-
Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
-
University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose NUI Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at NUI Galway is all about here.
-
About NUI Galway
About NUI Galway
Since 1845, NUI Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
-
Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
NUI Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching across a range of key areas of expertise.
-
Research
Research
NUI Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
-
Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at NUI Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at NUI Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
-
Alumni, Friends & Supporters
Alumni, Friends & Supporters
There are over 90,000 NUI Galway graduates Worldwide, connect with us and tap into the online community.
-
Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At NUI Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Health Promotion (Structured PhD)
Health Promotion (Structured PhD)
College of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Sciences,
School of Health Sciences
Course overview
Established in 1990, the Discipline of Health Promotion is the only one of its kind in the Republic of Ireland and is the national centre for professional training and education in health promotion. Attached to the Discipline is the Health Promotion Research Centre, which has an active multidisciplinary research programme in place ( www.nuigalway.ie/hprc). The Discipline offers supervision of postgraduate research in a wide range of areas, including Health Promotion, Population Health, Health Services Research, Social Care and Occupational Health.
Admission to a research degree is at the discretion of the potential Supervisor and the Head of Discipline, and is based on a proposal from the applicant following discussion with the member of staff whose academic area of interest is most appropriate. Application is competitive and the number of places offered will be based on staff resources.
Admission to a research degree is at the discretion of the potential Supervisor and the Head of Discipline, and is based on a proposal from the applicant following discussion with the member of staff whose academic area of interest is most appropriate. Application is competitive and the number of places offered will be based on staff resources.
Programmes available
Structured PhD (full-time, four years)
Structured PhD (part-time, six years)
Areas of interest
• Child and adolescent health
• Communicable disease control and environmental health
• Food and nutrition: infant feeding, food behaviour, food environment and food consumption
• Global and international health and development
• Health and human rights
• Health and social inequalities; social determinants of health
• Health and social policy
• Health communication
• Health promotion competencies
• Health services research and disease prevention
• Mental health promotion
• Methodologies for health promotion research: evaluation research Health Impact Assessment;
Participative research processes
• Research dissemination, translating research into practice
• Risk taking behaviour, substance use and bullying
• Settings for health promotion: communities, workplace and schools
• Sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS
• Health and Social Care: theory and practice; care planning
• Violence and injury prevention
• Vulnerable populations: migrants, older people, children, travelling community
• Communicable disease control and environmental health
• Food and nutrition: infant feeding, food behaviour, food environment and food consumption
• Global and international health and development
• Health and human rights
• Health and social inequalities; social determinants of health
• Health and social policy
• Health communication
• Health promotion competencies
• Health services research and disease prevention
• Mental health promotion
• Methodologies for health promotion research: evaluation research Health Impact Assessment;
Participative research processes
• Research dissemination, translating research into practice
• Risk taking behaviour, substance use and bullying
• Settings for health promotion: communities, workplace and schools
• Sexual and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS
• Health and Social Care: theory and practice; care planning
• Violence and injury prevention
• Vulnerable populations: migrants, older people, children, travelling community
Researcher profiles
Prof. Margaret Barry
Dr Catherine Anne Field
Dr. Margaret Hodgins
Ms. Victoria Hogan
Ms. Jennifer Jones
Dr. Michal Molcho
Dr. Saoirse Nic Gabhainn
Dr. Martin Power
Dr. Lisa Pursell
Dr. Jane Sixsmith
Dr. Colette Kelly
Contact Us
PAC code
Structured PhD,
full-time-GYP05
part-time-GYP39
Current project
Developing Competencies and Professional Standards for Health Promotion Capacity Building in Europe (CompHP)
The World Health Organisation Collaborative Study—Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC)
Exploring the feasibility of developing internet based health promotion materials for third level students.
Fees for this course
EU: €4,529 p.a. 2017/18
Non-EU: €13,750 p.a. 2017/18
What Our Students Say
Aleisha Clarke | PhD (Health Promotion)
After teaching in Dublin for four years and completing a Masters in Education I decided to further my research in the area of mental health promotion and children. I enrolled as a PhD student with the Health Promotion Research Centre in 2008. As part of my PhD I am evaluating the implementation of an emotional wellbeing programme in Irish Primary Schools. Being a part of the Health Promotion Research Centre, in my opinion has been instrumental in the progress I have made to date. The approachable nature of the staff in Health Promotion and the close network that has been established between fellow Health Promotion PhD students creates an environment of contribution and constant learning within which I work. Doing a PhD in Health Promotion has provided me with the opportunity to engage with international experts in my field and to showcase my work internationally. I have also gained a wealth of teaching experience over the past year-and-a-half.
