52 PhD programmes offered by the university

The European Law and Governance programme offered by University College Dublin develops advanced expertise in supranational institutions, public policy frameworks, and transnational regulatory systems.

The Politics and International Relations programme of the University College Dublin is a structured PhD programme that includes training in research methods, coursework in two subject-areas of politics and international relations, regular contact with a composed of academic staff with expertise related to the students interests, and the writing of a doctoral thesis based on original research.

The Global Human Development program of the University College Dublin is part of the Human Development Initiative (HDI). HDI aims to promote and foster development education, produce quality research in partnership with southern universities and raise awareness of contemporary development issues through various outreach programmes.

The Clinton Institute at University College Dublin was originally established as a centre for American Studies and we have run teaching and research programmes in this interdisciplinary field as well as public events on contemporary American topics.

The School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy at University College Dublin offers a wide range of specialist research fields from which to choose and delivered through a Structured PhD programme.

The postgraduate programme at the School of Art History and Cultural Policy from University College Dublin incorporates both full and part-time research degrees at MLitt and PhD level in Art History, and in Cultural Policy and Arts Management.  

Join a collegial and supportive research community in the Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems programme at the University College Dublin.

At the University College Dublin, we offer our graduate students phd programme degree in Information and Communication Studies. 

The World Heritage Programme at University College Dublin takes a multidisciplinary approach to heritage management, its theory and practice and is one of the first programmes globally to offer accredited courses in this field. 

Our thematic PhD Chemistry (Bionanointeractions) at University College Dublin is under the auspices of the Centre for BioNano Interactions and the supervision of its Director.

The Structured PhD in Children and Youth Studies at University College Dublin offers students the opportunity to explore an issue of significant interest through research, that will lead to the generation of new knowledge adding to research, practice and policy.

The School at University College Dublin boasts a large cohort of graduate students enrolled in high quality structured M.Sc. (by research) and Computational Infection Biology Ph.D. programmes that provide training in specific, state-of-the-art and generic research skills.