The PhD in Occupational Science is a full-time, thematic PhD programme that runs for 3 years from the date of first registration for the programme. Students complete the equivalent of 90 credits in each 12 month period. The programme is flexible and tailored to the needs of each PhD student but by the end of Year 3, all students will have completed the 60 credits of training requirements in order to progress to completion. 70 credits each year will be allocated for the primary component of the PhD programme, which is the completion of original research leading to the submission of a research thesis equivalent to 210 credits.

Year 1
Students take 20 credits as follows:

Core Modules
OS7001 (5 credits)
OS7002 (5 credits)
OS7003 (5 credits)

Elective Modules
Students select 5 credits from the following:
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Research (70 credits)
Students undertake work on the thesis to the value of 70 credits during Year 1, progress on which will be formally assessed through annual postgraduate research progress review procedure and finally assessed by means of the thesis submitted during Year 3.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module descriptions may be found here.

Year 2
Students take 20 credits as follows:

Core Modules
OS7004 (5 credits)
OS7005 (5 credits)
OS7006 (5 credits)

Elective Modules
Students select 5 credits from the following:
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plus
Research (70 credits)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module descriptions may be found here.

Year 3
Students take 20 credits as follows:

Core Modules
OS7007 (5 credits)
OS7008 (5 credits)
OS7009 (5 credits)

Elective Modules
Students select 5 credits from the following:
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plus
Research (70 credits)

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2021/2022 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2021/2022.

Programme Learning Outcomes for PhD in Occupational Science (NFQ Level 10, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Create and interpret new knowledge, through designing and conducting an empirical study, involving research and instrument design, data collection, data analysis and representation of findings, in a chosen research area relating to occupational science
• Demonstrate doctoral level knowledge of the epistemological and ontological foundations underpinning occupational science, and utilise these to develop occupational science research
• Demonstrate skills in critiquing the broader implications of applying occupational science knowledge to particular contexts
• Demonstrate intellectual independence and academic integrity as well as the skills to conduct ethical research assessment
• Demonstrate an ability to take leadership in addressing complex historical, social, political, and cultural processes
• Participate and contribute in critical debates on contemporary issues in occupational science relating to knowledge advancement, policy, leadership, pedagogy and practice
• Develop and demonstrate a significant range of the principal skills, techniques, tools, practices and/or materials which are associated with researching in occupational science
• Demonstrate an in-depth insight into the possibilities and limitations of academia, its role in society and the responsibility of human kind for how it is used
• Act as a critically informed occupational science researcher to communicate results of research and innovation to peers