Maynooth,
Ireland
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
PhD Classics in Maynooth Ireland | Maynooth University
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Maynooth Ireland
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Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
EUR
14,000
(c. USD16,261.98)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
This program is designed to offer students specialized training in Classical academic research, fostering their ability to make original and impactful contributions to global scholarship in the field. It focuses on developing essential research skills, academic writing proficiency, and mastery of ancient languages, as well as any additional expertise needed for individual projects. Crucially, the Department strives to support students in exploring their unique research interests through independent work, guided by faculty supervisors who offer thorough direction, counsel, and constructive critiques. The central goal is the creation of a significant, original scholarly thesis in Classics. Throughout the Structured PhD program, students will cultivate self-directed learning and research practices, while honing their ability to articulate ideas clearly and build upon (while properly acknowledging) existing scholarship. Upon completion, participants will have gained the linguistic and technical expertise required to engage meaningfully with fellow scholars at a professional level.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification 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.
IELTS - 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in each band; TOEFL internet-based test iBT: 90 with no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in all other sections; Pearson Test of English - 63 with no less than 59 for each item in the Communicative Skills section; Duolingo English Test (DET) - 120 with no less than 110 in literacy, conversation, and comprehension subscores and no less than 95 in production. (This lower production subscore applies to non-EU applicants only), Cambridge Proficiency Cert. - 176+ on Cambridge English scale with no less than 169 in each skill and use of English. Proficiency Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2); Cambridge Advanced Cert. - 176+ on Cambridge English scale with no less than 169 in each skill and use of English Advanced Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2); ETAPP - C1 or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2); Oxford Test of English - 140 with no less than 125 in each skill; Trinity College London ISE - ISE III with at least merit in each skill category.
Closing date: Research applications are generally accepted at any time.
Tuition
EUR
14,000