FORMS AND FURTHER INFORMATION Forms: New Programme Proposal

1. Programme Development, Approval & Review Framework (PDARF) I want to develop a new Research Masters Degree programme... Academic SecretariatUCD Registry The Research Masters Degree is offered at NFQ level 9. Please see the Academic Regulations (Section 3: Awards, Programmes and Programme Structures) for further details on the specific types and levels of awards. For more information on NFQ levels, please click here. The Research Masters Degree is a coherent programme of supervised Masters-level research normally resulting in the submission of a thesis. It may also include additional personal and professional development elements that may be provided via specific modules from the advanced educational programme of the University.I want to develop a new Research Masters Degree Programme...If you would like to develop a new Research Masters Degree Programme, information and support is available from programmes@ucd.ie, your Graduate School Director and the UCD Graduate Studies Office. FORMS AND FURTHER INFORMATION Forms: New Programme Proposal • In order to develop a new Research Masters Degree programme, you will need to complete Forms PDARF2 and PDARF3 (see links below). The new programme proposal must be approved by the University Management Team (UMT) in the first instance (Form PDARF2). You may contact programmes@ucd.ieat any point for clarification and advice. • Where your new programme is a collaborative programme, information on developing a collaborative programme, including information on additional forms for completion can be found on our collaborative programmes page (see link below). Useful links • Form PDARF2: New Programme Proposal (submitted to UMT) • Form PDARF3: New Programme Academic Structure Proposal (submitted to UMT and UUPB) • Collaborative Programmes support information (please scroll down towards the bottom of the web page) • Academic Regulations • UCD Teaching and Learning: Programme Design and Development • UCD Graduate Studies Office • National Framework of Qualifications • UCD Level Descriptors • Policy on Theses in Graduate Research Programmes

2. Academic SecretariatUCD Registry The MD Degree is an NFQ level 10 doctoral award offered by the UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science. Please see the Academic Regulations (Section 3: Awards, Programmes and Programme Structures) for further details on the specific types and levels of awards. For more information on NFQ levels, please click here. Programme Development, Approval & Review Framework (PDARF) The Degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD) programme WHAT IS THE MD? • The degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD) is, in accordance with national and international norms, provided to encourage the development of advanced research skills in medical graduates and the medical profession, and is adapted to the particular circumstances of advanced professional training in that profession. The nature of the preparation for the degree is similar to other research doctoral degrees, but research for the degree is normally completed within a shorter period of time, typically two years of full-time research and study. The primary purpose of the MD level research is to develop in the student the skills and competencies required to conduct effective research and to make a significant contribution to new knowledge and understanding in the theory and/or practice of any area of medicine or medical science. (Academic Regulations – MD Regulation 23.1) WHERE CAN I GET FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE MD? • Further information on the MD Degree, including the application process and programme requirements, can be obtained from the UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science. Useful links • Academic Regulations • UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science • UCD Level Descriptors • National Framework of Qualifications • Policy on Theses in Graduate Research Programmes

3. Programme Development, Approval & Review Framework (PDARF) I want to develop a new Structured PhD programme... Academic SecretariatUCD Registry The Structured PhD Programme (NFQ level 10) is a programme of supervised research and advanced education and training in a University approved subject area (to access the UCD Register of Subjects please click here) normally resulting in the submission of a major thesis. Please see the Academic Regulations for further details on the specific types and levels of awards. For more information on NFQ levels, please click here.The Structured PhD programme offers PhD students a structured curriculum which enables them to earn credits for taught modules across a range of areas. I WANT TO DEVELOP A NEW STRUCTURED PhD PROGRAMME • If you wish to admit students to a new Structured PhD degree, you do not need to seek formal University Board approval. • Every approved UCD subject has a research activity module associated with it (you can speak to your College Liaison (in the Curriculum Team) for further information on this module, including the module code, or to the relevant Graduate School Office). • Schools, Principal Supervisors and Doctoral Studies Panels can devise suites of modules that they can make available to students to help structure their programme and narrow its focus to a sub-area of the approved UCD subject (for further information on the University’s approved subjects please click here). • Information and support is also available from programmes@ucd.ie. • To develop and set up your new programme, you need to consult with your Head of School and Graduate School Board. You will then need to talk to your School Office and Graduate School Office (and potentially also your College Liaison (in the Curriculum Team)) in order to get the programme set up so that students can be admitted and registered. For written guidance on all aspects of a PhD Degree including admission and registration requirements, degree-structure and research supervision please refer to the PhD Regulations (Part C of the Academic Regulations). FOCUS ON: TAUGHT MODULES AND THE STRUCTURED PHD • Structured PhD students may wish to register to taught modules. They should first discuss and agree this with their Principal Supervisor so that they may be built into the structured programme of study or taken from across the list of taught modules available in the University (please talk to your Graduate School Office for information on the module registration form). Please refer to the Regulations for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, particularly: • Registration period (PhD Regulation 16.6), and • PhD Degree structure (see PhD Regulation 18). Additional useful links • Academic Regulations • UCD Teaching and Learning: Programme Design and Development • UCD Graduate Studies Office • National Framework of Qualifications • UCD Level Descriptors • Code of Practice for Conflict Resolution for Supervisors and Graduate Research Students • Code of Practice for Supervisors and Research Degree Students • Policy on Theses in Graduate Research Programmes • Policy on Progression in Doctoral Programmes

