DCU's MSc in Health and Social Inclusion, the first of its kind in Ireland, prepares you to tackle healthcare inequity and promote social wellbeing. You'll examine marginalization due to poverty, ethnicity, addiction, and more, gaining the skills to lead in health and social care settings, NGOs, and policymaking.

DCU's part-time, blended MSc in Nursing Practice offers two specialist pathways: Chronic Disease Management or Women’s Health. Designed with expert nurses and midwives, it equips you with leadership skills, person-centred care strategies, and multidisciplinary expertise to enhance practice and improve patient outcomes.

DCU's MSc in Psychology and Wellbeing is the only programme of its kind in Ireland, explicitly focusing on the wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities—making it highly attractive to prospective employers. Throughout the course, you'll explore mental health, community psychology, innovations in psychological practice, environmental influences, and wellbeing across the lifespan.

DCU’s MSc in Science and Health Communication equips graduates to tackle global challenges by making science accessible and engaging. Founded in 1996, it welcomes STEM and humanities professionals, offering expertise in public engagement, health policy, and communication across diverse platforms and sectors.

DCU's MSc in Child and Family Health and Wellbeing offers online and in-person lectures, boosting your employability with skills in children's rights, mental health, family relationships, and global child health. You'll gain practical experience through research projects and receive strong support from expert lecturers.

The MSc Food, Nutrition and Health is aimed at graduates from various disciplines and the programme is suitable for both science and non-science graduates. Students will be educated on the fundamentals of food science and nutrition after which the curriculum enables students to choose topics for more detailed focus.

This Masters of Science in Public Health is designed to equip students with the marketable and transferable skill set and competencies that will enhance their career in public health or other health-related disciplines, both locally and internationally.

The Graduate Entry Medical School with the support of colleagues in the Schools of Allied Health, Education and Department of Nursing Midwifery have developed a Masters in Health Professions Education which is designed to meet the educator training needs of busy health professionals both locally and internationally. The program will be offered in two formats to meet the needs of busy healthcare professionals.

This programme aims to develop digital health transformation agents with the skills, knowledge and abilities to:

DCU's MSc in Biotherapeutics and Business covers immunology, oncology, vascular biology, and neuropathology. You'll gain essential skills in developing and manufacturing biotherapeutics to enhance patient care. The course includes hands-on training at the state-of-the-art National Institute of Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT).

The MSc Advanced Practice (Nursing) provides registered nurses with opportunities to expand knowledge and skills personally and professionally, to practice both autonomously and collaboratively in a defined area of advanced nursing practice, meeting national health policy reform in addressing population healthcare needs. This programme was developed in collaboration within a Consortium that includes 5 universities; UCD, UCC, NUIG, TCD, and UL.

The MSc Advanced Practice (Midwifery) aims to develop students’ knowledge and critical thinking skills to provide advanced clinical midwifery practice. To enhance care and ‘improved clinical outcomes for women and their babies through higher levels of critical analysis, problem solving and senior clinical decision-making as a lead healthcare professional who is accountable and responsible for their own practice’ (NMBI 2018, p.10).

DCU's MSc in Psychotherapy equips you with the skills and knowledge needed to work with a diverse range of clients facing complex and multifaceted needs. Throughout the course, you'll study evidence-based, flexible, and responsive psychotherapeutic approaches to support and treat adults with psychological issues. You'll also complete modules on adult intimate relationships and psychosexual well-being, enabling you to work with both individuals and couples after graduation.

DCU's MSc in Work and Organisational Psychology/Behaviour is Ireland's longest-running program in this field. It emphasizes team learning and draws on participants' insights. The program offers a CIPD award for the best dissertation, presented during the autumn graduation, recognizing outstanding academic excellence.

The overall aim of the programme is to provide registered nurses with the opportunity to enhance previously acquired professional education and develop critical inquiry, knowledge and skills, attributes and competencies in preparation for developing roles within older person nursing. Successful completion of year 1 (Graduate Diploma) will provide students with the academic qualifications necessary to be considered for Clinical Nurse Specialist posts. Successful completion of year 2 (MSc) will provide students with the academic qualifications to be considered for Advanced Nursing Practice posts. The programme provides opportunities to explore research as evidence for enhancing and changing practice. The programme also provides opportunities for nurses to develop critical thinking and reflective skills at specialist and advanced practice levels. The programme will develop professional qualities and a high level of competence in the promotion of excellence and current best practice in the delivery and appraisal of advancing practice in older person nursing.