Course Description
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.
College | Institute of Public Administration |
Course Location | Ballsbridge, Dublin |
Location Postcode | Dublin 4 |
Course Category | Business Management, Business |
Course Type | Classroom Based |
Awarding Body | National University of Ireland |
Course Duration | 4-5 years |
Course Fee | 8,000 per annum |
Entry Requirements | To apply please contact the Graduate Studies office at the IPA and request an application form. This should be completed and returned, together with: A copy of the applicant’s CV Copies of degree certificates A covering letter detailing the applicant’s reasons for applying Two references A letter confirming that the course fees will be paid by the student or a third party, e.g. the applicant’s employer |
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Course Provider
Institute of Public Administration
57-61 Lansdowne Road,, Ballsbridge, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland. Eircode: D04 TC62
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