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A postgraduate taught course is a qualification after your undergraduate degree, like a masters or a higher diploma. 
College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies
Search for courses in each school in the search boxes provided.| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Advanced Language Skills (MA) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, advanced, language, skills, french, german, italian, spanish |
| Applied Behaviour Analysis (MSc) | aba, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, applied, behavioural, analysis, msc |
| Archaeology (HDip, full-time or part-time) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Arts Policy and Practice (MA/PDip)[full-time, part-time] | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, arts, policy, practice |
| Classics (MA) | classics, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, classical, civilisation, ma, masters |
| Clinical Psychology (Doctor of Psychological Science) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, clinical, psychology, psychological science |
| Community Development (MA) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, community, development |
| Conference Interpreting (MA/PDip) | conference interpreting |
| Culture and Colonialism (MA) | culture, colonialism, humanities, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Digital Media (MA/PDip) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, digital, media |
| Drama and Theatre (MA) [full-time, part-time] | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, drama, theatre |
| Education (Master of) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, master, education |
| Education (PDip) | education, postgraduate, diploma, pgde, hdip, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Environment, Society, and Development (MA) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Family Support Studies(MA/PDip) (formerly Life Course Studies) | life course studies, ma, postgraduate diploma, family support studies, sociology, politics, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, life course studies |
| Film Studies: Theory and Practice (MA/PDip, full-time or part-time) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, film, studies |
| Fine Art (PDip) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, fine art, diploma |
| Fine Art (Post Baccalaureate [HDip]) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, post, Baccalaureate, Post, Bac, Higher, Diploma |
| Fine Art in Studio Art (Master of) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, fine art, studio, art |
| French (MA) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, french |
| Gender, Globalisation and Rights (MA, full-time, part-time) | gender, globalisation and rights, ma, full time, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, womens studies, women |
| German Literature/Language (MA) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, german, language, literature, ma german |
| Health Promotion (MA/PDip & full-time or part-time) | health promotion, ma, pdip, full-time, postgraduate diploma, masters, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Health Psychology (MSc) | health psychology, msc, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| History (MA/PDip) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, history |
| International Contemporary Literatures and Media (MA) | international contemporary literatures and media, ma, full-time and part-time, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Irish Studies (MA, full-time or part-time) | irish studies, humanitites, masters, ma, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Italian (MA) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, italian |
| Journalism (MA) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, journalism |
| Landscape Archaeology (MA) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, landscape, archaeology |
| Literature and Publishing (MA) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, literature, publishing |
| Mathematics (MA/PDip) | mathematics, maths, arts, one year, two years, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Medieval Studies (MA) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, medieval, studies |
| Nua-Ghaeilge (MA) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, nua ghaeilge |
| Oideachas (Diop. Gairmiúil) | |
| Old and Middle Irish (MA) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, old, middle, irish |
| Production and Direction (MA/PDip) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, production, direction |
| Psychology—Conversion (HDipA) | postgraduate, |
| Psychology—Full (HDipA) | |
| Public Advocacy and Activism (MA/PDip)[full-time, part-time] | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, public, advocacy, activism |
| Rural Sustainability (MA)(full-time) | Rural, countryside, sustainable, Geography, development, agriculture, farm family, multifunctionality, environment, policy, extension, society, energy, food, economy, postgraduate |
| Screenwriting (MA/PDip) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, screenwriting |
| Social Work (MA) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, social, work |
| Social Work Practice Teaching, Supervision & Management (PDip) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, social, work, supervision, practice, teaching, management |
| Spanish (MA) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, spanish |
| Special Educational Needs (PDip) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, diploma, special, education, needs, special education needs |
| Translation Studies (MA) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, translation, studies |
| Writing (MA) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, writing |
College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies / An tAcadamh
| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Ateangaireacht Chomhdhála (MA/Dip) / (Conference Interpreting) | |
| Conference Interpreting (MA/PDip) | conference interpreting |
| Cumarsáid (MA/Dioplóma Iarchéime) (lánaimseartha) | cumarsáid, MA, Acadamh, Gaeilge, meáin dhigiteacha, teilifís raidió, craoltóireacht, broadcasting, radio, television, iriseoireacht, journalism, digital, IT media, communications |
| Leánn Teanga (MA/Dioplóma Iarchéime) (lánaimseartha) | léann teanga, aistriúcháin, ardscileanna teanga, pleanil teanga, Gaeilge fheidhmeach, translation, advanced language skills, language planning, Irish planning |
| Teagasc na Gaeilge (MA, páirtaimseartha) |
College of Business, Public Policy, and Law
| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Accounting (Master of) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, accounting, business, commerce, accountancy |
