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217 Master's degrees offered by the university

Social Work Studies
The staff of the Social Work Studies degree delivered by the University College Cork provide a very successful and much sought-after course of professional education and training in social work.

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.

Human Nutrition and Dietetics
This Human Nutrition and Dietetics course delivered by the University College Cork is an integrated postgraduate course that enables graduates with a BSc or MSc in Nutrition or equivalent degree to meet the standards of proficiency and professional competency so they are eligible to apply to the Dietitians Registration Board (CORU) for registration as a dietitian.

Spanish for Teachers
This Spanish for Teachers degree degree delivered by the University College Cork is designed as a blended programme using technology-enhanced learning as its primary mode alongside four or five in-person Saturday workshops per semester.

Mathematical Modelling and Machine Learning
The primary aim of our Mathematical Modelling and Machine Learning programme at University College Cork is to provide you with training in the use and development of modern numerical methods and machine-learning software.

International Human Rights Law and Public Policy
This International Human Rights Law and Public Policy degree course at University College Cork engages students in the practice and policy context of human rights law internationally.

Professional Master of Education (Art and Design)
This Professional Master of Education (Art and Design) degree course delivered by University College Cork is a new two-year full-time professional teacher education programme offered jointly by UCC's School of Education and the Munster Technological University (MTU) Crawford College of Art & Design (CCAD).

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.

Translation Studies
The Translation Studies degree delivered by the University College Cork offers an introduction to contemporary translation theory and practice, with seminars and hands-on workshops focused on developing general and language-specific translation and intercultural communication skills.

Design and Development of Digital Business
The Design and Development of Digital Business course delivered by the University College Cork is a 12-month (full-time) taught master’s degree course. This intensive and innovative course is aimed at creatively minded honours graduates from non-technical backgrounds.

Modern Irish
This Modern Irish degree delivered by the University College Cork is a conversion course for those with a prior knowledge of Irish who want to study Irish to honours degree level.

Health and Wellbeing (Online)
This Health and Wellbeing (Online) programme from University College Cork is part of our new suite of Health and Wellbeing programmes and on successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate, you can progress to Postgraduate Diploma and subsequently MSc level.

Women's Studies
The Women's Studies course delivered by the University College Cork involves a wide variety of possibilities for interdisciplinary study, and for contact with the community and other organisations dealing with women’s and gender issues.

Philosophy
This Philosophy course from University College Cork offers you the rare chance to study Western as well as Eastern philosophy at the postgraduate level.

Medical Sciences
This Medical Sciences degree course delivered by the University College Cork is a combined research and teaching programme with advanced tuition in skills in health sciences research that is taken full-time over 12 months, or part-time over 24 months.

Finance (Corporate Finance)
The objective of the Finance (Corporate Finance) course delivered by the University College Cork is to produce graduates who can contribute immediately in the corporate finance industry. As a participant in the course, you will focus on developing your analytical and professional skills, culminating in either a corporate finance project or a corporate internship.

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.

Health Protection (Online)
This Health Protection (Online) degree delivered by the University College Cork aims to provide students, from a range of different professional backgrounds, with core knowledge and skills related to the practice of Public Health and Health Protection. This course supplies the knowledge and skills necessary for health protection (infection control) and public health on a global scale.

Film and Screen Media
The Film and Screen Media degree delivered by the University College Cork combines film studies in theory, analysis, history, and practice, with an emphasis on encouraging students’ academic skills and creativity (in critical writing; filmmaking; film/media journalism; and cultural administration).