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38 Master's degrees offered by the university

Clinical Neuroscience
Knowledge derived from Clinical Neuroscience research program at University of Galway in mental health, psychology, neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration is revolutionizing how we think about and treat mental disorders.

Medical Technology Regulatory Affairs
The Medical Technology Regulatory Affairs programme at University of Galway is delivered online using a combination of distance-learning / e-learning technologies and face to face workshops for an overall blended learning approach.

Clinical Education
The Masters in Clinical Education and its associated Diploma and Certificate courses at University of Galway have been designed to equip all health professionals, regardless of disciplinary background, with the knowledge and skills required to be effective clinical educators.

Preventive Cardiology
This Preventive Cardiology course at University of Galway equips students with the knowledge and skills required to make meaningful contributions to primary, secondary and tertiary prevention; both at an individual level as well as within populations.

Children's Palliative Care - Complex Care
The Children's Palliative Care - Complex Care programme of the University of Galway is facilitated by both the teaching teams at NUI Galway and UCD. The programme designed for Registered Nurses working with children and adolescents with complex or life limiting conditions.

Emergency Care
The Emergency Care programme at University of Galway is designed for registered nurses who wish to pursue a specialism in Emergency Nursing.

Diabetes
Unfortunately achieving these biological targets and lifestyle goals is extremely challenging. Therefore given its growing prevalence and resulting impact on health care resources, there is an urgent need to provide specialist training in diabetes. This interdisciplinary Diabetes programme at University of Galway aims to meet this need.

Clinical Research
The Clinical Research programme at University of Galway equips healthcare professionals with skills to excel in clinical research. It blends theory and hands-on experience, covering study design, data analysis, ethics, and regulations.

Health Economics
The MSc in Health Economics at University of Galway provides students with a strong foundation in economic theory and its application to health policy and healthcare decision-making.

Surgery
The degree in Surgery (MCh) at University of Galway is designed to enhance the academic and professional development of surgical trainees and to improve patient safety.

Public Health Nursing
The Public Health Nursing programme at University of Galway runs over two academic years. Candidates registering for this programme upon successful completion of year one can register with the NMBI as a public health nurse.

Evidence-Based Future Healthcare
The Evidence-Based Future Healthcare programme at University of Galway equips you with the skills to interpret, apply, and lead the use of evidence in healthcare decision-making.

Regenerative Medicine
The taught MSc in Regenerative Medicine at University of Galway graduated its one-hundredth student recently. This course focuses on stem cells, gene therapy and tissue engineering, focussing on how they can be applied to develop new therapeutics.

Nursing Education
The Nursing Education programme at University of Galway aims to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to become effective teachers/facilitators of student/client learning in both higher education and clinical settings.

Health Data Science
The aim of the Health Data Science programme at University of Galway is to train a new generation of world-leading health data scientists with the essential statistical and computing skills needed to become data science specialists in the health care, biopharmaceutical and medical technology sectors.

Nursing - Diabetes
With this Nursing - Diabetes programme at University of Galway aims to prepare nurses to effectively contribute to diabetes nursing practice. The essence of diabetes nursing is the provision of individualised care to patients with diabetes.

Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine
The Masters in Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine offered by University of Galway will be attractive to clinical doctors with minimum of one year postgraduate experience, who are interested in furthering their careers in interventional medicine.

Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
The Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation programme of the University of Galway enables students to complete this postgraduate qualification fully online. The course equips students with the knowledge and skills required to make meaningful contributions to cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation practice.