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31 Master's degrees offered by the university

Health, Medicine and Society
This distinctive Health, Medicine and Society postgraduate programme at the University of Malta looks at illness and medicine from a social perspective. It is a taught programme rooted in medical sociology, offering a multi-faceted exploration of health and illness.

Applied Chemistry
The Applied Chemistry programme at the University of Malta focuses on the applications of analysis and testing in an industrial environment, as well as good laboratory practices and total quality management, all with particular focus on the pharmaceutical industry.

Food Sciences and Nutrition
If you are interested in learning more about the Food Sciences and would like to enter a career in nutrition, then this Food Sciences and Nutrition course from University of Malta is the ideal course for you to enroll in.

Clinical Biomechanics
This Clinical Biomechanics course at the University of Malta is aimed at those professionals who are involved in the assessment of musculoskeletal function.

Gerodontology (Dental Technology)
The Gerodontology (Dental Technology) programme from University of Malta is structured over a three-year academic period, inclusive of 2 semesters per year and two summer periods of eight weeks each.

Communication Therapy
This Communication Therapy course at the University of Malta aims to provide students with an opportunity to engage in a research exercise under the supervision of an appointed academic supervisor.

Surgical Skills
The Surgical Skills programme at the University of Malta has been designed to offer a new curriculum of technology enhanced learning as a flexible mode of study allowing the programme to be studied alongside the surgical and gynaecological training in Malta for both local and international students.

Biomedical Cybernetics
The Master of Science in Biomedical Cybernetics is a cross-disciplinary degree programme at the University of Malta, undertaken mainly by research, in the field of Biomedical Cybernetics.

Dental Surgery
The aim of the Dental Surgery programme at the University of Malta is to produce Dental Surgeons with a broad academic dental education who will be able to function in all areas of clinical dentistry practising evidence-based comprehensive dentistry based on a problem solving approach, using basic theoretical and practical skills.

Gerontology and Geriatrics
The Gerontology and Geriatrics programme from University of Malta was set up in 1989 by a group of international experts convened by the United Nations International Institute on Ageing, based in Malta.

Dietetics
This Dietetics programme from University of Malta has been designed to offer a focused learning and training experience in Dietetics. The course utilizes the B.Sc. (Hons.) Applied Food and Nutritional Sciences as the basis for this Postgraduate Diploma.

Medical Physics
This Medical Physics programme from the University of Malta will provide you with a holistic academic preparation for a career as a Medical Physicist/Medical Physics Expert and/or Radiation Protection Officer/Radiation Protection Expert in the specialities of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology.

Diabetes Care
The MSc in Diabetes Care at the University of Malta is designed to equip you as a future healthcare professional involved in the care of patients suffering from diabetes mellitus with the necessary knowledge, skills and competences relevant to your holistic patient-centred care practice.

Gerodontology (Dental Surgery)
The Gerodontology (Dental Surgery) programme from University of Malta is structured over a three-year academic period, inclusive of 2 semesters per year and two summer periods of eight weeks each.

Biomedical Sciences (Microbiology)
The Biomedical Sciences (Microbiology) programme at the University of Malta provides you an advanced level of education, training and research for graduates in Medicine, Medical Laboratory Science and any other area of study deemed relevant and enables you to acquire advanced knowledge and research skills that could be employed in the academic, clinical and industrial settings.

Biomedical Sciences (Cell Therapy and Tissue Banking)
The Biomedical Sciences (Cell Therapy and Tissue Banking) course at the University of Malta is intended to provide an advanced level of education, training and research for graduates in Medicine, Medical Laboratory Science and related areas of study, and enables candidates to acquire advanced knowledge and research skills that could be employed in the academic, clinical and industrial settings.

Mental Health Studies
The Mental Health Studies course at the University of Malta responds to local needs related to the areas of long term Mental Health Recovery, Addictions and Child and Adolescent Mental Health. It is congruent with the development of Mental Health Services in Malta and reflective of the current strategies that are being employed in order to improve service delivery.

Mental Health Nursing
This Mental Health Nursing programme at the University of Malta consists of a total of 90 ECTS at Level 5 (Masters’ Degree) conducted over three years.

Public Health
You will undergo a number of study units each term which each have failing examinations in the subsequent examination period. However, there are no formal written final examinations at the end of the course. Instead, you will conduct several practical projects in addition to your normal schedule of study units. Learn more with the Public Health Department of the University of Malta.

Gerodontology (Dental Hygiene)
The Gerodontology (Dental Hygiene) programme from University of Malta is structured over a three-year academic period, inclusive of 2 semesters per year and two summer periods of eight weeks each.