4. Programme Development, Approval & Review Framework (PDARF) I want to develop a new Thematic Doctoral programme... Academic SecretariatUCD Registry Thematic Doctoral Programmes (NFQ level 10) bring together PhD supervisors from different disciplines to establish a programme of advanced education and research focused on an identified theme. This type of collaboration provides PhD students with an enhanced sense of community and strengthens their individual research through sharing of seminar series and other modules. These programmes are especially useful as a vehicle to build a cohort of experts in new and emerging fields of research. Thematic Doctoral Programmes may be shared between colleges and schools within UCD or may be Inter-institutional collaborative programmes.Please see the Academic Regulations (Section 3: Awards, Programmes and Programme Structures) for further details on the specific types and levels of awards. For more information on NFQ levels, please click here.I want to develop a new Thematic Doctoral Programme...If you would like to develop a new Thematic Doctoral Programme, information and support is available from programmes@ucd.ie, your Graduate School Director and the UCD Graduate Studies Office. FORMS AND FURTHER INFORMATION Forms: New Programme Proposal • In order to develop a Thematic Doctoral Programme, you will need to complete Forms PDARF2, PDARF3 and PDARF5(see links below). The new programme proposal must be approved by the University Management Team (UMT) in the first instance (Form PDARF2). You may contact programmes@ucd.ie at any point for clarification and advice. • Where your new programme is a collaborative programme, information on developing a collaborative programme, including information on additional forms for completion can be found on our collaborative programmes page (see link below). Useful links • Form PDARF2: New Programme Proposal (submitted to UMT) • Form PDARF3: New Programme Academic Structure Proposal (submitted to UMT and UUPB) • Form PDARF5: Thematic Doctoral Programme Supplement (attached to Form PDARF3 and submitted to UMT and UPB) • Collaborative Programmes support information(please scroll down towards the bottom of the web page) • Academic Regulations • UCD Teaching and Learning: Programme Design and Development • UCD Graduate Studies Office • UCD Guidelines on the Development of Thematic Doctoral Programmes • National Framework of Qualifications • UCD level descriptors • Policy on Theses in Graduate Research Programmes

5. Programme Development, Approval & Review Framework (PDARF) I want to develop a new Professional Doctorate programme... Academic SecretariatUCD Registry Professional Doctorate Programmes (NQAI level 10) are doctoral awards that place a greater emphasis on professional or experience-based knowledge. The specific aim of the professional doctorate is to link academic taught and research activity with professional practice. Professional practice can refer to either clinical practice or work experience. Professional PhD work experience is normally integrated into either the taught activity or the research activity of the Programme and is a fundamental characteristic of professional doctoral programmes which seek to truly integrate academic and professional activity. In a Professional Doctorate Programme the supervised research activity normally constitutes significantly less than is the case with either Thematic Doctoral Programmes, Collaborative Doctoral Programmes or the Structured PhD. It is also important to note the critical role of professional accrediting bodies in shaping the structure, content and duration of professional doctorates. Professional accreditation requirements must be taken into account in the course of developing such programmes.I want to develop a new Professional Doctorate Programme...If you would like to develop a new Professional Doctorate Programme, information and support is available from programmes@ucd.ie, your Graduate School Director and the UCD Graduate Studies Office. FORMS AND FURTHER INFORMATION Forms: New Programme Proposal • In order to develop a new Professional Doctorate programme, you will need to complete Forms PDARF2 and PDARF3. The new programme proposal must be approved by the University Management Team (UMT) in the first instance (Form PDARF2). You may contact programmes@ucd.ie at any point for clarification & advice. • Where your new programme is a collaborative programme, information on developing a collaborative programme, including additional forms for completion, can be found on our collaborative programmes page (see link below). Useful links • Form PDARF2: New Programme Proposal • Form PDARF3: New Programme Academic Structure Proposal • Collaborative Programmes support information • UCD Teaching and Learning: Programme Design and Development • UCD Graduate Studies Office • Guidelines on Professional Doctorates • National Framework of Qualifications • Policy on Theses in Graduate Research Programmes FOCUS ON: PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE PROGRAMMES AND ACADEMIC REGULATIONS • Each Professional Doctorate Programme must have its own Academic Regulations. While General Regulations (Part A of Academic Regulations) apply to all programmes, the specific professional requirements that define each professional doctorate must be supplemented by their own regulations. These regulations will align with the PhD Regulations and General Regulations. Following approval of a professional doctorate programme proposal by UGPB, responsibility for developing the required regulations is delegated by UGPB to the Academic Regulations Forum. Academic Secretariat, working with the Graduate School, shall be responsible for coordinating this process and the regulations shall be submitted by the Academic Regulations Forum to UGPB and Academic Council for approval. Academic Regulations related links • Academic Regulations • Users’ Guide to General Regulations