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(Structured PhD) Podiatric Medicine

Ireland

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What will I learn?

Course Overview

The discipline of podiatry is committed to conducting and disseminating high quality research to support and enhance the evidence-base for podiatry.

Applications are invited in the areas of Diabetic foot disease, tissue viability and lower extremity wounds, quantitative methodologies specifically clinical trials, interprofessional working in clinical practice.

Research Areas

  • Tissue viability/lower extremity wounds
  • Management of the at risk limb
  • Diabetic foot disease
  • Tissue stress
  • Foot and ankle biomechanics
  • Joint instability
  • Gait analysis
  • Orthoses therapy
  • Footwear
  • Evidence based practice
  • Interprofessional working in clinical practice

Which department am I in?

College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Study options

Full Time (4 years)

Tuition fees
€15,000.00 (13,56,361) per year
Fees: EU - €5,750 p.a. (€5,890 including levy) 2024/25; Fees: Non EU - €15,000 p.a. (€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 candidates should normally have a high honours standard in a relevant academic discipline at primary degree level or equivalent together with the support of an academic staff member who is approved by the College to supervise the research in terms of its nature and scope.

Additional entry requirements

Candidates may be required to submit a research proposal for consideration by the School as part of their application.

English Language Requirements

IELTS: 6.5 overall no less than 6.5 in any one component; Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE): 176 overall; Cambridge C2 Advanced (CPE): 180 overall; TOEFL: 88 overall (20 Listening, 20 Speaking, 24 Writing, 19 Reading); Pearson PTE: 61 overall, no less than 61 in any one component.

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

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About University of Galway

While situated in one of the smaller university cities globally, Galway has a far-reaching reputation for excellent research and study programmes.

  • Four excellent colleges offering a wide selection of courses
  • Excellent reputation for teaching excellence and research
  • Exceptionally high graduate employment rates
  • Study in a city regularly voted one of the world’s friendliest