Course Overview

Please visit: www.universityofgalway.ie/courses/research-postgraduate-programmes/structured-phd/key-enabling-technologies.html for information.

 

Applications and Selections

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

Who Teaches this Course

Requirements and Assessment

Key Facts

Entry Requirements

Additional Requirements

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Duration

Structured Masters (research) MSc; 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

Next start date

September 2024

A Level Grades ()

Average intake

15

QQI/FET FETAC Entry Routes

Closing Date

No set closing date. Offers made on a continuous basis.

NFQ level

Mode of study

ECTS weighting

Award

CAO

Course code

MSC-KET

Course Outline

Please visit: www.universityofgalway.ie/courses/research-postgraduate-programmes/structured-phd/key-enabling-technologies.html for information.

Curriculum Information

Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).
Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Glossary of Terms

Credits
You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
Module
An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
Subject
Some courses allow you to choose subjects, where related modules are grouped together. Subjects have their own required number of credits, so you must take all that subject's required modules and may also need to obtain the remainder of the subject's total credits by choosing from its available optional modules.
Optional
A module you may choose to study.
Required
A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
Required Core Subject
A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.
Semester
Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.

Year 1 (90 Credits)

OptionalPH430: Biophotonics - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalPH502: Scientific Programming Concepts - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalMP410: Non-Linear Elasticity - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalPH424: Electromagnetism and Special Relativity - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalPH422: Solid State Physics - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalBME500: Advanced Biomaterials - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS536: Communication & Outreach - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS511: Research Placement 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS502: Journal Club Programme - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS513: Research Placement 2 - 10 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS530: Graduate Research Information Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalEE445: Digital Signal Processing - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalEE411: Power Electronics - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalBES508: Project Management, Experimental Design & Data Analysis - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalBES503: Principles of Cell & Molecular Biology - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalAN506: Anatomy 2 - Gross Anatomy - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS518: Industry Placement 3 - 15 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS517: Industry Placement 2 - 10 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS516: Industry Placement 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS514: Research Placement 3 - 15 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalELP650: Electrical & Electronic Engineering and Physiology - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalAN505: Anatomy 1 - Histology - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalPH5116: Scalable Innovation - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalBES519: Scientific Writing - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalPH506: Principles of Optical Design & Image Formation - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS507: Statistical Methods for Research - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalEE502: Bioinstrumentation Design - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS5108: Work Based Placement 2 - 10 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS5107: Work Based Placement 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalGS5109: Work Based Placement 3 - 15 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalPH2111: Makerspace Creative Technologies 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalPH2112: Makerspace Creative Technologies 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalME516: Advanced Mechanics of Materials - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalME431: Systems Reliability - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalPH504: High Performance Computing and Parallel Programming - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalMP491: Non Linear Systems - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalMP365: Fluid Mechanics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalME572: Human Reliability - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalPH429: Nanotechnology - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalPH425: Lasers and Spectroscopy - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalPH423: Applied Optics and Imaging - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalBME502: Advanced Tissue Engineering - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalME426: Turbomachines and Advanced Fluid Dynamics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalEE442: Advanced Power Electronics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalCH505: Masterclass: Quantitative analysis of solid-state pharmaceuticals - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalCH503: Masterclass in Carbohydrate Chemistry - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalBI504: Advanced Molecular Cell Biology - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalAN507: Stereology - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalEE449: Power, Machines & Control - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalGS506: Teaching & Learning - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalEP526: Monitoring for Health Hazards at Work - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalPH5115: Laser-enabled bioprinting - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalBS1156: Enterprise Modelling & Simulation - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalBS1146: Materials Science & Processes - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalBS1168: Automation 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalBS1169: Manufacturing Technology - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalBS1170: Automation 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredPH5109: Research Project - 60 Credits - Semester 2

Why Choose This Course?

Career Opportunities

Who’s Suited to This Course

Learning Outcomes

Transferable Skills Employers Value

Work Placement

Study Abroad

Related Student Organisations

Course Fees

Fees: EU

€8,640 p.a. (including levy) 2024/25

Fees: Tuition

€8,500 p.a. 2024/25

Fees: Student levy

€140 p.a. 2024/25

Fees: Non EU

€27,000 p.a. (€27,140 p.a. including levy) 2024/25

Find out More

Dr. Gerard O'Connor,
Head of School, Physics
T: +353 91 492 513
E: gerard.oconnor@universityofgalway.ie

Please visit: www.universityofgalway.ie/courses/research-postgraduate-programmes/structured-phd/key-enabling-technologies.html for information.