STRUCTURED PhD IN PSYCHOLOGY

The School of Psychology participates in the four-year structured PhD programme offered through the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies. The intake for the College structured PhD is in September 2010, the closing date for applications is July 16th 2010. We welcome expressions of interest and queries concerning this programme – please contact Dr Pádraig MacNeela ( padraig.macneelanuigalway.ie, +353 91 495121).

Entry requirements

Students registering for the programme will normally have a 2:1 degree qualification in Psychology or comparable level of prior learning. Student applications have to be approved by the School of Psychology.

Programme Structure and Content

As with other structured PhD programmes offered by NUI Galway, this programme involves completion of a dissertation (290 ECTS credits) and a number of individual modules taken over the four years (amounting to 70 ECTS). This means the focus of doctoral training is on completion of original, empirical research, alongside support for disciplinary-specific specialized training and cultivation of transferable skills.

Each student who registers for the College Structured PhD works out a learning path with their primary supervisor and Graduate Research Committee, drawing on the suite of modules available. Of the 70 ECTS acquired through individual modules, 40 ECTS are discipline-specific (Specialist Domains in Psychology: Theory 1; Specialist Domains in Psychology: Theory 2; Specialist Methodologies in Psychology: Research 1; Specialist Methodologies in Psychology: Research 2). The remaining 30 credits are drawn from an extensive selection available through the College, (e.g., academic writing, conference presentation).

The School of Psychology offers several other Structured PhD programmes, our participation in the College Structured PhD programme is intended to complement these other programmes by providing opportunities for students who wish to register for PhD in Psychology in a domain other than the domain-specific Structured PhD programmes we offer (i.e., Perception, Cognition and Action; Child & Youth Research; Applied Behavioural Analysis; Psychology & Health; Learning Sciences).

Further information on the College Structured PhD is available at: http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/research-postgraduate-programmes/structured-phd/psychology.html

Assessment

The individual modules (70 ECTS) are assessed on a pass / fail basis. Student progress on the PhD thesis credits (290 ECTS) must be validated each year, culminating in submission of the PhD thesis and successful thesis defence at a viva examination.

Further Information

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