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Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
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University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose NUI Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at NUI Galway is all about here.
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About NUI Galway
About NUI Galway
Since 1845, NUI Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
NUI Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching across a range of key areas of expertise.
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Research
Research
NUI Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at NUI Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at NUI Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni, Friends & Supporters
Alumni, Friends & Supporters
There are over 90,000 NUI Galway graduates Worldwide, connect with us and tap into the online community.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At NUI Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Medical & Health Sciences
Find your health Masters at NUI Galway.
At NUI Galway we strive to improve healthcare and to bring tangible benefits to health and healthcare regionally, nationally and internationally.
As a Masters student you will benefit from close clinical partnerships, and our postgraduate programmes are grounded in clinical expertise and cutting-edge research to best prepare you to address the challenges of a changing healthcare environment. You will benefit from flexible and innovative learning technologies, from academics who are leading pracitioners and your research will improve the lives of future generations.
The medical technology sector in Ireland is recognised as one of five global emerging hubs. Eight of the world’s top ten med-tech companies are based here, and devices designed and made in Galway are saving lives all over the world. Galway is at the very heart of this development and NUI Galway is the powerhouse for much of this progress.
Medical & Health Sciences Courses
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| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Advanced Healthcare Practice and Research (MSc) | Teaching , Research, Healthcare, Clinical practice, Students, Leadership, Advanced Practice |
| Applied Behaviour Analysis (MSc) | aba, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, applied, behavioural, analysis, msc |
| Biomedical Engineering (MSc) | Biomedical Engineering, Tissue Engineering, Biomechanics, Medical Device, Mechanobiology, Biomaterials, Computational methods, Finite Element, Bioelectronics, Regulatory Affairs, Bioinstrumentation |
| Public Health Nursing (PDip/Master in Health Sciences) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, public health, nursing, health services executive, hse, nuig, funding, rgn, regional general nurse, midwifery, masters, top up, thesis |
| Biomedical Genomics (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nuigalway, biomedical, genomics, gradaute, msc, interdisciplinary, maths |
| Computational Genomics (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nuigalway,computational, genomics, gradaute, msc, interdisciplinary, maths |
| Computational Genomics (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nuigalway,computational, genomics, gradaute, msc, interdisciplinary, maths |
| Biomedical Science (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, biomedical science, graduate, msc, inclusive, of, levy, tuition, EU, 6591, 224 |
| Occupational and Environmental Health & Safety (MSc/HDip, full-time/part-time) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, health and safety, ergonomics, occupational health, safety |
| Childhood Speech, Language & Communication Needs (MSc) | speech, language, and communication needs, classroom, narrative, diversity, evidence in practice, research, early childhood education, primary school teachers, health and social care professionals |
| Children's Palliative Care/Complex Care (MHSc/PDip full-time) | nursing, nuigalway, palliative care, children, complex care, high-dependency, intensive care, complex, life-threatening, conditions, new, child, adolescents, adolescence, childhood, infancy, baby, nurse, cancer, neonatal, disability, oncology, hospital, hospice, |
| Chronic Illness Management (Master of)—full-time/part-time | chronic illness, interdisciplinary, chronic, health, health management, primary care, chronic illness management, master in, health sciences, full-time and part-time, medical, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Preventive Cardiology (MSc/PDip) | Masters, Postgraduate, Diploma, Prevention, Medicine, healthcare, cardiology, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cardiovascular disease |
| Health Economics (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, health, economics, health economics ireland, Ireland, health economics, pharmaeconomics, pharma |
| Health Promotion (MA/PDip & full-time or part-time) | health promotion, ma, pdip, full-time, postgraduate diploma, masters, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, fees, funding, susi, grant, student, contribution, charge, student, levy, dates, for, fee, payment, 31st, October, 31st, January, late, payment, fee, appeal, student, services, instalments, financial, aid, fund, |
| Health Psychology (MSc) | health psychology, msc, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, health related behaviour, psychosomatic influences, chronic illness, chronic pain, psycho-biological, accredited, PSI Ireland, health psychologist, promoting health, health promotion, health behaviour interventions, health psychology research, health and illness |
| Regenerative Medicine (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, regenerative, medicine, therapeutics, stem cells, stem, cell, cellular, manufacturing, unique, therapeutics, biomaterials, engineered tissue, biological compounds, research, project, disease, human disease, REMEDI, CCMI, Centre for Cell Manufacturing Ireland, clinical trials, gene therapy |
| Medical & Healthcare Simulation (PgCert, PDip, Masters) | PDipSc Healthcare Simulation and Patient Safety | Medical simulation; healthcare simulation; medical education |
| Medical Science (Masters in) | health informatics, master, postgraduate diploma, medical science, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Multidisciplinary Radiology (MSc/PDip) | Radiology, Clinical, Imaging, Multidisciplinary, Master, Postgraduate, Diploma. Certificate. Taught, fulltime, part-time, research, dissertation, ECTs |
| Neuropharmacology (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, neuropharmacology, pharmacology, therapeutics |
| Social Work Practice Teaching, Supervision & Management (PDip) | |
| Nursing: Advanced Practice with Prescribing (Masters) | advanced practice nursing, midwifery, master of health sciences, two years, three years), taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Nursing Education (PDip) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, education, nursing |
| Special Educational Needs (PDip) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, diploma, special, education, needs, special education needs |
| Nursing: Emergency Care (MHSc/PDip)—full-time | |
| Nursing: Gerontology (Master of Health Sciences/PDip, full-time) | |
| Surgery, Masters in (MCh) | masters, surgery, mch |
| Nursing: Midwifery (HDip) | |
| Nursing: Midwifery (PgCert) | Nursing, midwifery, Postgraduate certificate |
| Nursing: Nurse/Midwife Prescribing (Certificate in) | |
| Nursing: Oncology (MHSc/PDip, full-time) | |
| Toxicology (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, toxicology |
| Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences (Wound Healing and Tissue Repair) | wound, healing, tissue, repair, postgradudate, health sciences |
| Biomedical Science (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, biomedical science, graduate, msc, inclusive, of, levy, tuition, EU, 6591, 224 |
| Clinical Education (Master of, PDip/Cert) | clinical education, master, postgraduate diploma, postgraduate certificate, health sciences, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Clinical Neuroscience (MSc) | |
| Clinical Primary Care (PDip/Cert) | clinical primary care, postgraduate diploma, postgraduate certificate, health sciences, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Psychology—Conversion (HDipA) | postgraduate, |
| Psychology—Full (HDipA) | |
| Clinical Psychology (Doctor of Psychological Science) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, clinical, psychology, psychological science |
| Clinical Research (MSc, full-time and part-time) | |
| Family Support Studies(MA/PDip) | life course studies, ma, postgraduate diploma, family support studies, sociology, politics, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, life course studies, fees, funding, susi, grant, student, contribution, charge, student, levy, dates, for, fee, payment, 31st, October, 31st, January, late, payment, fee, appeal, student, services, instalments, financial, aid, fund, |
| Public Health Nursing (PDip/Master in Health Sciences) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, public health, nursing, health services executive, hse, nuig, funding, rgn, regional general nurse, midwifery, masters, top up, thesis |
| Medical Physics (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, medical physics, msc, graduates |
| Medical Technology Regulatory Affairs (MSc) | Medical Technology, Regulatory affairs, EU, US and Global Medical Technology Regulatory requirements; Quality Management Systems, Risk Management, Labelling & Promotion; Design Assurance, Sterilisation and Biocompatability, Post Market Surveillance, postgraduate, graduate, MSc, masters, medtech |
| Nursing: Acute Medicine (MHSc/PDip)—full-time | Acute Medical Assessment Unit, Acute Medicine, Postgraduate Diploma, Nursing, Short stay |
| Nursing: Intensive Care (MHSc/PDip, full-time) | |
| Nursing: Perioperative (MHSc/PDip) | nursing, postgraduate, nui galway, nuigalway, nuig, perioperative, masters, postgraduate, diploma |
| Nursing/Midwifery Education (Masters) | nursing/midwifery education, master of health sciences, two years, three years, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Cellular Manufacturing and Therapy (MSc) | Masters, Research, Healthcare, Clinical practice, Students, Leadership, Advanced Practice, Cellular Manufacturing, Therapy, Cellular Manufacturing and Therapy |
| Biomedical Science—continuous/flexible (MSc) | Biomedical Science; part-time; modular; molecular and regenerative medicine; pharmacology and toxicology; project management; product development; product validatioin; product regulation; experimental design and data analysis; biomechanics; tissue engineering; lasers; stereology; monitoring for health hazards at work |
| Endovascular Surgery (Master in Medical Science)(PDip) | endovascular surgery, master, postgraduate diploma, medical science, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Social Work (MA) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, social, work |
| Nursing: Palliative Care (MHSc/PDip, full-time) | |
| Microscopy and Imaging (MSc) | Microscopy, Imaging, techniques, microscope, visualisation, nuigalway, nuig, laboratory, unique, biomedical engineering, biomedical science, analysis, science, industry, health, hospital, biological science, data-handling, cells, tissues, biomaterials, radiation, medical physics, Biophotonics, Introduction to Biostatistics, biomaterials, physics, bioimaging, imaging, processing, histology, cell biology, Stereology, Translational Cancer Research, cancer, research, processing, PhD, MSc, medicine, multidisciplinary, researcher, new |
Galway is not just a place- it's a way of life
Founded in 1845, NUI Galway is located in the West of Ireland, in Galway - the ‘City of the Tribes’. Uniquely located in a beautiful historic campus in the west coast of Ireland, on the edge of the Wild Atlantic Way coastline and only 2 hours drive from Dublin.
Galway is a place like no other. Set on the Wild Atlantic Way, on the broad sweep of Galway Bay, Galway is as distinctive as it is beautiful. From this position on the Atlantic edge of Europe, NUI Galway has a proud history of reaching out and connecting with the world. Galway casually combines the energy of a young and diverse population, with the authenticity of a place steeped in history and tradition. We are renowned as a place where arts and culture are celebrated, reinterpreted and shared with the world.
Key Facts
95%
of grads are employed or in further study 6 months after graduating
3000
international students from 115 countries call NUI Galway home
2%
we are ranked in top 2% of universities worldwide

