Overview

As a school we harness the complementary energies of research and teaching to drive graduate education. Our goal is to produce confident, highly-skilled graduates with the potential to make major scientific contributions to the knowledge economy, both in Ireland and abroad.

Features

An Agriculture and Food Science PhD at University College Dublin typically takes 3-4 years full-time or 5-6 years part-time to complete.

The examination for the degree of PhD is based on a description of the candidate’s research written up as a thesis and defended in a viva voce (oral) examination.

Programme Structure

Research

Each student accepted onto a Research Masters or PhD programme will be allocated a supervisory panel - Research Studies Panel (RSP). A Research and Professional Development Plan (RPDP) is required and the student’s Panel will assist in developing this plan.

The role of the supervisor(s) is to direct and advise the student in developing a focused research question, conducting the research, and completing the thesis.

In addition, an important role of supervisors is to provide detailed written feedback on draft chapters, and to ensure that the student is making satisfactory progress in terms of career development generally.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2025-01-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2025-05-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

Credits

30 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Food Science Agriculture

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

Student insurance

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Other requirements

General requirements

Research Masters and PhD applicants should normally hold a primary degree equivalent to a Level 8 Second Class Honours Grade 1 or higher.

For non-native English speakers, an English language certificate is required: IELTS overall score of 6.5, with a minimum of 6.0 in each section; TOEFL – In the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), a minimum score from 600 paper based TOEFL (with a minimum score of 475 in the Test of Written English), aminimum score of 90 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iBT) with a score of at least 20 in the each section

Tuition Fee

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International

14700 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 14700 EUR per year during 36 months.
EU/EEA

7640 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7640 EUR per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Dublin

1100 - 1800 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Agriculture and Food Science.

Available Scholarships

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