Law (PhD, LLM, full-time and part-time)
College of Business, Public Policy, & Law,
School of Law
Course overview
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates who wish to proceed to the degree of PhD or LLM by research (major thesis) in any of the main research areas of full-time permanent academic members of staff of the Faculty. Candidates are advised to contact the relevant staff member(s) before applying in order to discuss their proposed topic or area of research. Candidates who are unsure who to contact in relation to supervision, or who wish to obtain more information, should contact the Administrative Office for the School of Law, Mr Des McSharry.
Candidates, proposed topic, and intended supervisor of research must be approved by the Faculty. The degrees may be pursued on a full-time or part-time basis.
Candidates, proposed topic, and intended supervisor of research must be approved by the Faculty. The degrees may be pursued on a full-time or part-time basis.
Programmes available
PhD (Law), full-time
PhD (Law), part-time
LLM (Research), full-time
LLM (Research), part-time
PhD (Law), part-time
LLM (Research), full-time
LLM (Research), part-time
Entry requirements
To be eligible to enrol for the PhD or the LLM, a candidate must have obtained a high honours standard at primary degree level, normally Second Class Honours, Grade 1 or equivalent international qualification, or present such other evidence as will satisfy the Head of School and the College of their fitness for the programme.
Areas of interest
- Business Law
- Constitutional Law
- Criminal Law
- European Union Law
- Family Law
- Housing Law
- Intellectual Property
- Marine Law
- Media Law
- Private Law
- Technology Law
Researcher profiles
Current research student profiles can be .
Find out more
Mr. Des McSharry
School of Law,
NUI Galway.
T + 353 91 492 615
E des.mcsharry@nuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/law
PAC code
PhD (full-time), GYK00
PhD (part-time), GYK01
LLM (full-time), GYK02
LLM (part-time), GYK03
Current project
Research news from the School of Law
Fees for this course
EU: €4,275 (FT); €2,250
Non-EU: €13,250
