University of Limerick - Post Grad Research: Education

Course Overview/Contact:

The course aims to:

• Engage students with a range of concepts, methods, theories and knowledge for investigation in their chosen area of study
• Enable students to work iwth a range of educational problems across a variety of contexts,
• Provide students the opportunity to look critically at some aspect or issue of education which relates to their professional practice.
• Encourage the ciritcal inquiry of issues across and within professional systems.

The credit accumulation for the programme is based on the following:

•  Structured Element: 66 Credits
•  General Skills - Graduate School: 12 Credits
•  Thesis: 270 Credits
•  Total: 348 Credits

Please consult this website for a list of potential supervisors and their subject areas: http://ul.ie/eps/structured-doctorate-supervisors

Contact:
Structured Phd in Education
Department of Education and Professional Studies
Email: structuredphd@ul.ie

Programme Content:

Foundations of Social Scientific and Education Research and Practice: Epistemology and Ontology (2 modules)

• Advanced Research Methods (3 modules)
• Policy Studies
• Professional Portfolio and Professional Practice with placement component
• International Winter School/Master Classes including international speakers

Optional Modules (Subject to availability)

• Critical Media Literacy
• Diversity in Educational Contexts
• Leadership & Professional Practice
• Desciptive and Inferential Statistics in Educational Research
• Social and Emotional Development of the Child

Entry Requirements:

The minimum entry requirements for eligibility are as follows:

• applicants will normally have a minimum of 3 years' full-time professional practice or equivalent in an educational setting or related interdisciplinary area.
• applicants will normally hold a Masters degress or a minimum of a 2:1 Honours degree, a higher diploma, or a postgrduate diploma in education or a cognate discipline.

Applicants who hold a 2:2 Honours degress, a higher diploma, a postgraduate diploma in education or a cognate discipline, or other qualifications my be considered under the University regulations.