PhD Sociology
The Sociology programme from Maynooth University aims to ensure that students will make a contribution to the advancement of knowledge in sociology.
Duration
4 years (Full-time)
6 years (Part-time)
Starting Date
September
Tuition Fee
€14,000 per year (Full-time)
€4,330 per year (Part-time EU)
Location
Maynooth, Ireland
The programme
The Sociology programme from Maynooth University aim:
- To provide high-quality research training in a lively intellectual atmosphere
- To promote students’ professional involvement in academic life
- And to ensure that students will make a contribution to the understanding and well-being of contemporary societies
By the end of their time as a research postgraduate student in the Department it is our goal that students will:
- Have completed a thesis which is a high-quality piece of orginal sociological analysis and is at least partly publishable in a peer-reviewed academic outlet
- Have developed and demonstrated a significant level of skill in at least one methodology of sociological research and analysis
- Have a broad knowledge of a number of sub-fields within sociology
- And have had the opportunity to develop teaching and administrative skills and experience
Career Options
- Research
- Third Level Teaching
- Government
- Policy Analysis
- Private, Community and Voluntary Sectors
- Media and New Technology
- Urban, Rural and Community Planning
Courses Included
- Innovation and Research Commercialisation
- Research Funding Application
- Media Research Methods
- The Craft and Logics of Social Research
- Understanding Digital Societies
- Nature And Society
- Data Studio