Postgraduate Courses

Doctoral Research Programmes

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We offer two types of research degree:

• Structured PhD

Visit NUI Galway's Courses Page for information on how to apply, entry requirements and assessment.

•  Research Programmes

Visit NUI Galway's Courses Page for information on how to apply, entry requirements and assessment.

Doctoral research in Irish Studies at NUI Galway requires an interdisciplinary approach to key junctions and issues in the historical, cultural and social development of modern and contemporary Ireland.  The Centre for Irish Studies provides a supportive environment and has an exceptional record in assisting PhD candidates to complete their theses to the highest standards in a timely fashion.

Benefits of doing your PhD at the Centre for Irish Studies

• The postgraduate research group enables students to present work in progress to their peers
• The Centre also offers support for doctoral students to give papers at academic conferences in Ireland and overseas
• Provide training in research methodologies
• The Irish Studies Seminar Series and occasional Public Lectures in Irish Studies provide further opportunities for graduate students to engage with distinguished visiting scholars whose expertise coincides with their own research interests

Applications are especially welcome in the following areas

• Twentieth-century Irish writing, in Irish and in English; translation studies, with particular emphasis on translation from Irish to English; modern and contemporary critical discourse in Irish
• Sense of place and Irish culture and writing; Irish literary geographies; Irish place studies; philosophies of space and place; Irish historical cartography; colonial and postcolonial geographies
• Emigration and Irish traditional music; popular music in Ireland; performance studies and Irish music practice; cultural revivalism; anthropology of music