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Education (Structured Phd)
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)
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Learning Outcomes
Entry Requirements
Candidates would normally have obtained a qualification in an area related to Education to at least Upper Second Class Honours level (or equivalent international qualification).
Who’s Suited to This Course
Current funded research opportunity
Details regarding the School of Education research themes and projects are available here.
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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
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.
Course Fees
Fees: EU
€5,250 p.a. 2018/19
Fees: Non EU
€14,250 p.a. 2018/19
Extra Information
EU Part time: Year 1 [2018/19] €3,575. p.a.
Contact Us
Dr. Elaine Keane
Lecturer in Sociology of Education
Director of Doctoral Studies
School of Education
College of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies
National University of Ireland, Galway
E: elaine.keane@nuigalway.ie
T: +353 91 493 032
www.nuigalway.ie/our-research/people/elainekeane/
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