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Accessibility & LanguageKey Enabling Technologies (KETs)
Key Enabling Technologies (Structured Masters)
Course Overview
Please visit: www.universityofgalway.ie/courses/research-postgraduate-programmes/structured-phd/key-enabling-technologies.html for information.
Applications and Selections
Applications are made online via the University of Galway Postgraduate Applications System.
Who Teaches this Course
Requirements and Assessment
Key Facts
Entry Requirements
Please visit: www.universityofgalway.ie/courses/research-postgraduate-programmes/structured-phd/key-enabling-technologies.html for information.
Additional Requirements
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Duration
Structured Masters (research) MSc; 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time
Next start date
September 2025
A Level Grades ()
Average intake
15
QQI/FET FETAC Entry Routes
Closing Date
No set closing date. Offers made on a continuous basis.
NFQ level
Mode of study
ECTS weighting
Award
CAO
Course code
MSC-KET
Course Outline
Please visit: www.universityofgalway.ie/courses/research-postgraduate-programmes/structured-phd/key-enabling-technologies.html for information.
Curriculum Information
Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.
Glossary of Terms
- Credits
- You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
- Module
- An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
- Subject
- Some courses allow you to choose subjects, where related modules are grouped together. Subjects have their own required number of credits, so you must take all that subject's required modules and may also need to obtain the remainder of the subject's total credits by choosing from its available optional modules.
- Optional
- A module you may choose to study.
- Required
- A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
- Required Core Subject
- A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.
- Semester
- Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.
Year 1 (90 Credits)
OptionalPH430: Biophotonics - 5 Credits - Semester 1OptionalPH502: Scientific Programming Concepts - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalMP410: Non-Linear Elasticity - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalPH424: Electromagnetism and Special Relativity - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalPH422: Solid State Physics - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalBME500: Advanced Biomaterials - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS536: Communication & Outreach - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS511: Research Placement 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS502: Journal Club Programme - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS513: Research Placement 2 - 10 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS530: Graduate Research Information Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalEE445: Digital Signal Processing - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalAN506: Anatomy 2 - Gross Anatomy - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS518: Industry Placement 3 - 15 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS517: Industry Placement 2 - 10 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS514: Research Placement 3 - 15 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalPH5116: Scalable Innovation - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalBES519: Scientific Writing - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalPH506: Principles of Optical Design & Image Formation - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS507: Statistical Methods for Research - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalEE502: Bioinstrumentation Design - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS5108: Work Based Placement 2 - 10 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS5107: Work Based Placement 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS5109: Work Based Placement 3 - 15 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalPH2111: Makerspace Creative Technologies 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalPH2112: Makerspace Creative Technologies 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalME516: Advanced Mechanics of Materials - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalME431: Systems Reliability - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalPH504: High Performance Computing and Parallel Programming - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalMP491: Non Linear Systems - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalMP365: Fluid Mechanics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalME572: Human Reliability - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalPH429: Nanotechnology - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalPH425: Lasers and Spectroscopy - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalPH423: Applied Optics and Imaging - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalBME502: Advanced Tissue Engineering - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalME426: Turbomachines and Advanced Fluid Dynamics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalCH503: Masterclass in Carbohydrate Chemistry - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalBI504: Advanced Molecular Cell Biology - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalAN507: Stereology - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalGS506: Teaching & Learning - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalPH5115: Laser-enabled bioprinting - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalBS1156: Enterprise Modelling & Simulation - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalBS1146: Materials Science & Processes - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalBS1168: Automation 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalBS1169: Manufacturing Technology - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalBS1170: Automation 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredPH5109: Research Project - 60 Credits - Semester 2
Why Choose This Course?
Career Opportunities
Please visit: www.universityofgalway.ie/courses/research-postgraduate-programmes/structured-phd/key-enabling-technologies.html for information.
Who’s Suited to This Course
Learning Outcomes
Transferable Skills Employers Value
Work Placement
Study Abroad
Related Student Organisations
Course Fees
Fees: EU
€8,640 p.a. (including levy) 2024/25
Fees: Tuition
€8,500 p.a. 2024/25
Fees: Student levy
€140 p.a. 2024/25
Fees: Non EU
€27,000 p.a. (€27,140 p.a. including levy) 2024/25
Find out More
Dr. Gerard O'Connor,
Head of School, Physics
T: +353 91 492 513
E: gerard.oconnor@universityofgalway.ie
Please visit: www.universityofgalway.ie/courses/research-postgraduate-programmes/structured-phd/key-enabling-technologies.html for information.
