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66 Master's degrees in Nursing in Ireland
Nursing
The Nursing programme of Trinity College Dublin will enable students to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to care for patients to the highest professional standards across the healthcare continuum.

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.

Nursing in Leadership and Quality Healthcare
The Nursing in Leadership and Quality Healthcare programme at the Technological University of the Shannon is aimed at graduate nurses who wish to advance their academic and professional development.
Nursing - Advancing Child Health and Wellbeing
The aim of the Nursing - Advancing Child Health and Wellbeing programme of Trinity College Dublin is to provide a solid academic base to the understanding and development of nursing practice in the area of child health and illness.
Wound Management and Tissue Viability
The Wound Management and Tissue Viability program offered by Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is committed to the development of expert, reflective nursing and midwifery practitioners who can seek out and use research-based knowledge to improve patient care.

Nursing - Trauma and Emergency Nursing
The Nursing - Trauma and Emergency Nursing programme from University College Cork is offered by the School of Nursing and Midwifery at University College Cork. The nursing programme provides Emergency nurses with the opportunity to enhance their careers on a professional and personal level.

Nursing Studies (Direct Entry Year 2)
This Nursing Studies (Direct Entry Year 2) degree course delivered at University College Cork is aimed at enabling busy practitioners to take a leadership role in clinical practice in an increasingly complex healthcare environment by facilitating professional and scholarly development.
Cancer Nursing
The Graduate Diploma in Cancer Nursing at University College Dublin is an academic and clinically based programme designed for students who wish to deepen and broaden their knowledge and expertise in cancer care in order to provide safe, effective and holistic care to people with cancer.
Ophthalmic Nursing
The Postgraduate Diploma in Ophthalmic Nursing at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland will prepare you to exercise an advanced level of clinical judgment and practice – beyond what is required of a registered general nurse (RGN) – in your specialist area of ophthalmology.

Nursing (Oncology)
This Nursing (Oncology) degree course from University College Cork is offered in a blended learning format (part-online and part-attendance at workshops/tutorials) and is designed to meet the needs of nurses working in oncology settings who wish to undergo a specialist oncology course.

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.
Advanced Practice Nursing
The Advanced Practice Nursing (MSc) offered at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland provide innovative and practical frameworks to guide the educational and professional development of nurses and midwives progressing to ANP/AMP roles.
Cancer Nursing
This Cancer Nursing degree is offered by Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Specialist knowledge and skills are an essential component in the multidisciplinary management of oncology patients.

Professional Nursing
The Professional Nursing programme at the Atlantic Technological University, provides the nurse with a broad-based educational experience to practice at an advanced level incorporating key concepts such as advanced decision making, professional leadership, evidence-based practice, professional ethics, research knowledge and skills.
Advanced Practice (Nursing)
The Advanced Practice (Nursing) programme at Munster Technological University will be offered to qualified, experienced nurses who wish to pursue a career as an Advanced Practitioner, to develop their knowledge, skills and competencies.
Ultrasound
The Ultrasound programme at the University College Dublin develops professional competencies by integrating clinical skills with specialist theoretical knowledge.

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.

Specialist Nursing
Are you a qualified nurse or dual qualified midwife keen to expand your specialist expertise and advance your nursing career? This Specialist Nursing program at Dublin City University might be for you.

Medical and Surgical Nursing
The Medical and Surgical Nursing course delivered by the University College Cork recognises the need for specialist postgraduate education to assist general nurses in meeting the challenges of increased levels of patient acuity, along with ethical and patient-safety challenges in medical-surgical settings.
Emergency Nursing
The Postgraduate Diploma in Emergency Nursing at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – delivered in partnership with Beaumont Hospital – offers you the opportunity to work and learn in a dynamic and ever-changing environment.