Expand+Entrants will be expected to have an upper Second Class Honours degree (or equivalent international qualification) in a social science. If applicants do not have a degree of that kind, they must have demonstrated high ability by some other means (e.g...

Hide-Entrants will be expected to have an upper Second Class Honours degree (or equivalent international qualification) in a social science. If applicants do not have a degree of that kind, they must have demonstrated high ability by some other means (e.g. through publications or achievement in a higher degree). Applications are welcome from individuals with strong policy and practice experience in relation to children and young people. Garda vetting is required for students participating in this programme.

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The PhD in Child and Youth Research is a four year full-time or six year part-time structured PhD programme delivered as part of a collaboration between the School of Psychology and the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre (CFRC...

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The PhD in Child and Youth Research is a four year full-time or six year part-time structured PhD programme delivered as part of a collaboration between the School of Psychology and the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre (CFRC) at the School of Political Science and Sociology.

This interdisciplinary programme responds to an identified need for researchers with the requisite, high-level and wide-ranging experience and skills to undertake the kind of work that is needed in an evidence-informed policy environment.

Programme aims

* To prepare programme participants to conduct high quality policy and practice-relevant research and programme evaluation with children and young people

* To develop programme participants’ knowledge and skills in key theoretical, methodological, policy and practice areas relating to children

* To provide graduates with the set of generic work-skills to facilitate their successful entry into the full range of employment settings

Expand+Course structure

The programme combines thesis and taught modules. All students must complete a major dissertation (c.80,000 words). The taught modules which are delivered in years one and two provide course participants with the opportunity to ...

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The programme combines thesis and taught modules. All students must complete a major dissertation (c.80,000 words). The taught modules which are delivered in years one and two provide course participants with the opportunity to widen their knowledge and skill base as well as feeding into the development of their thesis work. A wide range of topics are covered including:

Children’s rights
Child protection
Working with Commissioners
Randomised controlled trials in applied social settings
Ecology of child development (family, peers, culture)
Early years provision
Spaces and places of childhood