University of Edinburgh
| With our rich history, noted alumni and distinguished scholars, we have much to be proud of in our many centuries as a world-renowned university. We are the home of Britain’s oldest literary awards, the James Tait Black Prizes and Dolly the sheep, the first animal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell.It was also here at the University of Edinburgh that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was inspired to create his notorious character, Sherlock Holmes and James Young Simpson pioneered anaesthetics through his discovery of the properties of chloroform.More recently, theoretical physicist and Professor Emeritus Peter Higgs was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his 1964 prediction of the Higgs Boson. |
| The programme is designed for students with a strong background in maths and physics, who are fascinated by the interplay of science, technology, and music. | |
| As a combined honours programme, our History of Art and History of Music programme permits equally-weighted study in both subjects. | |
| Mathematics and Music (BSc) | This programme enables you to explore the historic connection between these two disciplines by studying elements of both mathematics and music. |
| Music (BMus) W302 | Our BMus programme embraces this disciplinary breadth. Initially, you will develop your creative musicianship skills and acquire the tools to engage critically with a variety of musical repertoires and media. |
| Acoustics and Music Technology MSc | The emphasis of this programme is on science and technology in the context of musical and multimedia applications. |
| Art PhD, MPhil | Research in this environment is further informed by collaborative exchanges with other areas in the University’s College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, as well as the wider University (such as the School of Informatics in the College of Science & Engineering). |
| The PhD in Creative Music Practice is an opportunity for you to pursue practice-led research in the field of music at the highest level. This will involve research that combines textual and musical outputs. For example, composition, performance (either of original or pre-existing repertoire), installation, sound design, and interactive music software. | |
| As the first UNESCO World City of Literature, home of the Edinburgh International Festival and a major cultural hub, Edinburgh is the ideal place for the study of intermediality, that is, the interrelations between different art forms and their signification. | |
| Medieval Studies MScR | A Masters by Research (MScR) programme is ideal if you have a clear idea of the independent research you wish to undertake at Masters level. Home of the cross-disciplinary Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, the University of Edinburgh has one of the largest communities of medieval and Renaissance specialists in the world: upwards of 70 researchers across the arts, humanities and social sciences. |
| Music PhD | The Reid School of Music offers an exciting research environment that combines the theory, history, composition and practice of music with the scientific study of sound. |
| Music MScR | The Reid School of Music offers an exciting research environment that combines the theory, history, composition and practice of music with the scientific study of sound. |
| Musical Composition PhD | Composition allows students to explore their creative language and horizons in relationship to contemporary compositional styles and challenges. Each student’s creative work is developed and guided through supervision. There are no stylistic preferences and all contemporary styles are encouraged, including the use of new technologies. |
| Musicology MMus | The MMus in Musicology takes a broad and contemporary approach to musical scholarship, and equips students with the context, skills and critical understanding necessary to undertake original research in this dynamic and increasingly interdisciplinary field. |
| Sound Design MSc | This programme is targeted at individuals interested in exploring the domain of sound in the wider context of new media theory and technology. |
| Sound Design MScR | The MSc by Research in Sound Design is aimed at those with considerable practical experience of sound design or have been established on the scenes of sonic art, electronic composition or sound design, but who wish to pursue further study, researching an area of these fields. |