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Course Overview

The Discipline offers supervision in a wide area of medical interest. To pursue either degree, potential candidates should discuss the matter with the Head of Discipline.

Programmes Available

PhD (General Practice), full-time
PhD (General Practice), part-time

MD (General Practice), full-time
MD (General Practice), part-time

MSc by Research (General Practice), full-time
MSc by Research (General Practice), part-time

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

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Learning Outcomes

Entry Requirements

Both PhD and 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.

MD candidates should normally have a high honours standard in Medicine from NUI Galway or possess a qualification deemed 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.

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

  • Primary care research
  • Management of cardiovascular disease in the community 
  • Professional practice (with an emphasis on rural practice) 
  • Patients' perspectives
  • Antimicrobial resistance in the community
  • Medical education research

 

Researcher Profiles

Course Fees

Fees: EU

€5,666 (tuition €5,526 + student levy €140) p.a. 2022/23

Fees: Non EU

€14,666 p.a. 2022/23

Extra Information

EU Part time: Year 1 €3,826 (inclusive of student levy €140) p.a. 2022/23

All students, irrespective of funding, must pay the student levy €140.

Contact Us

Ms. Mary Byrne
T +353 91 495 205
E mary.byrne@nuigalway.ie

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  • Postgraduate Prospectus 2022

    Postgraduate Prospectus 2022 PDF (14.3MB)