Pre-Master's Programme
- Maynooth, Ireland
- Tralee, Ireland
Pre-Master
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
05 Jan 2026
TUITION FEES
GBP 16,330 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* additional fees apply
This one-year (2-semester) programme offers successful students guaranteed conditional progression* to a range of partner institutions
You will study your Programme at our Centre located at OnCampus Ireland in Maynooth.
*Guaranteed progression is subject to meeting the specified entry criteria.
All students who successfully complete the PMP are guaranteed placement on a suitable programme of postgraduate study at one of our institutional partners provided they meet any additional university degree-specific requirements that may also apply. You will be informed of this at the application and enrolment stages.
You will study your Pre-Master's Programme at our Centre located at OnCampus Ireland in Maynooth. The PMP is at Level 8 on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) and is validated and awarded by TU Dublin. English provision is mapped to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Students who successfully complete the programme can progress to Irish progression partners if they meet respective masters degree progression requirements.
The level of the PMP is at Irish NFQ Level 8, and the module specifications have been developed with this level benchmarking in mind. English provision is mapped to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). TU Dublin is the accrediting body for the programme and makes the awards.
This programme is designed to prepare international students for postgraduate study in Ireland. The PMP will allow you to improve your English while learning the study skills and research methods that you will need during your Master's degree studies.
- Course length: 2 semesters
- Hours per week: up to 25
All students will study the following modules:
- Undergraduate Research Dissertation
- Academic English Language Development
- Research and Digital Literacy Skills
- Personal Development for Employability
- Working in Teams
- Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods
- The OnCampus PMP acquires 60 ECTS credits.
The duration of the programme is nine months. Each semester consists of thirteen teaching weeks, one reading week, and an assessment week. The weekly hours involve students on studying a minimum of 18 (and up to 25) hours per week. Students will be expected to timetable self-study hours in addition to classroom-based hours.
English Language forms a minimum of six hours of your timetable, is compulsory and will be integrated into the teaching of academic subjects as well as being taught separately if you need additional support.
Each module will have an assessment schedule, which will be completed by the end of the appropriate term and will include formative and summative assignments and other assessment tasks. Assessments will be designed to demonstrate learning across the individual modules of the programme and to allow you to experience a wide range of the assessment methods used in Irish postgraduate programmes.
Assessments will normally include coursework, essays, reports and other structured assignments, oral examinations and unseen written examinations.