| LLB (Bachelor of Laws, full-time or part-time) | llb, bachelor of laws, law, full-time, part-time, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Business Studies (HDip) | dbs, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, business, studies, higher diploma, hdip |
| Commercial Regulation and Compliance (PDip/Cert) | commercial law, regulation, postgraduate, nui galway, taught, commercial regulation and compliance,law and technology, advanced legal research, governance, innovation, communications law, copyright, comparative corporate governance, international and comparative data protection, internet regulation and governance, eu competition law and intellectual property, internet torts, electronic contracts, patenting of biotechnology, regulation of biotechnology, nui galway, part-time programme, postgraduate, taught, |
| E-Commerce Law (PgCert) | Commercial law, Regulation, Law and technology, Advanced Legal Research, Governance, Innovation, Communications Law, Copyright, Comparative Corporate Governance, International and Comparative Data Protection, Internet Regulation and Governance, EU Competition Law and Intellectual Property, Internet Torts, Electronic Contracts, Patenting of Biotechnology, Regulation of Biotechnology, postgraduate, taught, part-time, NUI Galway, e-commerce law. |
| Natural Resource Economics and Policy (MA/MEconSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, economic, modelling, environmental, economics, business |
| Economic Policy Evaluation and Planning (MEconSc, full-time or part-time) | economic policy evaluation and planning, meconsc, full-time, part-time), taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, business, economics |
| Economic Science (HDip) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, higher, diploma, economic, science, economics, business |
| Electronic Commerce (MBS) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, electronic commerce, ecommerce, e commerce, business, e-commerce |
| Executive Master of Business Administration [EMBA]/Postgraduate Diploma (Management) [PDip] | emba, mba, executive master of business administration, public policy, business, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, postgraduate diploma, management, pdip, emba, mba |
| Finance & Information Systems (MSc) (full-time) | Finance, Information Systems, Kemmy Business School, J.E. Cairnes, Masters, business postgrad, Accounting, NUI Galway, |
| Health Economics (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, health, economics, health economics ireland, Ireland, health economics, pharmaeconomics, pharma |
| Human Rights Law and Criminal Justice, cross border (LLM) | human rights, law, criminal justice, cross border, llm, irish centre for human rights, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, industrial relations, human resource, management, business, ind, rels, hr, mgmt |
| Information Systems Management (MSc, full-time or part-time) | information systems management, msc, full-time, part-time,taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Information Technology Law (Postgraduate Certificate) | |
| Innovation Management (PDip) | innovation, management, adult, education, continue, continuing, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Intellectual Property Law (Postgraduate Certificate) | Regulation, Law and technology, Advanced Legal Research, Governance, Innovation, Communications Law, Copyright, Comparative Corporate Governance, International and Comparative Data Protection, Internet Regulation and Governance, EU Competition Law and Intellectual Property, Internet Torts, Electronic Contracts, Patenting of Biotechnology, Regulation of Biotechnology, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property Law, Postgraduate Certificate, part-time, law, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway. |
| International and Comparative Disability Law and Policy (LLM), full-time or part-time | international, comparative, disability, policy, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, law, technology, governance |
| International Criminal Law (LLM, full-time or part-time) | international criminal law, LLM, full-time, part-time, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| International Finance (MEconSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, international, finance, business, economics |
| International Human Rights (LLM, full-time or part-time) | international human rights, llm, master of laws, irish centre for human rights, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| International Management (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, international, management, business |
| Law, Technology, and Governance (LLM, full-time or part-time) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, law, technology, governance |
| Marketing Practice (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, marketing, practice, business |
| Peace Operations, Humanitarian Law and Conflict (formerly [International Peace Support Operations]) (LLM, full-time or part-time) | international peace support operations, humaniterian, conflict, llm, full-time, part-time, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Public Law (LLM, full-time or part-time) | public law, llm, full-time, part-time, law, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Strategic Marketing (MSc, full-time and part-time) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, strategic, strategic marketing, marketing, commerce, business, postgraduate marketing, marketing masters, part-time, |
| Strategy, Innovation and People Management (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, corporate, strategy, people, management, commerce, msc, business, strategy, innovation |
| Technology Commercialisation (PDip) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, technology, commercialisation, business |
| Technology Management (MSc) | msc, technology, management, adult, education, continue, continuing, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
College of Engineering and Informatics
| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Systems (MApplSc, full-time or part-time) | enterprise systems, mapplsc, full-time, part-time, master applied science, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Information Technology (Master of) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, information, technology, master |
| Occupational Safety Engineering and Ergonomics (MApplSc, full-time or part-time) | occupational, safety, engineering, ergonomics, mapplsc, master, applied, science, full-time, part-time), taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Software Design and Development (Higher Diploma)—Industry Stream / ICT Skills | software, design,development, postgraduate, programme,programming, .net platforms, software engineering,HDip AppSc,nui galway, programme |
