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47 Master's degrees offered by the university

Psychology - Applied Psychology (Positive and Coaching Psychology)
This Psychology - Applied Psychology (Positive and Coaching Psychology) degree delivered by the University College Cork brings together the fields of Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology.

Irish Language and European Law
This Irish Language and European Law degree delivered by the University College Cork offers intensive training in spoken and written Irish to holders of legal degrees or other legal qualifications (solicitors, barristers), or degrees that include a significant element of law, and enhances those qualifications with a tailored suite of course modules in European Law.

Celtic Civilisation
This Celtic Civilisation master diploma from University College Cork is intended for those who already have a degree and who wish to study the literature and culture of the medieval Celtic countries intensively over one academic year full time, or two academic years part time.

Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy
The Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy course delivered by the University College Cork is embedded within a Humanistic framework and informed by the transpersonal approach of psychosynthesis and the developmental insights of a psychodynamic orientation.

Celtic Civilisation
The Celtic Civilisation degree delivered by the University College Cork is concerned with the history of the Celtic peoples from central Europe to Ireland, and from the early Iron Age into the Middle Ages.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
This Cognitive Behavioural Therapy degree delivered by the University College Cork is offered part-time over two years. The course is aligned with the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).

Psychology - Applied Psychology
The Psychology - Applied Psychology degree delivered by the University College Cork gives you an advanced understanding of the discipline of psychology in applied settings.

Criminology
This Criminology degree delivered by the University College Cork examines a broad range of theoretical and applied approaches to understanding crime.

Sociology of Sustainability and Global Challenges
The innovative Sociology of Sustainability and Global Challenges degree delivered by the University College Cork analyses the globalisation of poverty and inequality and explores alternative strategies of development.

Chinese - Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages
The Chinese - Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages degree delivered by the University College Cork aims to provide students with the theoretical knowledge and professional competencies required to teach Chinese effectively to speakers of other languages in a variety of contexts globally and in Ireland.

Geography
The Geography degree course delivered by the University College Cork is a conversion course intended for those who already hold a degree in Arts or Science subject other than Geography.

English - Modernities - Literature, Theory and Culture from the Romantics to the Present
This English - Modernities - Literature, Theory and Culture from the Romantics to the Present course at University College Cork introduces students to the advanced study of American and British literature and other cultural forms, from the eighteenth century to the present day, as well as to a selection of European and American theoretical works pertaining to the concept of ?modernity?.

Spanish
The Spanish degree delivered by the University College Cork is aimed at graduates who may want to be considered for a master’s course in the area of Hispanic studies subsequently (but do not have an honours degree in the field) or who may want to add the subject of the Higher Diploma in Arts to their qualifications.

Psychology - Work and Organisational Psychology
The Psychology - Work and Organisational Psychology degree delivered by the University College Cork is underpinned by three key themes that differentiate it from other programmes in Ireland. These themes are based on our school’s particular areas of expertise and address contemporary workplace concerns and challenges.

Italian
The Italian degree delivered by the University College Cork is a conversion course for those with a prior knowledge of Italian who want to study Italian language and culture to honours degree level. Competence in Italian language on entry should be equivalent to the standard in Italian achieved at the end of First Arts.

Sustainable Development, Agri-Food and Co-operatives
This Sustainable Development, Agri-Food and Co-operatives degree delivered by the University College Cork is offered by the Cork University Business School (CUBS) at University College Cork. Our focus is on a deeper understanding of co-operatives, sustainable development, and agri-food systems.

Women's Studies
The Women's Studies course delivered by the University College Cork involves a wide variety of possibilities for interdisciplinary study, and for contact with the community and other organisations dealing with women’s and gender issues.

Superdiversity in Education, Organisations and Society
The Superdiversity in Education, Organisations and Society degree delivered by the University College Cork offers a truly European learning experience with an innovative hybrid learning architecture bringing together physical and virtual mobility.

English - Modernities Literature, Theory and Culture from the Romantics to the Present
This English - Modernities Literature, Theory and Culture from the Romantics to the Present degree delivered by the University College Cork introduces you to the advanced study of American, British, and Irish literature and other cultural forms, from the eighteenth century to the present day, as well as to a selection of theoretical works pertaining to the concept of ‘modernity’.

Digital Cultures (Online)
The Digital Cultures (Online) degree delivered by the University College Cork is delivered entirely through distance learning and explores and operates within the digital moment, developing knowledge, skills and critical awareness through theoretical engagement and critical practice.