Key information
Duration: Part-time, 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines: Starting September 2027. Application deadline not specified.
Language: English
TOEFL iBT: 90
Credits: 180 ECTS
Delivered: On Campus
Campus Location: Maynooth, Ireland
Disciplines: Education, Adult Education
Overview
The Higher and Adult Education programme from Maynooth University supports educational practitioners to develop research capacities to the highest level. It fosters research on professional practice in support of transformative learning, critical thinking and democratic education. Successful applicants will have an interest in exploring innovative and critical education research that can inform practice across a range of disciplines.
The course is structured and supervised in a way that allows practitioners to position their research in education research and academic fields, and to develop their doctoral research project incrementally. Department staff have extensive experience in supporting doctoral research through individual and group supervision, where peer learning and support is also a central element. By working together, exchanging ideas and supporting each other, students form learning communities which are collaborative and creative.
Career Options
While the participants on the Doctorate in Higher and Adult Education programme will be skilled professionals on entry to the programme, experience over the four years will prepare them to further advance in their professional and academic careers in the areas of research, policy development, teaching and engagement across a range of disciplines.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Education: Infrastructures, Political and Policy Contexts
- Beyond Quantitative and Qualitative Research
- Communicating Practitioner Research
- Developing Professional Practice
- D.h.a.e. Support
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL iBT: 90
Other requirements
General requirements
To apply for your chosen postgraduate study at Maynooth University, please ensure you have the following documents to make an application:
- Evidence of your primary degree
- Academic transcripts
- A copy of your passport
- Proposed Thesis Title and Summary
- A personal statement
- An academic letter of recommendation
- A professional letter of recommendation
- Your CV
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality. EU/EEA Nationals: 10,590 AUD / year (approx. 6,500 EUR / year).
Living costs
Maynooth, Ireland: 1,059-1,629 AUD / month.
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