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PhD (NFQ Level 10)

This course is available through the following application route(s)

Duration:
4 Years
Attendance:
Full Time
Delivery:
On Campus
NFQ Level:
10
Level:
Graduate Research
Award:
Doctor of Philosophy
Next Intake:
September
Country Specific Entry Requirements:
Visit the UCD Global Undergraduate Entry Requirements webpage.
Other School Leaving Requirements:
See www.ucd.ie/admissions
Curricular information is subject to change.

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The UCD Structured PhD in Education is one of the most challenging, rewarding and exciting graduate programmes in Education today. The programme has been carefully tailored to offer students a very high level of support for thesis research, along with some modular teaching in areas relevant to their thesis.

About This Course

PhD Education & Lifelong Learning (W135) Full Time
EU          fee per year - € 7130
nonEU    fee per year - € 13730

***Fees are subject to change
Tuition fee information is available on the UCD Fees website.  Support under the terms and conditions of the relevant annual Department of Education and Science (DES) Circular  is available to suitably qualified primary and post-primary teachers who currently hold, or are eligible to hold, permanent positions in their schools.  

Full Time option suitable for:

Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EU) applicants: No


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W135
Education & Lifelong Learning
Doctor of Philosophy

Full-Time
Commencing September 2026
Graduate Research
Not available to International applicantsApply
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