Education & Training

MA (Family Support Studies)

The CFRC’s commitment to understanding practice and educating practitioners is embodied in its expanding postgraduate training programme. The Higher Diploma / MA in Family Support studies programme offers a vocational postgraduatequalification for professionals working in state and voluntary services on behalfof children and families. For details contact the Course Coordinator, Carmel Devaney at 353 91495733.

Further Information

Download our Higher Diploma/Masterof Arts Programme in Family Support Studiesleaflet here.

Structured PhD in Child and Youth Research

In2007, a PhD Programme was established – Child & Family Research CentreDoctoral Fellows will undertake a three-year programme of study, and contributeto the Centre’s work programme.

The PhD in Child and Youth Research is a collaboration between Trinity
College Dublin and the Child and Family Research Centre, the School of
Political Science and Sociology, and the School of Psychology here at
NUIG. As a structured four year programme, students will take taught
modules in the first two years, and in years three and four
concentrate on a dissertation begun in year one.

Programme Aims

1. To prepare programme participants to conduct high quality
policy and practice-relevant research and programme evaluation with
children and young people
2. To develop programme participants’ knowledge and skills in
key theoretical, methodological, policy and practice areas relating to
children
3. To provide graduates with the set of generic work-skills to
facilitate their successful entry into the full range of employment
settings

Entry Criteria

Entrants, who must be graduates, will be expected to have an upper
second class honours degree in a social science. If applicants do not
have a degree of that kind, they must have demonstrated high ability
by some other means (e.g. through publications or achievement in a
higher degree). Applications are welcome from individuals with strong
policy and practice experience in relation to children.

Brochure

For more information on the programme and the application process,
visit our web site at:

http://www.childandyouthresearch.ie/