Doctorate in Governance (DGov)

The DGov is a 4 – 5 year professional doctoral programme. It provides public policy-makers and public sector managers with the advanced knowledge and high-level critical skills that their professional lives demand. Students explore how public policy-making has evolved, and is continuing to evolve, as a result of changes in the structure and practices of the modern state. The programme will enable policy-makers to gain a comprehensive understanding of issues and patterns of governance in Ireland and abroad. It involves the study of various modules and the preparation of a research project.

The DGov programme:

• Provides a unique curriculum of doctoral level education
• Is delivered under the direction of a team of acknowledged academics and practitioners
• Focuses on applying academic understandings and skills to professional practice
• Facilitates research into, and debate on, key issues affecting policy-making and governance
• Creates opportunities to develop inter-jurisdiction networks
• Involves residential study sessions to facilitate learning and esprit de corps among participants and teaching staff
• Includes a doctoral research project on a subject of the participant’s choice
• Provides extensive participant support, including an induction workshop, a personal tutor and progress tutorials at each study session.