Overview
Status: Active
National Framework Of Qualifications (NFQ) Level: 10
NFQ Award Class: Major Award
Duration Full Time: 36 or 48 Month(s)
Duration Part Time: 72 Month(s)
Total Credits: 30
Delivery Method: Blended
Connected Curriculum: - Employability
- Global Reach
- Inter-and Transdisciplinary
- Research Based Teaching
Graduate Attributes: - Creator, evaluator and communicator of knowledge
- Digitally Fluent
- Effective global citizen
- Independent and creative thinker
- Socially Responsible
Work-Integrated Learning (Including Placement): No
The PhD (Engineering Science) is a full-time programme that runs for a minimum of 36 months from the date of initial registration.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
The PhD (Engineering Science) is a thematic structured PhD programme and students are required to successfully complete a minimum of 30 ECTS of taught modules over the duration of the programme.
The structured (i.e. taught modules) element of the programme is designed to provide candidates with:
- advanced technical modules in areas related to the candidate's research;
- transferable skills modules to provide candidates with the communication skills required to work in industry and academia;
- an awareness of how innovative research couples with innovation, commercialisation and entrepreneurship (ICE).
Programme Streams
All students on the PhD Engineering Science programme will register in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science (SEFS) and follow the programme of study for 36 or 48 months. The primary component of the PhD programme is innovative and original research. At the end of the programme, candidates are required to submit and defend a thesis on the candidate’s research topic.
In addition, candidates are required to have passed 30 credits from modules selected according to the procedure below before submission of the PhD thesis is allowed.
Module Selection and Personal Development Plan
The PhD in Engineering Science programme is multi-disciplinary in nature, student centric and gives candidates flexibility to follow bespoke structured training relevant to their own individual research. Each PhD candidate will, in consultation with their Thesis Committee, define a Project and Professional Development Plan (PDP) to be completed within 3 months of registration. This will include discussion of the taught modules to be completed, following the requirements below, while still giving students flexibility and choice. The PDP is reviewed on an annual basis. The PDP defines the selection of modules to be taken to fulfil their credit requirements for the structured component of their PhD.
The candidate’s academic and research progress will be reviewed annually regularly in accordance with relevant UCC policy, including Progress Review Policy for Research Students.
Modules Requirement
As this is an inter-institutional programme, students have the opportunity to take modules delivered by other institutes. In accordance with UCC policy, students may receive up to 10 ETCS for external modules. The modules requirement for this programme is:
Technical Modules 10 ECTS
Responsible Research and Innovation 5 ECTS
Transferable Skills Training 5 ECTS
Innovation, Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship Training 5 ECTS
Module of Choice 5 ECTS
Technical Modules
The modules offered to PhD (Engineering Science) candidates will include those listed below. Other relevant, discipline specific modules may be selected in agreement with the module co-ordinator and subject to the approval of the programme co-ordinator.
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| SE6001 | Compound Semiconductor Device Fabrication | 5 |
| SE6006 | Scientific Programming Concepts (PH502 - NUI Galway) | 5 |
| SE6009 | High Performance Computing and Parallel Programming (PH504 - NUI Galway) | 5 |
| SE6014 | Semiconductor Growth and Fabrication Technology | 5 |
| SE6015 | Advanced Semiconductor Fabrication and Packaging | 5 |
| SE6020 | Photonics Integrated Circuits Assembly and Packaging | 5 |
| SE6021 | Introduction to Citizen Science | 5 |
Responsible Research and Innovation
Students are recommended to complete 5 credits of Research Ethics training by completing e.g. PG6015 An Introduction to Research Integrity, Ethics and Open Science or equivalent training.
Transferable Skills Modules
Students are required to complete at least 5 credits of relevant PG coded modules listed on the ‘Modules for Postgraduate Training' section of the Calendar here
ICE Modules
Students will take one module relevant to an area of innovation, commercialisation and entrepreneurship, e.g. PG7052 "Developing Your Entrepreneurial Mindset"
See also under the General Regulations for the PhD Degree.
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for PhD (Engineering Science) (NFQ Level 10, Major Award)
The following learning outcomes apply to all candidates on the programme.
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate their ability to advance knowledge in materials, nanoscience, microelectronics, photonics and/or their applications as evidenced by a body of original research described in a doctoral thesis;
- Identify important concepts from affiliated scientific and engineering disciplines and to incorporate these concepts into research projects as required;
- Effectively communicate and present scientific and technological results to inform specialist and non-specialist audiences and be able to express the value of their research to society;
- Work effectively as an individual, in teams and in multi-disciplinary settings;
- Execute the steps needed to identify and protect intellectual property that may arise from original research.
