Musical Composition PhD

Key highlights

• Develop new musical languages through original composition
• Build a portfolio of creative works
• Combine creative practice with critical reflection

Entry requirements

Scholarships

• Cate Haste Scholarship in History

  £3,000 tuition fee reduction.

  Up to £3,000

• Cate Haste Scholarship in Media and Film

  £3,000 tuition fee reduction.

  Up to £3,000

• Chancellor's Masters Scholarship

  £3,000 for applicants assessed as 'Home' for fees or £5,000 for applicants assessed as 'Overseas' for fees.

• Jan Metzger Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems MSc

  £12,550 fee waiver

  Up to £12,550

• John Kinghorn Scholarship in Engineering

  £10,000 tuition fee reduction.

  Up to £10,000

• MBA Impact Scholarship

  £2,500 - £5,000 towards tuition fee reduction.

  Up to £2,500

• Sanctuary Scholarship (Masters)

• Shan Vaswani Borgartz Scholarship in Media

  £5,000 tuition fee reduction.

  Up to £5,000

• Stuart Hall Scholarship

  £5,000 tuition fee discount.

  Up to £5,000

• Sussex Alumni Scholarship

  £3,000 tuition fee reduction.

  Up to £3,000

• Sussex Progressive Futures Scholarships

  £10,000 tuition fee reduction.

  Up to £10,000

• The University of Sussex Business School International Masters Award

  £2,000 will be awarded as a fee waiver to all overseas fee-paying students who start a full-time Masters course at the Business school.

  Up to £2,000

• The University of Sussex Engineering and Informatics International Masters Award

  £2,000 will be awarded as a fee waiver to all overseas fee-paying students who start a full-time Masters course at the School of Engineering & Informatics.

  Up to £2,000

Careers this course leads to

• Composer
• University lecturer in music
• Music researcher
• Arranger
• Music director

Cost of study

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Sussex, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.