title: Doctor of Governance
text: # Doctor of Governance
  
  In the Republic of Ireland, a Doctor of Governance (DGov) is a doctoral degree consisting of both intensive research and taught elements over a four-year period and is almost always related to corporate governance , regulation and compliance, policy making, supranational governance, globalisation or politics in general. Usually, those undertaking a DGov will have been working at a high-ranking level in the civil or public service for a number of years. Often the degree is offer in collaboration between universities in two or more jurisdictions on an international basis.
  
  ## Example Coursework
  
  * The Changing Role of the Nation State
  * Modernization: Government and Democracy
  * The Internationalization of Legal Frameworks
  * Citizenship and Legitimacy
  * Economics and Governance
  * Evaluation and Governance
  