Postgraduate Course of the Year Awards

	Award-winner at the November 2019 HE Awards. L–R: Tristanne Silva, gradireland; Connie Healy, Programme Director, Masters in International and Comparative Business Law, NUI Galway; Mark Cumisky, Career and Skills Consultant, UCD; read more about the award-winning courses here.
‌	Award-winner at the November 2019 HE Awards. L–R: Tristanne Silva, gradireland; Cindy Coleman, Co-Director (with Janusz Krawczyk, not pictured), MSc in Cellular Manufacturing and Therapy, NUI Galway; Gillian Skinner, Marketing & Talent Specialist, Jameson International; read more about the award-winning courses here.

The gradireland Higher Education Awards  (formerly known as the gradireland Postgraduate Course of the Year Awards) have been taking place annually since 2012. These Awards aim to recognise and celebrate the calibre of postgraduate courses all across Ireland. Courses are judged on such criteria as employability, links with industry, the student experience, and research excellence record of its academics. These awards are now widely recognised and firmly established with HEIs and other stakeholders across Ireland and internationally. 

2019

We had the following courses shortlisted for these Awards in November 2019: 

• Best New Course: 

MSc (AgriBiosciences)
Masters in International and Comparative Business Law
MSc in International Accounting and Analytics
MSc in Exercise Physiology and Application in Therapy
MSc in Cellular Manufacturing and Therapy
MSc (Global Environmental Economics)

• Postgraduate Course of the Year Award in Business, Finance and Management: MSc in Digital Marketing; MSc Business Analytics.
• Postgraduate Course of the Year Award in Computer Science and Technology: The MSc in Business Analytics, J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics; MSc (Medical Technology Regulatory Affairs)
• Postgraduate Course of the Year Award in Science: MSc (AgriBiosciences); MSc (Medical Physics); MSc (Medical Technology Regulatory Affairs)
• Postgraduate Course of the Year Award in Law: Masters in International and Comparative Business Law 

Winners, November 2019:  

• Best New Postgraduate Course: MSc in Cellular Manufacturing and Therapy
• Postgraduate Course of the Year, Law: Masters in International and Comparative Business Law  

Read more about the award-winning courses here.

2018

We had seven courses shortlisted for these Awards in 2018: 

• Best New Course: The MSc (International Accounting and Analytics), J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics; and the MSc in Patient Safety and Healthcare Simulation, School of Medicine
• Postgraduate Course of the Year Award in Business, Finance and Management: The MSc in Digital Marketing; the MSc in Strategy, Innovation, and People Management; and the MSc in International Management, run by the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics
• Postgraduate Course of the Year Award in Computer Science and Technology: The MSc in Business Analytics, J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics
• Postgraduate Course of the Year Award in Science: The MSc in Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, Ryan Institute

Winner 2018:  

Best Business, Finance and Management course 2018: MSc in International Management.

2017

We had four courses shortlisted for these Awards in 2017, along with a nomination for Best Prospectus, in the Student Marketing Category.

• MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis, School of Psychology, shortlisted in the Postgraduate Course of the Awards for Arts & Humanities.
• Masters in Health Sciences (Children's Palliative and Complex Care), School of Nursing and Midwifery was shortlisted for both the Postgraduate Course of the Year Award in Health Sciences and the Best New Course.
• MSc (International Accounting & Analytics) was shortlisted for Best New Course.
• MSc in International Management was shortlisted for the Postgraduate Course of the Year in Business, Finance & Management.

Winner 2017: 

Best Postgraduate Prospectus Winner. Order (or download) our award-winning postgraduate prospectuses (Taught and Research editions available) here.

2016

Postgraduate Course of the Year Awards: November 2016 

The winners of the 2017 gradireland Higher Education Awards were announced in November 2016: NUI Galway programmes were nominated ten times across four categories and our team proudly took home two awards on the day: the winner in the Science category was the MSc in Biotechnology, National University of Ireland, Galway which has now taken home this award twice in a row, for more information on this programme click here.  The most hotly contested award t was for Best New Course, with NUI Galway nominated four times in this category, and we were delighted that the MSc in Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (MSc.CCAFS) took home the prize. To explore this programme further or to apply click here. 

Postgraduate Course of the Year Awards: April 2016 

Our MSc in Biotechnology was shortlisted in the Science course category for 2016, and went on to win the Award for Postgraduate Science Course of the Year at a ceremony in The Mansion House, Dublin, on 28 April 2016.

2015

We had two courses shortlisted for these Awards in 2015 , and in 2015 again took home the award for best Information Technology course. Our MSc Biotechnology was the runner-up in the Science course category.

Shortlisted 2015:

• Higher Diploma Applied Science (Software Design & Development—Industry Stream) (for IT and for Engineering)
• MSc (Biotechnology) (for Science)

Winner 2015:

• Higher Diploma Applied Science (Software Design & Development—Industry Stream)

2014

We had FOUR courses shortlisted for these Awards in 2014 (the most courses shortlisted for any Irish Higher Education Institution), and this year again took home the award for best Business course. Read more here. 

Shortlisted 2014:

• MSc Cloud Computing Research
• Higher Diploma Applied Science (Software Design & Development—Industry Stream)
• Masters in Surgery (MCh)
• MSc Marketing Practice

Winner(s) 2014:

• MSc Marketing Practice

2013

We had a record EIGHT courses shortlisted for the Irish Postgraduate Course of the Year Awards 2013. We won in three of the five major categories: best Business course, best Engineering course, and best Science course.

Shortlisted:

• Executive MBA
• MSc in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
• MSc in International Management
• MSc in Biolnnovation Fellowship programme
• LLM in Law, Technology and Governance
• Masters in Digital Media
• Masters of Applied Science (Enterprise Systems)
• MSc in Biomedical Science (Distance Learning)

Winners:

• MSc in International Management
• Masters of Applied Science (Enterprise Systems)
• MSc in Biomedical Science (Distance Learning) 

2012

Shortlisted:

• MSc in Strategy, Innovation and People Management
• Masters in Digital Media
• Masters of Applied Science (Enterprise Systems)
• MSc in Biolnnovation