 

Qualification(s): MPhil  PhD 
Duration: Expected to be three years FT, four-six years PT. October to October, February to February or June to June

MPhil/PhD Music Research from King's College London, option of joint PhD with Hong Kong University.

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A center of multi-faceted research in British and European, Asian and Middle-Eastern Musicology

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