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Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
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University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose University of Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at University of Galway is all about here.
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About University of Galway
About University of Galway
Since 1845, University of Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
University of Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching across a range of key areas of expertise.
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Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
University of Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at University of Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at University of Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni & Friends
Alumni & Friends
There are 128,000 University of Galway alumni worldwide. Stay connected to your alumni community! Join our social networks and update your details online.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At University of Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Postgraduate Taught Programmes
| Course Name | Cao Code | College/school | Key Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity and Software Development (PDip) | College of Science and Engineering | Cybersecurity, Software Development, Software Design and Development, Software Engineering, Computer Programming, Postgraduate Diploma, Computing Course, Conversion Course, Databases, Algorithms, Java Programming, Web Development, Information Technology, Online Learning, Industry Placement/Internship, DevSecOps, Secure Web Programming, Cyber Security | |
| AgInnovation: Agricultural Innovation & Entrepreneurship (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | aginnovation, engineering, nui galway, postgraduate, agricultural, agriculture, innovation, entrepreneurship | |
| BioInnovation (PDip) | College of Science and Engineering | BioInnovate Ireland, Medical device, Medical Device Design, Healthcare Technology Design, Needs Led Innovation, Unmet clinical needs, Under met clinical needs, Medtech, Biodesign, Stanford Biodesign, Stanford University Global Affiliate, Enterprise Ireland, High Potential Start Ups, Design to Advance Patient Care, Design to Improve Treatment Outcomes, Human Factors Engineering, User Experience, Patient Experience, Investment, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship, Innovation Fellowship, Leadership, Next Generation Medtech Leaders, Future of Healthcare, Future Innovators, Design Thinking, Empathic Engineering, Patient Centered Design, Public Patient Involvement Design, PPI, Teamwork and Partnership | |
| Biomedical Engineering (ME) | College of Science and Engineering | Biomedical Engineering, Tissue Engineering, Biomechanics, Medical Device, Mechanobiology, Biomaterials, Computational methods, Finite Element, Bioelectronics, Regulatory Affairs, Bioinstrumentation, Galway, NUIG, Galway, postgraduate, grad school, chartered, biomechanics, biomaterials, medical devices, science, | |
| Biomedical Engineering (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | Biomedical Engineering, Tissue Engineering, Biomechanics, Medical Device, Mechanobiology, Biomaterials, Computational methods, Finite Element, Bioelectronics, Regulatory Affairs, Bioinstrumentation | |
| Civil Engineering (ME) | College of Science and Engineering | fees, funding, tuition, levy, student, nuig, civil, engineering, taught masters, design, structures, environmental, | |
| Cloud Computing and Software Development (PDip) | College of Science and Engineering | Cloud Computing, Software Development, Software Design and Development, Software Engineering, Computer Programming, Postgraduate Diploma, Computing Course, Conversion Course, Databases, Algorithms, Java Programming, Web Development, Information Technology, Online Learning, Industry Placement/Internship, Cloud Fundamentals | |
| Computer Science—Adaptive Cybersecurity (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | Cybersecurity, machine learning, artificial intelligence, ML, AI, data analytics, adaptive cybersecurity, privacy, intrusion detection, authentication, cyberattack mitigation, adversarial attacks | |
| Computer Science—Artificial Intelligence (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | M.Sc., MSc, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Master, 1-year, one-year, 12 months, full-time, postgraduate programme, postgraduate course, machine learning, deep learning, neural networks, multi-agent systems, reinforcement learning, natural language processing, information retrieval, meta-heuristic optimisation, ethics in artificial intelligence, autonomous agents, multi-agent systems, programming for AI, tools for AI, knowledge representation, statistical relational learning, data visualization, programming for data analytics, web and network science, embedded image processing, tools for data analytics, technologies for data analytics, research topics in AI, MSc | |
| Computer Science—Artificial Intelligence (Online) (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | Artificial Intelligence, AI, Data analytics, online course, Machine Learning, Masters, MSc, part-time | |
| Artificial Intelligence for Professionals (PgCert) | College of Science and Engineering | Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Big Data, Neural Networks, Statistics, Visualisation, Analytics, Deep Learning, Business, Ethics, Strategy, Law, Social Impact, artificial intelligence for professionals, artificial intelligence for managers | |
