PhD Music

Course Overview This PhD program in Music at Sussex offers a rigorous, research-intensive environment for students to produce an original and challenging dissertation. You will join a vibrant academic community that specializes in critical and theoretical thinking, working at the crossroads of high and low cultures. The program encourages interdisciplinary research that draws from diverse fields such as gender studies, critical race theory, and technological engineering. Key Program Highlights Work with leading scholars across musicology, popular music, opera, and film music Engage in cutting-edge interdisciplinary research drawing from critical theory and performance studies Join a vibrant community with regular research groups, symposia, and academic events Produce a substantial and original dissertation that contributes new knowledge to the field Access unique specialisms in electronic music, computer music, and music philosophy