Law - Research
Candidates who are unsure who to contact in relation to supervision, or who wish to obtain more information, should review the current relevant staff listing or contact Dr. Ciara Smyth or the School of Law Administration.
Candidates, proposed topic, and intended supervisor of research must be approved by the School. The PhD by research may be pursued under the on a full time basis and the LL.M by research may be pursued on a full-time or part-time basis.
Entry requirements
To be eligible for admission to the PhD programme, a candidate must normally have obtained an LL.M or other Master's degree to honours standard (or equivalent international qualification). However, at a minimum, the candidate must have reached a high honours standard at the examination for the primary degree or presented such other evidence as will satisfy the Head of School and the College of his/her fitness.
To be eligible to enrol for the LLM, a candidate must have obtained a high honours standard at primary degree level, normally Second Class Honours, Grade 1 or equivalent international qualification, or present such other evidence as will satisfy the Head of School and the College of their fitness for the programme.
Application dates
Applications are made online via the NUI Galway Postgraduate Applications System.
Duration
Course Code: PhD (full-time), 1PL1; PhD (part-time), 1PL2 LLM (full-time), 1MLR1; LLM (part-time), 1MLR2
PhD (Law), full-time
PhD (Law), part-time
LLM (Research), full-time
LLM (Research), part-time
Research
Research Areas
Human Rights
Disability Law
Housing Law and Policy
Family Law
Constitutional Law
Criminal Law
Criminology
Refugee and Immigration Law
EU Law
Commercial Law
Jurisprudence