Are you interested in researching and interrogating the languages and performance styles of popular music?
Studying for a Popular Music Practice PhD, you鈥檒l produce a portfolio of original music in the form of creative work. Through methods of composition and performance, your creative work will critique and advance popular music practices. You鈥檒l write a 20,000-40,000-word dissertation demonstrating original research. Your dissertation will highlight ways in which your practice makes a substantial contribution to knowledge or understanding in your chosen field and acknowledge existing scholarship and artistic practices.
You鈥檒l have access to the latest tools in software and hardware in the Jonathan Harvey Electronic Music Studio at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts. Other specialist facilities include rare 20th-century music scores, and unique collections of jazz and music television documentaries.
For a PhD, your research work makes a substantial original contribution to knowledge or understanding in your chosen field.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
April 2025
University of Sussex
Sussex House,
Brighton,
Brighton & Hove,
BN1 9RH, SOUTHERN ENGLAND, England
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
In the vibrant coastal city of Brighton, Sussex offers a world-class education, real-world employability and an unforgettable student experience.