Music by Distance Learning Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

Invest your time and follow your passion to create original research. We know the commitment you will be making so you'll get expert supervision from our internationally recognised researchers. We encourage you to identify a potential supervisor to discuss your proposal with as early as possible.

Research areas
We have particular strengths in four core areas.

Music, space and place


• Music and musical culture in a specific time and place



• Transnational and transcultural exchange



• Urban geographies and mobility



Music-text-image


• How music interacts with other art forms



• Applying and developing methodologies from other disciplines



Musical creativity and community


• Musical creativity



• Development of communities and networks



Music, politics and identity


• How music has contributed to local, national and international political change



• How music shapes individual identities