Above all, the Department aims to provide the opportunity for students to pursue their own specific research interests, working independently under the supervision of members of staff who will provide detailed guidance, advice, and feedback on the students' work. The primary objective is the production of a substantial contribution to original scholarship in Classics in the form of a thesis. Visit the programme website for more information
Over the course of the Structured PhD programme students will acquire the habit of independent study and research, along with the capacity to express their ideas effectively and to build upon (and assign due credit to) the research of others. By the end of the programme, they will also have acquired the necessary linguistic and technical competences to be able to engage at an appropriate level with professional scholars.
Career Options
University teaching and research, schoolteaching, and numerous other professions for which high-level writing and research skills are a desideratum.
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Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Professional Certificate in Postgraduate Teaching and Learning: Tutors and Demonstrators
- Conference Organisation
- Engaging with the Community: Research, Practice and Reflection
- Advanced Communication Skills: Conference Presentation
- Outreach and Communication
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Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English Requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 120
- TOEFL® IBT: 90
- PTE Academic: 63
- IELTS: 6.5
Other Requirements
General Requirements:
- Applicants for the PhD in Classics are normally expected to have achieved a first-class or high upper-second-class result at the MA level; occasionally an appropriately qualified student may be admitted directly to the PhD from an undergraduate degree. Except in exceptional circumstances, no applicant will be admitted to the PhD without a prior knowledge of Greek or Latin at a level deemed appropriate.
- Applicants must have a qualification at least equivalent to an upper-second-class pass in the 200-level course in Greek or Latin (as appropriate), and an appropriate number of modules at the 300-level in the same language, or equivalent, must be passed before the degree can be awarded.
- Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.
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Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
International: 22,670 AUD / year (≈ 14,000 EUR / year)
EU/EEA Nationals: 10,525 AUD / year (≈ 6,500 EUR / year)
Additional Details
- Part-time Tuition Fees: EU: 4330 EUR / Year
- Continuation year (Full-Time): EU: 4330 EUR / Year, Non-EU: 10000 EUR / Year
Living Costs
Maynooth, Ireland: 1,053-1,619 AUD / month
Funding
Scholarships may be available. Please visit the programme website for more information.
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