Application Procedure MA, MPhil (Masters by Research) and PhD Degrees in the School of History
Application for all EU programmes is on-line at http://www.pac.ie/uccthrough the Postgraduate Applications Centre in Galway.
International/Non-EU Applicants must contact the International Education Office http://www.ucc.ie/international at email internationalpostgrad@ucc.ie
All MA; MRes; MPhil; PhD applicants in the School of History must consult with the relevant course co-ordinator/prospective supervisor prior to application to discuss/confirm their proposed research area and to nominate their supervisor. Contact details and research areas of all staff are available on our website under ‘Staff’ http://www.ucc.ie/academic/history/staff/. Staff research interests by faculty and department can also be found on http://www.expertiseireland.ie.
References are not required at application stage. All applications must satisfy a selections committee who may then ask applicants to provide letters of reference if necessary when considering applications.
When applying online to History through the PAC System:
· MA
Copies of the Supplementary Questions Forms for our MA programmes are available to view here:
CKExx - Supplementary Form -
CKE44 – Supplementary Form - http://www.ucc.ie/en/media/CKE44supplementaryform.pdf
CKE45 – Supplementary Form - http://www.ucc.ie/en/media/CKE45supplementaryform.pdf;
CKE46 – Supplementary Form - http://www.ucc.ie/en/media/CKE46supplementaryform.pdf
For full details of the MA application procedure go to the Graduate Studies website http://www.ucc.ie/en/study/postgrad/how/apply-taught/
· MRes/MPhil/PhD
For full details of the MRes (Masters in Research) procedure go to
http://www.ucc.ie/en/study/postgrad/research/MRes/
For full details of the Masters Research (MPhil) procedure go to http://www.ucc.ie/en/study/postgrad/research/masters/
For full details of the PhD procedure go to http://www.ucc.ie/en/study/postgrad/research/phd/
To ensure that an application may be considered and a decision made in good time, students should apply as early as possible, and no later than 1 June, 2012 for the October start date. Later applications may be accepted, but this may result in delays.
