Our Postgraduate Research Courses
Course Overview
The Centre for Disability Law & Policy specialises in international & comparative disability law and public policy. It has a particular interest in the activities of the United Nations & disability, the European Union & disability, the Council of Europe & disability. It also has a special interest in certain themes including development aid & disability, eAccessibility, independent living & de-instutionalisation, non-discrimination law & disability, Irish disability law reform.
Programmes Available
PhD (Disability Law & Policy ), full-time
PhD (Disability Law & Policy ), part-time
Applications are made online via the University of Galway Postgraduate Applications System.
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Learning Outcomes
Entry Requirements
To be eligible to enrol for the PhD, a candidate must have obtained a high honours standard at primary degree level, normally Second Class Honours, Grade 1 or equivalent international qualification.
PhD applicants who hold a Masters Degree must have obtained a high honours standard at Masters Level (H2.1 [or equivalent international qualification]) in order to enrol for the PhD.
Who’s Suited to This Course
Current research projects
See the Centre's website
Current funded research opportunity
Work Placement
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Career Opportunities
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
UN disability law, EU anti-discrimination law, Council of Europe disability law & policy, US disability law. United Nations Convention on the right of Persons with disabilities (ratification, monitoring, implementation). Legal capacity law reform.
Researcher Profiles
See staff list here.
Course Fees
Fees: EU
Fees: Non EU
Extra Information
EU Part time: Year 1 €4,250 p.a. (€4,390 including levy) 2024/25
All students, irrespective of funding, must pay the student levy of €140.
Contact Us
Prof Eilionóir Flynn
Centre for Disability Law & Policy,
School of Law.
T +353 91 493 010
E eilionoir.flynn@universityofgalway.ie
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