Child and Youth Research

PhD in Child & Youth Research

The PhD in Child and Youth Research is a four-year full-time or six-year part-time interdisciplinary structured PhD programme. Anchored within the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic studies and delivered in partnership with the Health Promotion Research Centre in the College of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Sciences, the programme aims to create a learning community of child and youth scholars within a high-quality research environment.

The programme is aligned with the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies strategic objectives, which designates Childhood, Youth and Family as a signature research area. The programme provides an opportunity for graduates to undertake postgraduate research informed by a broad range of disciplinary areas, including (but not limited to): Applied Social Sciences, Children Studies, Education, English, Drama and Theatre Studies, Geography, Health Promotion, Political Science, Psychology Politics and Sociology. The Programme will support doctoral researchers to conduct high quality policy and practice-relevant research within their disciplinary area(s) of interest and to develop knowledge and skills in key theoretical and methodological approaches relevant to child and youth research.

All students complete a major dissertation (c.80,000 words, 330ects) alongside a range of taught modules (30ects). The taught modules, which are delivered across year one and two, provide programme participants with the opportunity to widen their disciplinary knowledge and skill base to inform the development of their thesis work. 

How to apply: For further details on the programme, entry requirements, and guidelines on how to apply see: Child and Youth Research (Structured PhD) - University of Galway  or contact Ms. Nuala Donohue  nuala.donohue@universityofgalway.ie.

The next intake for the programme will be September 2024

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