Postgraduate Programmes
The UCD Equality Studies Centre offers four postgraduate programmes:
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MSc in Equality Studies
Graduate Diploma in Equality Studies
Graduate Certificate in Equality Studies
PhD in Equality Studies
Students may enrol in the programmes on either a full-time or part-time basis.
MSc IN EQUALITY STUDIES
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EQUALITY STUDIES
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EQUALITY STUDIES
The Master of Science, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate in Equality Studies are interdisciplinary postgraduate programmes taught by staff of the Equality Studies Centre and other academic units in UCD. They are designed to cultivate an appreciation of equality issues of both national and international significance and to explore their interrelationship.
You will find a list of modules taught in Equality Studies here
Provisional information on the programmes for 2008-2009 can be found here here
A complete list of modules for taught programmes available in the School of Social Justice can be found here
The MSc and Graduate Diploma can be taken on a one-year full-time or two-year part-time basis while the Graduate Certificate is one-year part-time. All students are required to take a range of core modules. Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Mode A MSc students take one or three optional modules for credit while Mode B MSc students submit a minor thesis. There may be provision for progressing from the Graduate Certificate to the Graduate Diploma and for transferring from the Graduate Diploma to the Masters programme. Please contact the School Office for more information about this- email or phone 00 353 1 716 7104.
PhD IN EQUALITY STUDIES
Students may undertake a research degree in Equality Studies on a full-time or part-time basis. Research students are generally registered to the MSc in Equality Studies by major thesis programme, in the first instance. Students who wish to proceed to the PhD programme undergo transfer assessment after the first year. If you are interested in applying for a phD or other research degree you are strongly advised to contact the School Office or a member of the academic staff whose research interests are relevant to your proposal to ensure that supervision can be provided.
You will find a list of current PhD research topics in Equality studies here
You will find more information about the PhD programmes in the College of Human Sciences ( where Equality Studies is placed in the university) here
APPLICATIONS FOR 2008-2009
You may apply at http://www.ucd.ie/apply/now for programmes starting in 2008-2009. You may find the questions frequently asked by applicants page useful . Please contact the School Office if you have any further queries.
FURTHER INFORMATION
More information about all programmes in Equality Studies and Women's Studies at the UCD School of Social Justice is available on the School website