Music MPhil

**Goldsmiths’ Department of Music has a lively and varied research base, large postgraduate community, active performing tradition, and offers proximity to London’s resources.**<br/><br/>Staff research interests are correspondingly diverse and wide-ranging, and we offer research supervision in many different areas, from composition to performance, sonic arts to popular music.<br/><br/>**Our MPhil/PhD programmes**<br/><br/>**MPhil/PhD in Music:** Written thesis of up to 100,000 words (MPhil: 60,000 words). We offer supervision in many areas of music studies.<br/><br/>**Practice-Based Research in Music:** Examined by portfolio of practice, and a 30,000-60,000 word written element. Portfolios may include recordings of composition; documentation of performance; ethnographic film; web-based and digital humanities projects; documentation of installation; other practice-based research.<br/><br/>**Research supervision**<br/><br/>You are assigned members of staff qualified to supervise your research throughout your period of registration. Supervision involves regular meetings throughout the period of study, and involves the development of an intensive intellectual relationship between you and your supervisor.<br/><br/>You can get in touch with potential supervisors and it is recommended you do this as a first step towards securing your place.<br/><br/>**Facilities**<br/><br/>You have access to Goldsmiths’ Graduate School, containing an open-access computer room, a student common room and seminar room for use by postgraduate research students.