The Structured PhD in Child & Youth Research aims to:
• Prepare graduates to conduct advanced policy and practice-relevant research and programme evaluation with children and young people.
• Develop knowledge and skills in key theoretical, methodological, policy and practice areas.
• Provide graduates with the set of generic work-skills to facilitate their successful entry into a range of employment settings.
Programme outline
The programme combines thesis and taught modules. As with the traditional PhD route the major component of the Programme is the thesis. By the end of the programme all students will have completed a major thesis approximately 80,000 words in length. Theses will be examined by External
Examiners.
The taught modules 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:
• Child protection
• Children's rights
• Working with Commissioners
• Randomised controlled trials in applied social settings
• Social context of child development (role of family,
peers, culture)
• Pro-social behaviour and risk-taking in young people
• Masculinity and emerging adulthood
• Theories of child development
• Early years provision
• Spaces and places of childhood
• Political Theory, Children, and Young People
• Participatory Research Methods with young people
• Sociological perspectives on childhood
Placements.
The programme supports research placements both in Ireland and abroad and we also have a visiting speaker programme, with the opportunity for students to engage with experts on specialist topics.
Employment & Career opportunities.
Our graduates have gained employment as postdoctoral researchers, academic co-ordinators in the third level sector, policy officers and employment in research & consultancy organisations.
Why study this programme?
Programme strengths include:
• Coherent and dedicated teaching for this programme
• Emphasis on theory, research, policy and practice
• Interdisciplinary perspectives on contemporary issues relating to child and youth
• Small group teaching and peer support
• Experienced programme team in the field of child and youth studies
This programme is a collaboration between the School of Psychology and the UNESCO Child & Family Research Centre (CFRC) at the School of Political Science and Sociology, National University of Ireland, Galway.
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