Selection and admission
Entry criteria
A Masters degree in music therapy, music psychology, community music, music and health, music education and allied disciplinary fields. Applicants with a lower level qualification with appropriate practical / clinical / research experience may be eligible, provided the can demonstrate ability to study at MPhil/PhD level.
Application procedure
Download the MPhil / PhD Application Form, complete and return to
Prof Mercédès Pavlicevic
MPhil/PhD Programme Director
Nordoff Robbins
2 Lissenden Gardens
London NW5 1PQ
Selection and interview
Your application is assessed by the Nordoff Robbins Research Degrees Programme Committee. Promising applicants are invited for interview. The Research Committee may consult the advisers to the programme, who assess proposals blind. Equal Opportunities issues will be addressed for all applications.
Successful applicants
The Programme Director will:
- Appoint a primary supervisor in consultation with you and discuss any needs for joint or consultancy supervision.
- Prepare Confirmation of Study and Learning Agreements and clarify expectations and methods of monitoring the standard of work.
- Ensure you are clear about research ethics requirements.
Successful applicants initially register for an MPhil programme. This two-year period is used to develop research methodology and for student and supervisor to refine the research topic.
Transfer to PhD involves an assessment of written work (30,000 words) by the supervisor and the Nordoff Robbins Research Degrees Committee and approval by the Board of Studies, normally at the end of these two years.
