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Postgraduate Studies in Music
The University of Waikato is a preferred destination for postgraduate study in a number of areas of Music, including performance, composition, music technology, electroacoustic music, and New Zealand music repertoire and history. We have outstanding staff expertise in, though not limited to, these fields and welcome expressions of interest from potential students.
Students interested in pursuing a doctorate in musical performance will normally enrol for the DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts) degree. Those interested in composition, multimedia work, music technology, electroacoustic music or musicological thesis research will normally take the PhD (Doctor of Philosophy).
A PhD thesis may combine written work and creative/performance practice, such as composition and musicology, technology and composition, or musicology and performance. Practice based research is central to our programme, and interdisciplinary programmes drawing on subject areas across university can also be explored.
Overview of the DMA
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prerequisite: (i) a completed Master of Music degree in Performance with First Class Honours or Second Class First Division honours, or equivalent and (ii) a successful audition
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time to complete: 3-4 years full-time or up to 8 years part-time
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application closing date: any time during the year
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programme starting date: any time during the year, by agreement
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content: the DMA is a degree that balances researches presented as performances and in a related thesis. Up to five public performances are required, solo, ensemble and concerto or equivalent, as well as a final recital. The thesis will be of up to 50,000 words length. Regular supervised Performance sessions with a staff member form part of the research process.
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Overview of the PhD in Music
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prerequisite: a completed Master of Music degree with First Class Honours or Second Class First Division honours with a substantial research component in the relevant area of specialisation, or equivalent
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time to complete: 3-4 years full-time or up to 8 years part-time
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application closing date: any time during the year
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programme starting date: any time during the year, by agreement
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content: the PhD in composition requires the creation of a substantial portfolio of original compositions supported by an analytical thesis. The thesis will be of up to 50,000 words length. The PhD in musicology requires original research to be undertaken, the results of which are presented in a thesis of up to 100,000 words.
For more information on the PhD at Waikato click here.
Students interested in enrolling for a doctorate in Music, or in exploring the possibilities of doing so, should contact Music for preliminary discussions in the first instance. Contact may be made through administrator Kim Johnson
musi-fass@waikato.ac.nz or directly to an academic staff member with expertise in the area of the student’s specialisation.
Current doctoral research
Doctoral students in Music at present are researching in a variety of areas, including:
- the music of expatriate New Zealand cellist and composer Arnold Trowell (1887-1966)
- the application of ICT in the music classroom: tools and trends in the New Zealand secondary classroom (2007-2009)
- J.S. Bach’s use of variation form in treating Lutheran chorales
- the life and music of New Zealand composer John Ritchie
- Kīngitanga and music: an examination of repertoire and composition of Māori waiata and pūoro relating to the Kīngitanga (King Movement) from 1912 to 2006
- a mouse driven interface for a virtual stringed instrument controller
- portfolio of compositions: a body of original work involving genre crossing and including multimedia elements
Benefits of International Doctoral Study at Waikato
- The New Zealand PhD is VERY attractive, due to a number of important benefits to international students
- No International Tuition Fees. You will pay the same fees as New Zealanders. Annual supervision fees of approximately NZ$4500 per year (for three years)
- An automatic 20 hours Work Visa
- No school tuition fees for children of PhD student to study at public Primary or High School
- An unrestricted work visa for husband / wife of PhD student
- A 1 year work visa after completion of PhD. Immigration points if you are considering applying for NZ Permanent Residency (PR)
Please note: PhD study must be full-time in order to qualify for these benefits.
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