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PhD applicants need an honours level degree (NFQ level 8) with a minimum of a 2H1 (second class honours, grade 1) to apply.

Master by Research applicants need an honours level degree (NFQ level 8) with a minimum of a 2H2 (...

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PhD applicants need an honours level degree (NFQ level 8) with a minimum of a 2H1 (second class honours, grade 1) to apply.

Master by Research applicants need an honours level degree (NFQ level 8) with a minimum of a 2H2 (second class honours, grade 2) to apply.

Check our qualification comparison website for equivalencies at https://www.ucc.ie/en/study/comparison/.

Check our English language requirements at https://www.ucc.ie/en/study/comparison/english/postgraduate/.

Although students generally choose a topic for their research from their degree discipline you are not restricted to your primary degree subjects.

Find a supervisory team
Once applicants know which area or topic they wish to research, they then need to find a supervisor. This site offers a list of academics listed under a wide range of schools/departments/disciplines http://research.ucc.ie/profiles/.

Applicants can also contact UCC Department/Schools relevant to that area of research and check the availability of appropriate supervisors https://www.ucc.ie/en/schoolsdepartments/ .

You must choose a supervisor and discuss your prospective research with them before applying. Your supervisor will let you know if you need to prepare a research proposal and will need to approve your proposal before you submit it. You may need to submit this proposal directly to the School/Department and/or submit it with your online application. Applicants who apply to research programmes in Arts, Celtics Studies and Social Sciences, Law and Medicine & Health are required to submit a research proposal of approximately 1,500 words, and in Business a proposal of approximately 500 words is required.

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Institutes & Centres Director/Head

Centre for Children's Rights and Family Law
Professor Ursula Kilkelly

Centre for Co-operative Studies
Professor Thia Hennessy

Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights
Dr Fiona D...

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Institutes & Centres Director/Head

Centre for Children's Rights and Family Law
Professor Ursula Kilkelly

Centre for Co-operative Studies
Professor Thia Hennessy

Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights
Dr Fiona Donson

Centre for Investment Research
Professor Mark Hutchinson
Dr Niall O’ Sullivan

Centre for Law and the Environment
Professor Owen McIntyre
Dr Aine Ryall

Centre for Policy Studies
Dr Noel Woods

Centre for Resilience & Business Continuity
Dr Karen Neville

Centre for Sports Economics and Law
Dr Robert Butler

Centre for Sustainable Livelihoods
Dr Joe Bogue

Competitiveness Institute
Prof Thomas C Lawton

Financial Services Innovation Centre
Dr JB McCarthy

Health Information Systems Research Centre
Dr Ciara Fitzgerald
Dr Ciara Heavin
Dr Simon Woodworth

Human Resources Research Centre
Dr Ronan Carbery
Professor Anthony McDonnell

Spatial and Regional Economic Research Centre
Mr Justin Doran
Dr Declan Jordan

The Keynes Centre
Dr Connell Fanning