Doctorate in Music
Aveiro, Portugal
PhD
DURATION
LANGUAGES
Portuguese
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About : The Doctorate in Music provides advanced study in musical composition, performance, and research methodologies. This program emphasizes individual concentration while encouraging interdisciplinary approaches. You'll engage deeply with music theory, history, and contemporary practices under expert guidance.
Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue various careers including roles as university professors, music directors, composers, and researchers in musicology or ethnomusicology. They can also work in performance, arts administration, or create innovative projects within the music industry.
Doctorate in Music
The Doctoral Music Program in Music at Aveiro University aims to prepare researchers and artists for the exercise of professional music life and the development of research work.
Pathways/ profiles / areas of specialization:
Composition, Conducting, Ethnomusicology, Music Teaching and Music in the Community, Music Analysis and Theory and Performance.
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university website for more information.
Year 1
1st Semester
- Thematic Seminar I
- Recital I
- Specialization Project I
2nd Semester
- Thematic Seminar II
- Recital II
- Specialization Project II
- Research Projects in Music
Year 2
Doctoral Thesis
Year 3
Doctoral Thesis
- performance researchers: professional musicians with an interest in two essential aspects of their training: instrumental improvement and reflection/research on their performance practice
- researchers/creators artists interested in the areas of Direction; Performance and Composition
- researchers in the areas of Theory and Analysis
- Ethnomusicology Researchers
- researchers in the field of teaching and music pedagogy
- researchers/creators in the area of music and community


