Scholarly Doctoral Programme (PhD)

Academic Doctorate - Enjoying Research

Conducting academic research means: showing interest and curiosity for a specific topic. Exploring uncharted territory. Asking questions. Developing hypotheses. Analysing details.

Finding answers. Exchanging experiences with other doctoral candidates. Attending conferences. Presenting your own research and reflecting on it.

In this programme you learn how to question things, articulate thoughts clearly, debate and how to stay on the ball. You practise presentation techniques and take the first steps in the international scientific community.

What you need to bring is enthusiasm, open-mindedness, perseverance, joy in academic writing and enough time to spend on your dissertation.

Details

Course Number: UV 094 ...
Length of Study: 6 semesters (180 ECTS)
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Qualification profile
Curriculum
Courses

Schedule for the academic year
Description of the types of courses of KUG

Application & Admission

Start of study: Winter semester & Summer semester

Application deadlines:
Winter semester: 30th June / Summer semester: 1st December

Admission requirements

Online registration
Instructions for online registration

Institutes

Courses are held at the following institute(s):

Doctoral School for Scholarly Doctoral Studies

PhD Supervisors

Admission

The following special fields are represented at KUG:

Historical Musicology, Music Theory and Church Music Studies
Jazz Research and Popular Music Studies
Music Aesthetics
Ethnomusicology
Theatre Studies / Dramaturgy
Music Pedagogy / Instrumental and Vocal Pedagogy (IGP)
Sound and Music Computing

All information about the admission requirements as well as about the application procedure can be found here.

Please mind: After passing the presentation you are not automatically admitted to the Degree Programme – the enrolment has to be carried out in due time via e-mail! See also "First steps to becoming a student"!

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