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Course Overview

To pursue any research degree in this Discipline, potential candidates should discuss the matter with Prof. Martin Cormican or Dr. Dearbháile Morris. 

Programmes Available

PhD (Bacteriology), full-time
PhD (Bacteriology), part-time

MD (Bacteriology), full-time
MD (Bacteriology), part-time

MSc (Bacteriology), full-time 
MSc (Bacteriology), part-time

Applications are made online via the NUI Galway Postgraduate Applications System. 

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Learning Outcomes

Entry Requirements

PhD candidates should normally have a high honours standard in a relevant academic discipline at primary degree level or equivalent together with the support of an academic staff member who is approved by the College to supervise the research in terms of its nature and scope.

MD candidates should normally have a high honours standard in Medicine from NUI Galway or possess qualification deemed by the Senate of the University to be equivalent. Candidates shall be eligible to register onto the MD programme, three years after obtaining the Degree of Bachelor of Medicine. The application will also require support of an academic staff member who is approved by the College to supervise the research in terms of its nature and scope. 

MSc candidates should normally have a high honours standard in a relevant academic discipline at primary degree level or equivalent together with the support of an academic staff member who is approved by the College to supervise the research in terms of its nature and scope.

Additional entry requirements
Candidates may be required to submit a research proposal for consideration by the School as part of their application.

Who’s Suited to This Course

Current research projects

Current funded research opportunity

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Find a Supervisor / PhD Project

If you are still looking for a potential supervisor or PhD project or would like to identify the key research interests of our academic staff and researchers, you can use our online portal to help in that search

Research Areas

  • Salmonella campyolobacter
  • Antimicrobial resistance in human and animal pathogens

Researcher Profiles

Prof. Martin Cormican
martin.cormican@hse.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/bac/
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Antigen resistance; enteric pathogens; phage biology.

Dr. Dearbháile Morris
dearbhaile.morris@nuigalway.ie 



Course Fees

Fees: EU

€5,750 p.a. 2021/22

Fees: Non EU

€14,750 p.a. 2021/22

Extra Information

EU Part time:  Year 1 [2021/22] €3,910. p.a.

Contact Us

Prof. Martin Cormican
T +353 91 544 146
E martin.cormican@hse.ie

 

Funding

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Downloads

  • Postgraduate Prospectus 2022

    Postgraduate Prospectus 2022 PDF (14.3MB)