What will I learn?

The Structured PhD, full-time, is a 4-year programme which offers added value to the core component of doctoral training. Students on this programme are offered disciplinary or dissertation specific modules, as well as generic and transferable skills designed to meet the needs of an employment market that is wider than academia.

The programme is flexible and student centred, as candidates choose their own pathways in consultation with their Supervisor and Graduate Research Committee.

Research Areas

Artificial Intelligence
Collaborative Virtual Environments
Computational Intelligence
Computers and Society
Distributed Systems and Cooperative Systems
Energy Informatics and Sensor Networks
Enterprise Computing
Image Processing
Machine Learning and Data Mining
Medical Informatics
Simulation and System Dynamics

Which department am I in?

College of Science and Engineering

Study options

Full Time (4 years)

Tuition fees

鈧�15,000.00 (13,56,361) per year

Fees: EU - 鈧�5,750 p.a. (鈧�5,890 including levy) 2024/25; Fees: Non EU - 鈧�15,000 p.a. (鈧�15,140 including levy) 2024/25

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

January 2025

Venue

University of Galway

University Road,

Galway,

H91 TK33, Republic of Ireland

Entry requirements

For international students

PhD鈥攈igh Honours standard in the primary degree in related discipline.

English Language Requirements

IELTS: 6.5 overall, no less than 5.5 in any one component; Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE): 176 overall; Cambridge C2 Advanced (CPE): 180 overall; TOEFL: 88 overall (7 Listening, 16 Speaking, 18 Writing, 8 Reading); Pearson PTE: 61 overall, no less than 48 in any one component.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.