115 PhD programmes in Ireland

The Digital Arts and Humanities programme from University College Cork is a full-time inter-disciplinary thematic structured PhD programme running over 48 months from the date of first registration for the programme. This programme is also available on a part-time basis. Full-time and part-time students will complete the taught modules over the same time-frame.

Launched in direct response to the increasing neurodevelopmental, learning, and psychological needs of young people, families, and communities across Ireland, Dublin City University’s pioneering Doctor of Child and Educational Psychology course equips ambitious psychology graduates to become qualified Educational Psychologists.

The overall aim of the Adult and Community Education programme from Maynooth University  is to facilitate the students in making an original contribution to the knowledge base in the field of adult and community education through research. It meets the needs of practitioners in the field of adult and community education.

The Theoretical Physics programme from Maynooth University takes four years of full time study (six years part time). The structured PhD programme involves substantial original research under the supervision of academic staff in an area of theoretical physics or applied mathematics and the submission of a major thesis containing a significant amount of original matherial and results.

The PhD programme in Tourism from Technological University of the Shannon in the Faculty of Business and Hospitality will open up a wide range of career opportunities, depending on your specitic topic of study, your motivations, and your nterests and skills.

The main objective of this Chemistry programme from Maynooth University is to provide graduate students with an integrated broad-based training in the discipline of chemistry including the most advanced research methodology in physical, organic, inorganic and analytical chemistry.

The Geography degree from Maynooth University is research degree, awarded on the basis of a research thesis. Thesis presentation is supported by a number of taught mandatory Graduate Education modules (GREPs).

The Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery) programme from University College Cork is a full-time programme running for 36 months from the date of first registration for the programme. It is run on a cyclical basis with an intake of students in October 2027 with four students maximum per intake on a three year cycle. 

The PhD Business Computing programme from the Technological University of the Shannon in the Faculty of Business and Hospitality will open up a wide range of career opportunities, depending on your specitic topic of study, your motivations, and your nterests and skills.

This Cohort PhD in Education programme from University College Cork involves the completion of high-level research work leading to the submission and examination of a PhD Thesis (up to a maximum of 60,000 words), work on which is undertaken over the 48 months of the programme. The thesis will be completed and submitted for assessment at the end of Year 4.

The Law research degree from Maynooth University is the highest degree offered by the School of Law and Criminology. By definition, it is intended to be a qualification obtained after rigorous and original research that contributes to the state of legal scholarship.

The Education programme from Maynooth University is a research degree that supports students in engaging in research at the highest academic level. 

The award of the History programme from Maynooth University  is based entirely on a major research thesis. However, to ensure that graduates obtain as thorough preparation as possible for their future careers, the university has put in place a structured PhD programme.

Are you keen to make a difference to the prospects of those at the top tier of sport and performance? During this Elite Performance (Sport) programme at Dublin City University you’ll learn how to question practice and develop evidence-based solutions to workplace challenges. 

The Accounting programme from Maynooth University creates a framework that complements and supports independent research in the field of accounting, whilst providing milestones through which the graduate student will advance, and structured educational inputs to support and develop the student. 

The Statistics programme from Maynooth University is a research degree which usually takes four years to complete. A student must write a thesis under the direction of a member of staff containing a significant amount of original Statistics. 

The Engineering Science progmeram from University College Cork is a multi-disciplinary structured PhD programme which recognises that today’s engineering and science graduates need a wide range of skills in order to build successful careers in academia, research or industry, in alignment with the IUA Doctoral Skills Statement.

Students are provided with a flexible and tailored structured research Media Studies programme at Maynooth University within the Centre for Media Studies, including the development of transferable research skills, specialist knowledge and professional practices. 

The aim of this Classics programme from Maynooth University is to provide students with a professional training in academic research in Classics, and to develop their capacity to contribute to international scholarship in the discipline in an original and effective fashion. 

The Applied Linguistics and Intercultural Studies programme from Maynooth University offers research opportunities for students with specific interest in the field of Applied Linguistics and Intercultural Studies.