Structured PhD (Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences) (Psychology)

University of Galway

The School of Psychology has recognised research strengths in four main research clusters: Clinical, behavioural and biological psychology Lifespan development, Perception, cognition and action,Psychology and healthAdmission to a research degree is at the discretion of the potential Supervisor and Director of Research, and is based on a proposal from the applicant following discussion with the member of staff whose academic area of interest is most appropriate. Candidates should have obtained a degree in psychology (either single- or joint-honours) to at least upper second-class honours level (or equivalent).As part of the doctoral training available on the Structured PhD programme, students avail themselves of a range of interdisciplinary taught modules. The wide menu of available options include modules that:are discipline-specific in that they augment the student’s existing knowledge in their specialist area , e.g., Skill Theory and Skill Developmentare dissertation-specific in that they supply core skills which are essential to completion of the research project , e.g., Specialist Methodologies in Psychology: Research acknowledge a student’s professional development , e.g., presentation of a paper at an international conference enhance a student’s employability through generic training , e.g., careers workshops, computer literacy.

College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies