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47 Master's degrees offered by the university

Archaeology
This Archaeology degree delivered by the University College Cork is for non-archaeology graduates who have a degree and would like to transfer their studies to the discipline of archaeology. The course is designed for those who have an active interest in archaeology and want to undertake a full-time course of study, out of interest, or to change careers.

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

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.

Archaeology - Human Osteoarchaeology
This Archaeology - Human Osteoarchaeology course is designed to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of and practical training in human osteoarchaeology: the analysis of human skeletal remains from archaeological contexts.

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.

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).

International Public Policy and Diplomacy
The International Public Policy and Diplomacy degree delivered by the University College Cork is an innovative, interdisciplinary, taught master’s course that provides graduates with the expertise required for successful careers in international policy environments.

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?.

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.

Anthropology
The Anthropology degree delivered by the University College Cork as a comparative and international discipline, is the most fundamental and encompassing of the Humanities, Arts, and Social Science disciplines.

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.

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.

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’.

Asian Studies
The Asian Studies course at University College Cork provides a global academic context for understanding the rise of East Asia. On this programme we will equip you with a unique set of abilities to engage with the cultural, historic, economic, and political fabric of Asia.

Migration, Mobility and Culture
The Migration, Mobility and Culture degree delivered by the University College Cork is designed to match the urgent need for initial and advanced training of professionals in all areas of society where specific knowledge regarding the complexity of interactions among people of different cultures, ethnicities and social groups is necessary.

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.

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.

Sociology
Sociology at University College Cork is a conversion course for students who have already completed an undergraduate degree. The course is ideal for anyone who wants to study an intensive course in Sociology in one year and apply for further studies at MA level in Sociology. Alternatively, you may simply wish to add a higher diploma to your existing qualifications.