Overview
The PhD / MPhil programme is an advanced research degree enabling students to conduct in-depth independent research on a topic of their choice, thereby contributing to the knowledge and evidence base for counselling and psychotherapy.
| Name | PhD/MPhil |
|---|---|
| Start Date | Applications are welcome throughout the year |
| Mode of Study | 3 Years Full-time, 6 Years Part-time |
| Acting Programme Leader | Seamus Prior |
Why choose the PhD/MPhil Programme?
As a PhD/MPhil student you will be able to attend a wide range of postgraduate seminar courses from across the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. You are also welcome to attend other courses in Counselling and Psychotherapy as well as courses provided by other subject areas in the School of Health in Social Sciences and related disciplines within the University.
The School's ethos of interdisciplinary co-working under the broad rubric of health affords excellent opportunities to students undertaking research degrees to draw on the expertise, knowledge base and research traditions of all these disciplines. MPhil and PhD research may also involve collaboration with colleagues in other social science disciplines.
We have a longstanding commitment to original empirical and theoretical research that engages critically with the practices of counselling and psychotherapy, and are especially keen to encourage research examining the interface between counselling, psychotherapy and social, cultural and political life, as well as research that draws directly on practitioners’ own therapeutic work with clients.
We specialise in qualitative, reflexive and critical research approaches, and our research portfolio is highly interdisciplinary, integrating concepts, practices and scholarship from counselling and psychotherapy, psychology, sociology, philosophy, education, cultural studies, health and social care, and other social sciences.
You are welcome to propose research on topics that do not fall within staff's current research interests, in which case we will discuss with you whether we are able to support your work, or to contact us to discuss PhD/MPhil research projects linked to existing, ongoing research initiatives, or to partner organisations with which staff already have connections.
The research interests of the Counselling and Psychotherapy team are detailed on the Counselling and Psychotherapy website
This article was published on Apr 5, 2012