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217 Master's degrees offered by the university

History of Art
This History of Art programme from University College Cork is for those who already have a degree, preferably in the Arts or the Sciences, and who wish to study art history intensively over one (full-time) or two (part-time) academic years.

Applied Coastal and Marine Management
The Applied Coastal and Marine Management degree delivered by the University College Cork is a dynamic, interdisciplinary programme that equips students with the scientific knowledge, technical expertise, and policy insight needed to lead in the sustainable management of coastal and marine environments.

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.

Clinical Trials (Online)
The Clinical Trials (Online) degree delivered by the University College Cork is suitable for those wishing to pursue a career in clinical trials in the pharmaceutical, medical device or academic sectors.

Philosophy
This Philosophy degree course delivered at University College Cork will develop your knowledge about the history of philosophy and ideas and help you to improve your skills in writing, critical reading, and in understanding and summarising arguments.

Healthcare Quality Improvement (Online)
The Healthcare Quality Improvement (Online) programme from University College Cork Online is an exciting, contemporary, degree for healthcare professionals, offering a flexible mode of learning while continuing to work.

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.

Geographical Information Systems
The Geographical Information Systems programme from University College Cork addresses the demand for Spatial Data Science and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysts.

Linguistics - Applied Linguistics
This Linguistics - Applied Linguistics course at University College Cork will provide you with the tools to describe language from various analytical perspectives and with insight and training in various branches of applied linguistics.

Industrial Pharmaceutics
This Industrial Pharmaceutics degree course from University College Cork is a unique research programme that develops the critical skills required to work in the pharma and biopharma manufacturing industry in Ireland. The programme will develop competency in the design of experiments, data analysis, process development and analytical method development.

Nursing (Intensive Care Nursing)
This Nursing (Intensive Care Nursing) degree course delivered by University College Cork will inform Intensive Care nurses with the knowledge required to competently address the needs of the patient and the family, improve standards of care, maintain patient safety, engage in interdisciplinary collaboration and develop healthy work environments.

Clinical Trials (Online)
This Clinical Trials (Online) degree delivered by the University College Cork is suitable for those of you wishing to pursue a career in clinical trials in the pharmaceutical, medical device, or academic sectors.

Politics
The Politics course at University College Cork is intended for those who already have a degree and who want to study politics intensively over one academic year full time or two academic years part time (by day). This is a conversion course so you would not normally have studied politics to honours degree level previously.

Public Health (Online)
The Public Health (Online) degree delivered by the University College Cork is a multi-disciplinary programme that will provide students with skills in health promotion, health protection, epidemiology, biostatistics and global health - in preparation for a career in public health practice or research.

Nursing (Non-EU Applicants)
The Nursing (Non-EU Applicants) degree delivered by the University College Cork gives nurses from outside the European Union the opportunity to study in Ireland. A major objective of the programme is to enable students to further develop their undergraduate knowledge, skills, and attributes.

Redesigning the Post-Industrial City (RePIC)
This Redesigning the Post-Industrial City (RePIC) course delivered by the University College Cork is a two-year, English-taught Master's programme jointly designed and delivered by the UNIC alliance – where the ambition is to build a vibrant knowledge and innovation community committed to the rethinking of more sustainable urban futures.

Educational Leadership
The Educational Leadership degree delivered by the University College Cork is a one-year, part-time postgraduate course which supports the professional growth of current and aspiring leaders in education, enabling them to contribute effectively to the improvement of practice in their own professional settings and the wider professional community.

Sustainable Materials and the Environment
This Sustainable Materials and the Environment master degree delivered by the University College Cork is for highly motivated, enthusiastic students interested in research in this area.

Psychology
This Psychology degree degree delivered by the University College Cork is a conversion course to psychology for students with degrees in subjects other than psychology or with psychology as a minor subject. Completion of the Higher Diploma in Psychology effectively converts your degree to the equivalent of an honours degree with psychology as the main subject.

Microbiome Science
Our NEW MSc Microbiome Science, designed by the School of Microbiology at University College Cork (UCC), has been developed to meet the demands of academia and industry in the field of microbiome science.