Assessment

All Structured PhD students must take a minimum of 15 credits and a maximum of 30 credits of Postgraduate Training Modules over the course of the PhD, of which a minimum of 5 credits must consist of courses taken at UCC.  In order to submit their thesis, a student who is registered on the Structured PhD must have completed at least 15 credits of taught postgraduate training modules.

How to enrol: Students go to  the research module registration site, login (top right-hand corner) and register. 

Students registered in particular Departments/Schools, or thematic structured PhD programmes, will follow the corresponding requirements regarding coursework and thesis preparation as outlined in the University Calendar.