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Courses at DCU
Twenty full PhD scholarships and new Doctoral Research Hub launched by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Postgraduate Science and Health Courses

Furthering education is fuelled by an appetite for curiosity – a fervour we appreciate and honour. The Faculty of Science and Health offer a myriad of postgraduate taught opportunities across the disciplines.
Graduate Certificate in Women's Health (Sport & Exercise) header
Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Health and Human Performance

The Graduate Certificate in Women’s Health (Sport and Exercise) comprises of three individual modules (10 ECTS credits each) that focus on women’s health and female athlete health in a cohesive holistic manner throughout their lifespan. 

MSc in Health and Social Inclusion header
Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health

Are you passionate about health and social inclusion? Do you want to learn how to help break down barriers impacting marginalised communities? 

The core curriculum of this programme, delivered by an interdisciplinary group of experts,  gives students the knowledge, skillsets and experiences required to understand and influence health and social inclusion in Ireland and abroad. 

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Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Biotechnology

If you’re fascinated by the life-changing world of biotherapeutics and want to discover how to improve patient outcomes through developing new drug therapies, this is the course for you.  The programme gives you hands-on experience in biotherapeutics research and development and prepares you to make a difference in industry.

Multidisciplinary in nature, this programme appeals to a wide range of candidates from across sectors who work with or are planning to work with biomedical therapeutics, including but not limited to life scientists, professionals from the Biopharma and BioPharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Diagnostics and/or Healthcare industries and medical practitioners (including GPs, clinicians-in-training, and specialist nurses). 

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Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health

Are you a qualified nurse or dual qualified midwife keen to expand your specialist expertise and advance your nursing career? 

The MSc in Specialist Nursing offers two specialist pathways, students must choose one of the following:

  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Women's Health
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Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health

Are you passionate about supporting the health and wellbeing of children and families? Would you like to study part-time from anywhere in the country?

The MSc in Child and Family Health and Wellbeing will appeal to recent graduates and early or mid-career professionals who work with, or who aspire to work with children, young people and their families in various capacities. The programme is suitable to individuals from across different disciplines, including, but not limited to, children’s nurses and other nursing disciplines, allied health and social care professionals, and related areas such as those working in community, voluntary and non-governmental organisations. 

Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Physical Sciences

We urgently need more teachers qualified to teach physics so that all second level students in Ireland may have the opportunity to study physics to Leaving Certificate level and learn physics from a discipline expert. The Professional Diploma in Teaching Physics is designed to upskill post-primary teachers to meet current Teaching Council subject requirements in Physics at the highest level. 

The Professional Diploma in Teaching Physics (PDITP) programme is delivered by Dublin City University in collaboration with the University of Limerick & University of Galway. This programme will be offered on a part-time basis and will deliver 75 ECTS of programme modules over two academic years, commencing in January.  All modules will be assessment on the basis on 100% continuous assessment.  The programme will align to the DCU 

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Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Health and Human Performance

Are you a sports professional or aspire to be a sports professional, keen to gain advanced knowledge so you can shape your career and work/progress in sport performance environments? 

The MSc in Elite Sport Performance provides appropriately qualified early-career sport professionals across relevant sport performance disciplines (e.g., sport science and coaching) with the opportunity to acquire advanced subject knowledge in their field. 

We offer candidates the opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary study that allows them to investigate issues in elite sport performance.

MSc in Diagnostics and Precision Medicine header
Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Biotechnology

We live in a new era of medicine where innovation is transforming how we diagnose and treat patients. The first of its kind in Ireland, this course explores how revolutionary advances in science, technology and medicine are helping to accurately identify diseases and tailor treatments.

The programme is delivered via a hybrid approach of face-to-face teaching and online delivery of modules, together with hands-on experience in a research laboratory.

MSc in Bioprocess Engineering header
Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Biotechnology

If you work in the biopharmaceutical industry or a similar field and want to boost your career, this course is for you.

This course has been designed to:

MSc in Financial Mathematics header
Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Mathematical Sciences

If you want to understand the why, more than the what and the how, when it comes to the complex world of global finance, this course is for you.

Established in 1996, this programme is the first M.Sc in Financial Mathematics in Ireland and one of the oldest in Europe.

MSc in Astrophysics and Relativity header
Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Mathematical Sciences

Black holes, gravitational waves and gamma ray bursts are at the heart of some of the most exciting recent discoveries about our universe - and they're all topics that you'll examine on this course.

The course involves three main strands: Astrophysics, General Relativity, and Computational Science and Data Analysis. All topics are covered in the first semester of the course, laying the foundations for the advanced study of these topics in the second semester. 

MSc in Psychology (Conversion) header
Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Psychology

Are you a graduate keen to pursue a career in psychology? Do you want to develop practice-based skills and learn more about the latest cutting-edge innovations in psychology? 

This course is a one-year, intensive, full-time MSc, which has been fully accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland. Classes are timetabled for between 20-30 hours per week each semester.

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Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Psychology

If you’re a psychology graduate keen to advance your career and you’re passionate about wellbeing, this is the course for you. It’s also perfect for psychologists who want to develop their professional skill set.

The 90-credit programme is offered on both a one-year full-time and two-year part-time basis.

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Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health

Do you want to train as a clinical supervisor with leading experts in the field? 

The Professional Diploma in Clinical Supervision provides a comprehensive, university-accredited training in the dominant theoretical approaches, conceptual models and modes of clinical supervision, taking an integrative, relational and evidence-based approach to supervision practice. It comprises two modules and the indicative content is as follows:

MSc in Psychotherapy - man talking to woman
Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health

Are you passionate about supporting people with mental health challenges and emotional difficulties? Would you like to train with national and international psychotherapy, clinical supervision and research experts?

The MSc in Psychotherapy is a four-year part-time professional training programme at Level 9 NFQ (120 credits). Students may exit after two years with a Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy (60 credits; although please note that the Graduate Diploma is not a qualification to practise psychotherapy). 

Professional Doctorate in Elite Performance (Sport) header
Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Health and Human Performance

Do you want to gain a deeper understanding of elite performance to help boost your career prospects?

The programme comprises both research and taught elements. 

Modules 1 - 4 comprise modules (60 ECTS) that critically reflect on theories and practice of sport performance, develop an advanced understanding of research methodologies and skills, and provide students an opportunity to relate this knowledge and understanding to their own applied and professional context. 

Module 5, the DProfElite (Sport) Thesis (180 ECTS), involves the completion of a research project and thesis. 

Doctorate in Psychotherapy header
Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health

The Doctorate in Psychotherapy is an advanced postgraduate psychotherapy programme aimed at senior psychotherapy practitioners who are interested in developing their psychotherapy practice, supervision and research skills and knowledge.

The objectives of the course are to enable candidates to acquire:

Grad Cert in Sexuality Education & Sexual Wellbeing header
Level:
Postgraduate
School:
School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health

With so many taboos and misconceptions around sex today, open discussion and effective education matters more than ever. This one-year, online course offers interdisciplinary evidence-based knowledge in sexuality education and sexual health.

This one-year, part-time, online programme begins in September, and comprises three core modules.