Course Overview

Please visit: www.universityofgalway.ie/courses/research-postgraduate-programmes/structured-phd/key-enabling-technologies.html for information.

 

Applications and Selections

Applications are made online via the University of Galway Postgraduate Applications System

Who Teaches this Course

Requirements and Assessment

Key Facts

Entry Requirements

Additional Requirements

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Duration

Structured Masters (research) MSc; 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

Next start date

September 2024

A Level Grades ()

Average intake

15

QQI/FET FETAC Entry Routes

Closing Date

No set closing date. Offers made on a continuous basis.

NFQ level

Mode of study

ECTS weighting

Award

CAO

Course code

MSC-KET

Course Outline

Please visit: www.universityofgalway.ie/courses/research-postgraduate-programmes/structured-phd/key-enabling-technologies.html for information.

Curriculum Information

Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).
Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Glossary of Terms

Credits
You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
Module
An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
Subject
Some courses allow you to choose subjects, where related modules are grouped together. Subjects have their own required number of credits, so you must take all that subject's required modules and may also need to obtain the remainder of the subject's total credits by choosing from its available optional modules.
Optional
A module you may choose to study.
Required
A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
Required Core Subject
A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.
Semester
Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.

Year 1 (90 Credits)

Optional PH430: Biophotonics - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional PH502: Scientific Programming Concepts - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional MP410: Non-Linear Elasticity - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional PH424: Electromagnetism and Special Relativity - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional PH422: Solid State Physics - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional BME500: Advanced Biomaterials - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional GS536: Communication & Outreach - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional GS511: Research Placement 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional GS502: Journal Club Programme - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional GS513: Research Placement 2 - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional GS530: Graduate Research Information Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional EE445: Digital Signal Processing - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional EE411: Power Electronics - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional BES508: Project Management, Experimental Design & Data Analysis - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional BES503: Principles of Cell & Molecular Biology - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional AN506: Anatomy 2 - Gross Anatomy - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional GS518: Industry Placement 3 - 15 Credits - Semester 1
Optional GS517: Industry Placement 2 - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional GS516: Industry Placement 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional GS514: Research Placement 3 - 15 Credits - Semester 1
Optional ELP650: Electrical & Electronic Engineering and Physiology - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional AN505: Anatomy 1 - Histology - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional PH5116: Scalable Innovation - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional BES519: Scientific Writing - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional PH506: Principles of Optical Design & Image Formation - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional GS507: Statistical Methods for Research - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional EE502: Bioinstrumentation Design - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional GS5108: Work Based Placement 2 - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Optional GS5107: Work Based Placement 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional GS5109: Work Based Placement 3 - 15 Credits - Semester 1
Optional ME516: Advanced Mechanics of Materials - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional ME431: Systems Reliability - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional PH5108: Graduate Workshop on Key Enabling Technologies - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional PH504: High Performance Computing and Parallel Programming - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional MP491: Non Linear Systems - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional MP365: Fluid Mechanics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional ME572: Human Reliability - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional PH508: Biophotonics and Imaging Graduate Summer School (BIGSS) - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional PH429: Nanotechnology - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional PH425: Lasers and Spectroscopy - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional PH423: Applied Optics and Imaging - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional BME502: Advanced Tissue Engineering - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional UL_PH5093: Advanced Characterisation Techniques - Credits - Semester 2
Optional ME426: Turbomachines and Advanced Fluid Dynamics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional EE442: Advanced Power Electronics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional CH508: Nanobiomaterials - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional CH505: Masterclass: Quantitative analysis of solid-state pharmaceuticals - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional CH503: Masterclass in Carbohydrate Chemistry - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional BI504: Advanced Molecular Cell Biology - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional AN507: Stereology - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional EE449: Power, Machines & Control - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional GS506: Teaching & Learning - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional EP526: Monitoring for Health Hazards at Work - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional EP525: Lasers and Applications - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional PH5115: Laser-enabled bioprinting - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required PH5109: Research Project - 60 Credits - Semester 2

Why Choose This Course?

Career Opportunities

Who’s Suited to This Course

Learning Outcomes

Transferable Skills Employers Value

Work Placement

Study Abroad

Related Student Organisations

Course Fees

Fees: EU

€8,640 p.a. (including levy) 2024/25

Fees: Tuition

€8,500 p.a. 2024/25

Fees: Student levy

€140 p.a. 2024/25

Fees: Non EU

€27,000 p.a. (€27,140 p.a. including levy) 2024/25

Find out More

Dr. Gerard O'Connor,
Head of School, Physics
T: +353 91 492 513
E: gerard.oconnor@universityofgalway.ie

Please visit: www.universityofgalway.ie/courses/research-postgraduate-programmes/structured-phd/key-enabling-technologies.html for information.