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Faculty of Music
Fall 2025

PhD in Music - Composition and Sound Creation

Graduate | Study program 3-610-1-1

Develop an original creative approach by crafting musical works that showcase distinctive language, style and form. 

Overview and specifics

Full-time and Half-time
Plan of study
90 credits
Dissertation or thesis track
Program Type

Program information

  • Monique Pagé
  • Alice Darroman
  • Music Faculty

Admissions

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Overview

About this program

Follow your creative calling 

The doctorate program is intended for students who are highly proficient in instrumental or electroacoustic composition techniques, who have written several pieces and are interested in pursuing artistic or teaching opportunities. In this program, you will develop an original creative approach by crafting large-scale works that demonstrate complete mastery of language, style and form. You will also demonstrate esthetic reflection by presenting your creative process using clear, consistent and critical language. 

Fine-tuning your unique, individual creative process means being proficient in the traditional instrumental composition tools, such as the transcription of musical ideas to a score, and in the technology tools developed for the various forms of digital music. 

A major focus of the program is on developing your composition skills under the guidance of a faculty member, through composing concert music, music for the screen (cinema, video games, the web) and the stage (dance, theatre). 

  • Diverse artistic pathways to explore: vocal and instrumental composition, mixed composition, electroacoustic and electronic composition, performing arts and sound installations, media arts and software art applied to sound and music creation  
  • Specialized seminars: instrumental writing (stylistic symphonic orchestration, 20th century harmony, fugue, etc.), music technologies (computer-assisted composition, digital lutherie and interactive systems, digital audio effects, etc.) and production tools specific to music for audiovisual applications 
  • Internationally renowned teaching staff whose works cover a range of esthetic traditions  
  • Half-time studies allowed after completion of 6 full-time academic sessions 

 

Options

Note that the option you are interested in may not be offered during the session for which you wish to apply.

Advantages of studying music at UdeM    
A research program focused on crafting musical works, combining traditional and modern aspects 

  • Be part of the largest francophone music teaching and research academic institution in North America   
  • Benefit from the synergies that exist between the various faculty areas, both in performance and musicology, within the research-creation process 
  • Take part in composition residencies with the various Faculty of Music ensembles, such as the Orchestre de l'Université de Montréal (OUM) and the Contemporary Music Ensemble 
  • Join international exchange programs, such as those in the field of music composition for the screen 
  • Showcase your works in concert at Ultrason digital music events 
  • Take advantage of research-creation support by joining various research centre activities, such as those available at the Observatoire international de création et de recherche en musique and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology 

 

Admission requirements

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For information on eligibility conditions, please see the page in French.

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  • Guide du candidat aux cycles supérieurs (document in French)
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  • Academic regulations for graduate and postdoctoral studies (page in French)

Costs and financial aid

Permanent Quebec resident

Total for a full-time session of 15 credits
$2,117.74
Tuition fees:
$1,483.65
Other fees:
$634.09

These amounts are estimates and do not account for other expenses, such as costs for insurance, residence, transportation, manuals, etc.

* These estimates cannot at any time subsitute for an invoice or be used as proof for any reason whatsoever. These calculations are based on the 2024-2025 academic year.
Information updated: June 5, 2024

Canadian non-Quebec resident

Total for a full-time session of 15 credits
$2,117.74
Tuition fees:
$1,483.65
Other fees:
$634.09

These amounts are estimates and do not account for other expenses, such as costs for insurance, residence, transportation, manuals, etc.

* These estimates cannot at any time subsitute for an invoice or be used as proof for any reason whatsoever. These calculations are based on the 2024-2025 academic year.
Information updated: June 5, 2024

International student

Total for a full-time session of 15 credits
$9,753.94
Tuition fees:
$9,119.85
Other fees:
$634.09

These amounts are estimates and do not account for other expenses, such as costs for insurance, residence, transportation, manuals, etc.

Good news! You may be able to lower this amount!

As an international student, you have access to exemption scholarships granted by UdeM throughout your university program. Note that for ungraduated programs, you must be enrolled as a full-time student for two sessions and reside in Quebec in the case of exclusively online study programs. Find out more

* These estimates cannot at any time subsitute for an invoice or be used as proof for any reason whatsoever. These calculations are based on the 2024-2025 academic year.
Information updated: June 5, 2024

Francophone student from France or Belgium

Total for a full-time session of 15 credits
$2,117.74
Tuition fees:
$1,483.65
Other fees:
$634.09

These amounts are estimates and do not account for other expenses, such as costs for insurance, residence, transportation, manuals, etc.

* These estimates cannot at any time subsitute for an invoice or be used as proof for any reason whatsoever. These calculations are based on the 2024-2025 academic year.
Information updated: June 5, 2024

Available financial assistance

  • Scholarships offered at the Faculty of Music:

    Various scholarship and financial support options are available to students enrolled in a program at the Faculty of Music

  • Graduate and postgraduate scholarships:

    Funding offered to students, all programs combined

  • Postgraduate scholarships:

    Funding offered for doctoral programs 

  • Exemption scholarship for international students:

    Scholarship program for exemption from additional tuition fees for international students

  • Funding for Mobility:

    Scholarships and mobility funding programs offered to students from the Université de Montréal who wish to study abroad

Programs to explore

More choices at your fingertips

Applicants interested in this program also applied to the following programs:

  • Performance
    Doctorate  |   3-605-1-1  |   90 credits
  • Music
    Master's Degree  |   2-610-1-1  |   45 credits

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