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Education (Structured Phd)
Structured PhD (Education)
College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Celtic Studies,
School of Education
Course overview
The Structured PhD in Education is a four-year, full-time programme.
The credit rating of the dissertation amounts to 290 ECTS within an overall framework of 360 ECTS spread over 4 years. 70 ECTS will be allocated to modules, thus allowing for each student’s course to be tailored to the research needs of her/his dissertation topic and to a menu of available modules. Chosen modules must encompass weightings of 40 ECTS from discipline- or dissertation-specific activities and 30 ECTS weighted courses taken from a menu of transferable/generic skills.
Programmes available
Structured PhD (full-time, four years)
Structured PhD (full-time, six years)
Structured PhD (full-time, six years)
Areas of interest
The School of Education invites applications from suitably qualified candidates on topics related to the School’s five research themes: Initial and professional teacher education, Educational leadership, Socio-cultural issues in education, Civic engagement and community engaged research, and Science, Technology and Mathematics Education (STEM).
Researcher profiles
School of Education Research Theme leaders, and their contact details, may be found here.
Contact Us
PAC code
GYG40 full-time
GYG68 part-time
Important: apply by mid-July 2012 for entry September 2012
Current project
Details regarding the School of Education research themes and projects are available here.
Fees for this course
EU: €4,275 p.a. 2017/18
Non-EU: €13,250 p.a. 2017/18
