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38 Master's degrees offered by the university

Cellular Manufacturing and Therapy
The primary objectives of this Cellular Manufacturing and Therapy programme at University of Galway are to provide formal training in cellular bioprocessing for clinical application and cultivating a rigorous scientific underpinning for the development of a cellular therapy.

Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation
The Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation programme of the University of Galway will provide knowledge and skill sets required for exercise prescription in a clinical setting.

Biomedical Science
This Biomedical Science programme at University of Galway aims to provide students with the underpinning knowledge and practical skills to pursue a successful career in biomedical science.

Occupational Health and Safety Top Up
This one year Occupational Health and Safety Top Up programme at University of Galway has been designed exclusively for graduate of the Higher Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or Occupational Health, Safety and Hygiene who have relevant work experience in Occupational Health and Safety.

Perioperative Nursing
This Perioperative Nursing programme at University of Galway is designed for registered nurses who wish to pursue a specialism in Perioperative Nursing. This programme is offered full-time over two calendar years.

Adolescent Health
The Adolescent Health programme of the University of Galway, the first programme of its kind in Europe, provides students with interdisciplinary training in adolescent health grounded in a public health approach.

Gerontology
This Gerontology programme at University of Galway is for all nurses caring for older people in acute, community or long-term care settings.

Health Promotion
The Health Promotion course at University of Galway is an internationally recognised qualification with the course content informed by the agreed competencies and professional standards for Health Promotion.

Intensive Care
This Intensive Care programme at University of Galway is designed for registered nurses who wish to pursue a specialist qualification in Intensive Care Nursing.

Advanced Practice Nursing
The aims of the Master of Advanced Practice Nursing programme at University of Galway are to enable experienced registered nurses to develop an expert knowledge base, complex decision-making skills, and clinical competencies for an expanded autonomous scope of practice the characteristics of which are shaped by the: context in which the individual practices.

Acute Medicine
This Acute Medicine programme at University of Galway aims to meet the educational needs of nurses working in an acute medical unit (AMU, AMAU, MAU), short stay unit or equivalent which cares for patients with acute medical conditions.

Multidisciplinary Radiology
The MSc/PDip in Multidisciplinary Radiology at University of Galway is multidisciplinary in nature, with a fully integrated Clinical and Radiological approach to patient care both among faculty and learners. It is a blended course taught using traditional class-based educational activities and contemporary distance learning technologies.

Obesity
The newly established Obesity programme of the University of Galway provides a broad and comprehensive curriculum that is clinically relevant and that also has a strong theoretical basis.

Healthcare Simulation and Patient Safety
Completing the Healthcare Simulation and Patient Safety programme at University of Galway encompasses manikin based training for teamworking, task trainers for procedural skills, simulated persons for communication skills and virtual /augmented reality.

Medical Electronics and Digital Health
Medical Electronics and Digital Health from University of Galway is an intensive one-year programme that equips students with the electronic and computer engineering skills driving modern connected medical devices.

Medical Physics
This Medical Physics programme at University of Galway is designed to meet the demand for qualified medical physicists.

Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety
This Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety programme at University of Galway prepares graduates to be competent practitioners in workplace safety, exposure assessment, worker health & wellbeing and environmental sustainability.

Podiatric Medicine (Pre-registration)
This new Podiatric Medicine (Pre-registration) from University of Galway programme targets healthcare and related graduates, building on existing expertise to offer a flexible route into Podiatric Medicine.

Exercise Physiology and its Application in Therapy
In this Exercise Physiology and its Application in Therapy course at University of Galway, students will develop an advanced knowledge of exercise physiology including a full understanding of physiological processes and changes that occur during different types of exercise. Students will understand how these changes are beneficial to general health and fitness.

Advanced Practice Midwifery
The aim of the Advanced Practice Midwifery programme of the University of Galway is to enable experienced registered midwives to develop an expert knowledge base.