UCD SILS offers opportunities for undertaking advanced graduate research degrees.
The MLitt is 2 years full-time, or 4 years part-time.
The PhD is 3 years full-time, or 6 years part-time.
Normally students register initially for the MLitt programme.
Students on these programmes complete a number of advanced modules and can also avail of research skills workshops. They then undertake a dissertation, which would be an original contribution to research in the field of Information and Library Studies.
Research themes and expertise in the School of Information and Library Studies are:
- Information behaviour
- Information and society
- Information management and digital libraries
- Information sharing and collaboration
Examples of modules offered by the Graduate School in the College of Human Sciences (to which the School of Information and Library Studies belongs) include:
- Introduction to statistics and quantitative research methods
- Paradigms of social enquiry
- Research design in the social sciences
- Workshops on methods for qualitative research
Modules offered can vary from year to year. To see the modules that are currently on offer, look at:
http://www.ucd.ie/humansciences/graduateschool/currentgraduatestudents/research/
Please see the web pages from the Graduate School in the College of Human Sciences for prospective graduate students:
http://www.ucd.ie/humansciences/graduateschool/prospectivegraduatestudents/researchprogrammes/
Anyone interested in applying for the MLitt or PhD programme at UCD SILS should read the University Regulations relating to Research Degrees:
http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/academic_regs.pdf
Application is made directly to the School of Information and Library Studies.
SILS PhD MLitt Form (pdf)
SILS PhD MLitt Form (Word doc)
If English is not your native language, you will need to fulfill UCD's language requirements (e.g., through the TOEFL exam).
Candidates for the PhD are usually registered first as MLitt students within the UCD College of Human Sciences structured postgraduate research programme, and their registration is changed later if appropriate.
Those interested in these programmes should note that it is likely that the School will want to discuss your research plans with you in some detail before advising you to make a formal application. We have to ensure that your proposal is viable and that there are supervisors available who are competent to supervise research in your proposed area of study.
Anyone interested in applying to undertake a MLitt or PhD at UCD SILS should contact Dr. Norman Makoto Su, the Director of the MA, MLitt and PhD Programmes.