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217 Master's degrees offered by the university

Marine Biology
The Marine Biology course delivered by the University College Cork aims to train graduates in multiple areas of marine biology and includes the acquisition of necessary field skills in sea survival, powerboat handling and marine radio.

Sociology
The Sociology degree delivered by the University College Cork will provide you with an opportunity to study advanced Sociological Concepts and Methods, and put your research interests into practice by enabling you to conduct your own sustained research project.

Health and Wellbeing
This Health and Wellbeing degree at University College Cork is delivered jointly by University College Cork (the co-ordinating institution) and Munster Technological University (MTU) in Cork. The Postgraduate Diploma is part of a new suite of Health & Wellbeing programmes, and also includes the Postgraduate Certificate in Health and Wellbeing, and the MSc in Health and Wellbeing.

Sports and Exercise Medicine
The Sports and Exercise Medicine course at University College Cork programme is designed to give clinicians a deeper understanding of sports medicine, sports injuries and exercise medicine.

Business Analytics
The Business Analytics course delivered by the University College Cork provides students with a portfolio of business and analytical methods for solving problems and supporting decision making.

Philosophy
This Philosophy master degree delivered by University College Cork gives you a rare chance to study western as well as eastern philosophy. You will study different philosophical concepts and theories, from issues of mind and consciousness, action and politics, ethics and aesthetics, to society and culture, globalism, and power and territory.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
The Electrical and Electronic Engineering course at University College Cork drives many of the technological advances that we see in our fast-changing world, from smart grids and robotics to smartphones and the internet of things. It is an exciting and challenging career choice, characterised by constant personal development, innovation, and invention.

Nursing - Trauma and Emergency Nursing
The Nursing - Trauma and Emergency Nursing programme from University College Cork is offered by the School of Nursing and Midwifery at University College Cork. The nursing programme provides Emergency nurses with the opportunity to enhance their careers on a professional and personal level.

Nursing Studies (Direct Entry Year 2)
This Nursing Studies (Direct Entry Year 2) degree course delivered at University College Cork is aimed at enabling busy practitioners to take a leadership role in clinical practice in an increasingly complex healthcare environment by facilitating professional and scholarly development.

Archaeology
This Archaeology degree delivered by the University College Cork is for non-archaeology graduates who have a degree and would like to transfer their studies to the discipline of archaeology. The course is designed for those who have an active interest in archaeology and want to undertake a full-time course of study, out of interest, or to change careers.

Pharmaceutical Regulatory Sciences
The Pharmaceutical Regulatory Sciences programme from University College Cork has been designed to address the current and future skills demands of the pharmaceutical sector, offering a unique opportunity for graduates to fast-track their careers in the pharmaceutical industry.

Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (for third level teachers) (Online)
The aim of the Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (for third level teachers) (Online) programme at University College Cork Online is to provide staff in higher and further education with the opportunity to develop and professionalise their teaching practice to enhance learning, while gaining an internationally recognised postgraduate qualification in Teaching and Learning.

Nursing (Oncology)
This Nursing (Oncology) degree course from University College Cork is offered in a blended learning format (part-online and part-attendance at workshops/tutorials) and is designed to meet the needs of nurses working in oncology settings who wish to undergo a specialist oncology course.

International Public Policy and Diplomacy
The International Public Policy and Diplomacy degree delivered by the University College Cork is an innovative, interdisciplinary, taught master’s course that provides graduates with the expertise required for successful careers in international policy environments.

Teaching and Learning in Higher Education - Third Level Education
The MA in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education - Third Level Education from University College Cork is designed to encourage you to research your teaching and your students’ learning in more depth.

Professional Master of Education
This Professional Master of Education at University College Cork is a two-year, level 9, full-time teacher education course. This 120-credit programme is designed to qualify graduates as post-primary secondary school teachers.

Professional Practice and Leadership in Higher Education
The Professional Practice and Leadership in Higher Education programme from University College Cork as a flexible learning opportunity for professionals working in an administrative or academic role in Higher Education.

Gaelic Literature (Online)
This Gaelic Literature (Online) course delivered by the University College Cork provides students with an in-depth introduction to a distinctive body of literature, giving expression to the many identities of the Gaelic world, and extending over 1200 years, from monastic to modern times.

Art History - Modern and Contemporary Art History, Theory and Criticism
The Art History - Modern and Contemporary Art History, Theory and Criticism programme offered by University College Cork is a unique art history programme that offers a stimulating, rigorous and wide-ranging exploration of twentieth- and twenty-first-century art and theory.

Experimental Sound Practice
This Experimental Sound Practice degree delivered by the University College Cork is for those undertaking creative work involving sound, including notated or recorded compositions; improvisations; sound art; visual art with a sound component; music theatre; performance art; installations etc.