| Computer Science—Data Analytics (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | nui galway, postgraduate, taught, computer science, data analytics, programme, course, diploma, analytical science, information technology, programming, computational, | |
| Cybersecurity and Software Development (PDip) | College of Science and Engineering | Cybersecurity, Software Development, Software Design and Development, Software Engineering, Computer Programming, Postgraduate Diploma, Computing Course, Conversion Course, Databases, Algorithms, Java Programming, Web Development, Information Technology, Online Learning, Industry Placement/Internship, DevSecOps, Secure Web Programming, Cyber Security | |
| Data Analytics and Visualisation (PDip) | College of Science and Engineering | Data science, data analytics, visualisation, business intelligence, statistics, R, analysis, programming, placement, conversion, computer science, information technology | |
| Electronic & Computer Engineering (ME) | College of Science and Engineering | Keywords for this course (for SEO [search engine optimisation] on website): Electronic & Computer Engineering, Software Design, Hardware Design, Embedded Systems, Signal Processing, Internet of Things, System on Chip, Communications, mobile handset | |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering (ME) | College of Science and Engineering | Electrical Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Taught masters, Design, fees, tuition, per, annum, student, 224, levy, 4,900 p.a., electrical engineering, electronic engineering, electrical power, power electronics, biomedical electronics | |
| Energy Systems Engineering (ME) | College of Science and Engineering | Energy Systems, Sustainable Systems, Climate Change, Wind Energy, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Environmental Engineering, tuition, levy, fees, per, annum, 224, Sustainable Energy, Nuclear, Hydrogen | |
| Enterprise Systems (MApplSc) | College of Science and Engineering | enterprise systems, mapplsc, full-time, master applied science, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway | |
| Health Data Science (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | Health Data Science, Data Science, Statistical Science, Biostatistics, Statistical Modelling, Statistical Learning, Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Health Analytics, Data Scientist, Precision Medicine, Clinical Trials, Public Health, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Sports Science, university of galway | |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME) | College of Science and Engineering | Mechanical engineering; advanced engineering; mechanics of composites; advanced mechanics of materials; technology innovation; entrepreneurship; advanced finite element methods; msc; me; | |
| Software Design and Development (MSc, HDip; MSc "External" stream) | College of Science and Engineering | software, design, development, computer, msc, hdipappsc, master, science, higher, diploma, applied science, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, external stream | |
| Software Engineering (Diploma) | College of Science and Engineering | software engineering, software engineering course, online course, online, diploma, part-time, programming, artificial intelligence, ai, information technology, it, cloud, io streams, java, unix | |
| TechInnovation (Distance Education) (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | technology innovation, entrepreneurship development, nui galway, nuig, techinnovation, msc | |
| Modern Methods of Construction (PG Cert) | College of Science and Engineering | construction, sustainable technologies, green economy, sustainable leadership, part-time, blended learning, sustainable construction | |
| Construction Innovation (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | Construction, sustainability, modern methods of construction, digitisation, digital construction technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, built environment, engineering, sustainability planning | |
| Intelligent Robotics (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | Robotics, Electronics, Mechatronics, Perception, AI, Computer Vision, Automation, Navigation, Locomotion, Digital Twins, Industry 4.0 | |
| Medical Electronics & Digital Health (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | Medical electronics, medical device design, circuit design, signal processing, machine learning, bioelectronics, biosignals, industry | |
| AgriFood Sustainability & Technology (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | Agriculture, Food, AgriFood, Sustainability, Resilience, AgTech, Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Global, Local | |
| Applied Mathematics (HDipAppSc) | College of Science and Engineering | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, applied mathematics, science, mathematics, levy, tuition, per annum, 1hds1, Upskilling, Applying mathematical tools, Real-World problems | |
| Astronomical Instrumentation and Technology (Structured MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | astrophysics, physics, astronomical instrumentation, technology, nuigalway, nuig, taught postgraduate, course, masters, MSc, galway, maths, mathematics, graduate, programme, optics, astronomy, 1AIT1, GYR25, 1AIT2, GYR26 | |
| Biodiversity & Land-Use Planning (MSc) via blended learning | College of Science and Engineering | biodiversiy, land-use, planning | |
| Biomedical Genomics (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nuigalway, biomedical, genomics, gradaute, msc, interdisciplinary, maths | |
| Biotechnology (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | biotechnology, biology, msc, full-time, part-time, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, tuition, levy, | |
| Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | Climate change, agriculture, food security, food, postgraduate, study, university, Climate change, food security, agriculture, food, resilience, masters, adaptation, mitigation, postgraduate, study, university, global, local, SDG | |
| Environmental Leadership (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | environmental, leadership, nuigalway, scholarship, susi, environment, planning, science, geography, social science, masters, taught, postgraduate, | |
| Genomics Data Science (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | Genomics, clinical genomics, data science, data scientist, precision medicine, personalised medicine, data analytics, computational biology, bioinformatics, machine learning | |
| Key Enabling Technologies (Structured Masters) | College of Science and Engineering | key enabling technologies | |
| Marine and Freshwater Resources: Management (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | Water, Marine, Freshwater, Environment, Groundwater, Drinking Water, Pollution, Natural Resources, Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Oceanography, Anthropocene, Biology, Aquaculture, Hydrogeology, Environmental Legislation, Environmental Geology, Bioresources, Aquatic Science, Marine and Freshwater Protection, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Management, Environmental Policy, UN Sustainable Development Goals, Ocean Literacy, Environmental Geochemistry, Ecological and Human Risks, Marine and Freshwater Acidification, Water Quality, Biomonitoring, Bioavailability, Global Change, Data analysis, Earth Observation, Ecosystem Science, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Project Management, Geospatial Analysis, Remote Sensing, Human Health. | |
| Mathematics (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | mathematics, msc, hdipappsc, master, science, higher diploma, applied, maths, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway | |
| Medical Physics (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, medical physics, msc, graduates | |
| Medical Technologies Regulatory Affairs and Operations (Online) [Certificate] | College of Science and Engineering | Medical Technologies Regulatory Affairs; Medical Technologies Operations; Quality Assurance; Regulatory submissions; Regulatory affairs professionals; Vigilance; Post-market Surveillance; Vigilance specialist; ; Compliance Specialist; R&D Engineer; Online delivery; | |
| Medical Technology Regulatory Affairs (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | Medical Technology, Regulatory affairs, EU, US and Global Medical Technology Regulatory requirements; Quality Management Systems, Risk Management, Labelling & Promotion; Design Assurance, Sterilisation and Biocompatability, Post Market Surveillance, postgraduate, graduate, MSc, masters, medtech | |
| Medical Technology Regulatory Affairs and Quality (Cert) | College of Science and Engineering | Medical Technology, Regulatory affairs and Quality, EU, US and Global Medical Technology Regulatory requirements; Quality Management Systems, Risk Management, Labelling & Promotion; Design Assurance, Sterilisation and Biocompatability, Post Market Surveillance, postgraduate, graduate, medtech , Level 8, Certificate | |
| Medical Technology Regulatory Affairs and Quality (HDip) | College of Science and Engineering | Higher Diploma; Medical Technologies; Medical Device and In Vitro Diagnostics regulations; Pharmaceuticals regulations; Biopharmaceuticals regulations; Regulatory Affairs; Quality Assurance; Medical Devices; in vitro diagnostics; Compliance Specialist; Quality Management Systems; EU Medical Device regulations; Auditing and Compliance; Fundamentals of US Medical Device Regulations; Risk Assessment; Validation and Calibration | |
| Neuropharmacology (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, neuropharmacology, pharmacology, therapeutics, neuroscience | |
| Occupational and Environmental Health & Safety (MSc/HDip, full-time/part-time) | College of Science and Engineering | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, health and safety, ergonomics, occupational health, safety | |
| Occupational Health & Safety Top-Up (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, occupational health, health and safety, hygiene, safety, health & safety, EHS | |
| Sustainable Environments (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | Environmental sustainability, ecology, mitigation, science, environment and human health, ecological assessment, fieldwork, ecological resilience, urban, rural, built and natural environments, environmental quality, water quality, sustainable land-use, environmental consultancy, policy development, Energy in buildings, Renewable energy economics and policy, biodiversity, nature conservation, legislation, environmental policy and practice, environmental problems and solutions, environmental legislation, sustainable practices, environmental science, ecological engineering, ecosystems, ecosystem services, natural capital, nature, natural, habitat, field studies, landscape evaluation, heritage, behavioral change, ecoliteracy, flora, fauna, innovation, protection, agriculture, agri-environment | |
| Sustainable Resource Management: Policy and Practice, inter-institutional programme (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | sustainability, urban, landscape, impact, energy flow, environmental management, sustainable, policy and practice, ecology, ecological habitat, nature conservation, conservation legislation, biodiversity, wildlife, planning, resources | |
| Toxicology (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, toxicology | |
| Biomedical Science (MSc) | College of Science and Engineering | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, biomedical science, graduate, msc, inclusive, of, levy, tuition, EU, 6591, 224 |
