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Doctoral Programme
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Full Time
SEP-25
3 years
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Doctoral Programme
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Full Time
SEP-25
3 years
Doctoral Programme
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Part Time
SEP-25
6 years
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Introduction
The Doctor of Performing Arts programme is the Royal Conservatoire’s innovative professional doctorate in artistic practice.
Validated by the University of St Andrews, the purpose of the programme is to enable professional artistic development at the highest level and provide a structure within which you can make a significant and original contribution to your chosen artistic field. It is a doctoral programme comparable in scope, level and ambition to the PhD, but squarely focused on making a significant and original contribution to the artistic field within which the work resides.
You can choose to study this course full-time (three years) or part-time (six years).
The vision of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is to be Scotland’s globally-recognised and inspirational leader in learning for the performing arts, attracting and nurturing the nest Scottish and international creative talent.
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland offers opportunities for suitably qualified students to work towards the achievement of a Doctor of Performing Arts in appropriate areas of enquiry. Applications will only be successful if it is clear that the proposed work can best be undertaken within a conservatoire context, in which performance and/or creation is held central, and that the Conservatoire has the appropriate artistic expertise to offer appropriate artistic mentorship and guidance.
Admission to doctoral level programmes is normally on the basis of a first degree at 2(i) level or higher (or the overseas equivalent) in the relevant subject or a relevant postgraduate qualification. However, where a prospective student lacks a suitable first degree, alternative mechanisms for assessing qualifications and preparedness, reflecting professional or other work experience, may be used. Increasingly the UK research councils in several disciplines require that funded students on doctoral programmes have first completed an approved masters programme that prepares the student for doctoral work. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is committed to the principles of the Accreditation of Prior Learning, including experiential learning, and will bring those to bear on the admissions process for its doctoral students.
Students living in
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£9,637 per year
Students from Domestic
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£22,428 per year
Students from EU
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£22,428 per year
Students from International
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