French - Structured

PhD research in French at the University of Galway offers a wide range of areas in which PhD research can be undertaken. The major periods of literary production in French from the Middle Ages to the present day are covered as are Cultural and Linguistic topics dealing with the Francophone world. There are vibrant research clusters in French, research seminars and the opportunity to undertake translation-related topics.



As part of the doctoral training available on the Structured PhD programme, students avail themselves of a range of interdisciplinary taught modules. The wide menu of available options include modules that:



are discipline-specific in that they augment the student’s existing knowledge in their specialist area.



are dissertation-specific in that they supply core skills which are essential to completion of the research project.



acknowledge a student’s professional development e.g. presentation of a paper at an International Conference



enhance a student’s employability through generic training, e.g., Careers Workshops, Computer literacy.



Each student will be assigned a primary Supervisor(s) and a Graduate Research Committee made up of experienced researchers to plan their programme of study and to provide on-going support to their research.



Research supervision is available in the areas listed below.



Modules may be taken from approved structured PhD modules as per College regulations.

Candidates should have obtained an honours degree in French (Second Class Honours, Grade 1 [or equivalent international qualification ] minimum), and would usually already hold a Master’s degree.

Important: apply by mid-July for September entry.

Applications are made online via the University of Galway Postgraduate Applications System.

Structured PhD (French)—full-time

Structured PhD (French)—part-time