Music

The Music research degrees are available full-time, part-time and, where appropriate, for distance learners and our staff are active researchers, so you can access wide-ranging expertise quickly and easily.

Features

• In terms of our campus, we've invested £9.5 million to transform Middleton Hall into a world-class cultural venue and bring some of the best facilities of their kind in the UK to the University of Hull.
• These include a concert hall, surround-sound cinema, ambisonic surround sound recording studio and industry-standard rehearsal facilities. The refurbishment includes a new entrance and café with a 400-plus seater concert hall forming the centre-piece of the development. The versatile space is ideal for classical and popular music concerts. With adaptable acoustics, it will also be used for music, theatre and cinema screenings.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

• Philosophy, aesthetics, semiotics, phenomenology
• Jazz studies
• Metal Music studies
• Popular music
• Electroacoustic
• Computer-aided composition and virtual instrumentation

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

• GPA: Upper Second Class

English requirements

• TOEFL iBT: 79
• PTE Academic: 61
• IELTS: 6.5

Other requirements — General requirements

• You should normally have, or expect to obtain, at least a 2:1 Honours degree (or international equivalent) in a related subject appropriate to your intended research.
• You should submit a sample of your written work in musicology or composition of at least 4000 words (for MA by Research) and at least 10,000 word (for PhD applicants), or, if performance is your chosen specialism, you will be expected to attend for an audition.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

• International (Non-residents): 40,807 AUD / year (≈ 21,703 GBP / year)
• Domestic (Citizens or residents): 9,849 AUD / year (≈ 5,238 GBP / year)

Additional Details — Part time

• UK Students: £2,619 / year
• International: £12,373 / year

Living costs — Hull, United Kingdom

1,371-2,602 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding — Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Music.

• China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarships — Provided by university — Grant — Various benefits — Deadline 31 Jan 2027 — University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
• Sanctuary Fee Reduction — Provided by university — Grant — Various benefits — Deadline Not specified — Need-based — University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
• Sanctuary Scholarship — Provided by university — Grant — 2000 GBP — Deadline Not specified — Need-based — University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
• Alumni Postgraduate Scholarship — Provided by university — Grant — Various benefits — Deadline Anytime — University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
• Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Independent provider — Grant — Various benefits — Deadline 07 Oct 2026 — U.S. government
• ServiceScape Scholarship — Independent provider — Grant — 1000 USD — Deadline 30 Nov 2026 — ServiceScape
• ACES Scholarships — Independent provider — Grant — 3500 USD — Deadline 15 Nov 2026 — ACES Education Fund
• Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility — Independent provider — Grant — Various benefits — Deadline Not specified — Merit-based — OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
• Scholarships for PhD Students — Independent provider — Grant — 19000 GBP — Deadline Not specified — Merit-based — Junhua Li
• Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship — Independent provider — Grant — Various benefits — Deadline 28 Feb 2027 — Merit-based — Boustany Foundation
• Amberscholar Scholarship — Independent provider — Grant — 6000 USD — Deadline 31 Jan 2027 — Merit-based — Amber Scholar
• $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship — Independent provider — Grant — 1000 USD — Deadline 31 Oct 2026 — Merit-based — IvyPanda
• Voice Talent Online Scholarship — Independent provider — Grant — 1000 USD — Deadline 01 Mar 2027 — Voice Talent Online
• Dream Chaser Scholarship — Independent provider — Grant — 1000 USD — Deadline 13 Jan 2027 — Merit-based — Salvado Law
• Scholarship for students with disabilities — Independent provider — Grant — 3000 USD — Deadline 31 Dec 2026 — Need-based — Anonymous Hope Fund
• Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids — Independent provider — Grant — 22500 GBP — Deadline Not specified — UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
• The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship — Independent provider — Grant — 1500 USD — Deadline Not specified — IELTS from 6 to 9
• Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme — Independent provider — Grant — 12000 USD — Deadline 11 Jan 2027 — The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme