Course details

Research degrees in Experimental Physics typically include a mixture of course modules and original research work, which may involve laboratory investigations and computational studies.

Entry Requirements

First-class or upper second-class (2.1) honours undergraduate degree in Physics, or equivalent.

Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.

Minimum English language requirements:

  • IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score
  • TOEFL (Paper based test): 585
  • TOEFL (Internet based test): 95
  • PTE (Pearson): 62

Module

  • COMPUTATIONAL MODELING AND VISUALISATION
  • PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE IN POSTGRADUATE TEACHING & LEARNING : TUTORS & DEMONSTRATORS
  • INNOVATION AND RESEARCH COMMERCIALISATION
  • POSTER PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH WORK AT A CONFERENCE, MEETING OR WORKSHOP (ADVANCED SPECIALIST)
  • ORAL PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH WORK AT A CONFERENCE, MEETING OR WORKSHOP (ADVANCED SPECIALIST)
  • TEACHING PRACTICE IN EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS
  • EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS SEMINAR SERIES
  • TERAHERTZ OPTICS & LONG-WAVE QUASI-OPTICAL SYSTEMS
  • TECHNICAL SKILLS IN EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS
  • LAB VIEW
  • INSTRUMENTATION AND COMPUTER INTERFACING
  • ADVANCED INSTRUMENTATION
  • EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY ALPACH SUMMER SCHOOL
  • ADVANCED SUMMER SCHOOL IN PHYSICS (MINOR)
  • ADVANCED TECHNICAL COURSE
  • MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN AT INTERNATIONAL PARTNER LABORATORY
  • COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS
  • STATISTICS & DATA ANALYSIS
  • ADVANCED SUMMER SCHOOL IN PHYSICS (MAJOR)
  • PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY MODULE
  • FINDING INFORMATION FOR YOUR THESIS
  • ACADEMIC WRITING MODULE
  • RESEARCH PRACTICE AND INTEGRITY (OPEN TO STUDENTS WITHIN THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE & ENGINEERING ONLY)
  • CREATIVE THINKING & PROBLEM SOLVING
  • SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE
  • ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SKILLS (PUBLICATION)
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Maynooth University

This means that students at Maynooth benefit from an international outlook, and those of you who wish to study abroad for a semester or an academic year during yTheir degree have a network of connections to tap in to. During the cTheirse of their academic degree students from Maynooth have studied subjects such as Law at Boston College, Mandarin Chinese at Beijing Foreign Studies University and Music in the University of Vienna.

Maynooth has many shared research projects with universities around the world.

  • In the Dept of Psychology, Prof Dermot Barnes-Holmes is working with academics in Columbia University in New York to predict the success of cocaine abuse treatment.
  • Mathematician Dr. Ken Duffy is working with immunologists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in MelbTheirne, Australia to analyse cell behaviTheir in a study that could have significant implications for Their understanding and treatment of diseases like Coeliac disease, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.  
  • Historian Dr Tom O Connor is working with colleagues from the University of Alcala and the Irish Colleges in Spain, discovering the hidden stories of Irish people who got caught up in the Spanish Inquisition.
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