| Software Design and Development (MSc, "External" stream/HDipAppSc) | software design and development, msc, hdipappsc, master, science, higher, diploma, applied science, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, external stream |
| Software Engineering (PDip) | Software engineering, software development, programming, part-time, online, IT, OOP, OOD, Java. |
| Software Engineering and Database Technologies (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, software, engineering, database, technologies, mscsed, mscsis, IT, programming, development, developer |
| Mechanical Engineering (ME) | Mechanical engineering; advanced engineering; mechanics of composites; advanced mechanics of materials; technology innovation; entrepreneurship; advanced finite element methods; |
| Civil Engineering ME) | Civil Engineering;Taught masters;Design;Structures;Environmental |
| Biomedical Engineering (ME) | Biomedical engineering; advanced engineering; biomechanics; medical implants and devices; mechanobiology; biomaterials; tissue engineering; bioelectronics; finite element methods; technology innovation; entrepreneurship; regulatory affairs. |
| Energy Systems Engineering (ME) | Energy Systems, Sustainable Systems, Climate Change, Wind Energy, Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Environmental Engineering |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ME) | Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Electrical and Computer Engineering,Taught masters,Design |
| Computer Science & Information Technology (ME) | Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Web Software Development, Mobile Software Development, Enterprise Systems Development, Taught, NUI, Galway |
College of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences
| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Advanced Practice with Prescribing (Masters) | advanced practice nursing, midwifery, master of health sciences, two years, three years), taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Chronic Illness Management (Master of) full-time / part-time | chronic illness, interdisciplinary, chronic, health, health management, primary care, chronic illness management, master in, health sciences, full-time and part-time, medical, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Clinical Education (Master of, PDip/Cert) | clinical education, master, postgraduate diploma, postgraduate certificate, health sciences, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Clinical Primary Care (PDip/Cert) | clinical primary care, postgraduate diploma, postgraduate certificate, health sciences, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Clinical Research (MSc, full-time and part-time) | |
| Endovascular Surgery (Master in/PDip) | endovascular surgery, master, postgraduate diploma, medical science, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Health Promotion (MA/PDip & full-time or part-time) | health promotion, ma, pdip, full-time, postgraduate diploma, masters, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Medical Science (Masters in) | health informatics, master, postgraduate diploma, medical science, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Musculoskeletal Medicine (Masters/PDip) (part-time) | masters, musculoskeletal medicine, orthopaedics, medical science, pdip, postgraduate diploma |
| Nursing (Master of) | nursing, master of health sciences, two years, three years, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Nursing (PDip/Cert) | Nursing, Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Cert |
| Nursing Education (PDip) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, education, nursing |
| Nursing/Midwifery Education (Masters) | nursing/midwifery education, master of health sciences, two years, three years, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Nursing: Acute Medicine (PDip) | Acute Medical Assessment Unit, Acute Medicine, Postgraduate Diploma, Nursing |
| Nursing: Advanced Practice (PDip) | |
| Nursing: Child and Adolescent Mental Health (PDip) | Nursing, child and adolescent, mental health, postgraduate, diploma |
| Nursing: Emergency Care (PDip, full-time or part-time) | |
| Nursing: Gerontology (PDip, full-time or part-time) | |
| Nursing: Intensive Care (PDip, full-time or part-time) | |
| Nursing: Mental Health, Community and Inpatient Acute Care (PDip, full-time or part-time) | |
| Nursing: Midwifery (Masters/HDip) | |
| Nursing: Midwifery (PgCert) | Nursing, midwifery, Postgraduate certificate |
| Nursing: Nurse/Midwife Prescribing (Certificate in) | |
| Nursing: Oncology (PDip, full-time or part-time) | |
| Nursing: Orthopaedics (PDip, full-time or part-time) | |
| Nursing: Palliative Care (PDip, full-time or part-time) | |
| Nursing: Perioperative (PDip, full-time or part-time) | |
| Nursing: Practice Nursing/Community Nursing (PDip, full-time or part-time) | |
| Nursing: Specialist Nursing (Master of) | |
| Nursing: Specialist Practice (PgCert) | |
| Preventive Cardiology (MSc/PDip) | Masters, Postgraduate, Diploma, Prevention, Medicine, healthcare, cardiology, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cardiovascular disease |
| Public Health Nursing (PDip) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, public health, nursing |
| Regenerative Medicine (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, regenerative, medicine, therapeutics |
| Sports & Exercise Medicine (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, sports, exercise, medicine |
| Sports & Exercise Physiotherapy (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, physiotherapy, sports, exercise |
| Surgery, Masters in (MCh) | masters, surgery, mch |
College of Science
| Course Name | Key Words |
|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics (HDipAppSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, applied mathematics, science, mathematics |
| Applied Microbiology (PDip) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, microbiology, applied, pdip |
| Biodiversity & Land-Use Planning (MSc) via distance learning | biodiversiy, land-use, planning |
| Biomedical Science (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, biomedical science, graduate, msc |
| Biomedical Science via distance learning (MSc/PgCert) | biomedical science, distance learning, mcs, pgcert, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Biotechnology (MSc, full-time or part-time) | biotechnology, biology, msc, full-time, part-time, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Mathematics (MSc & HDipAppSc) | mathematics, msc, hdipappsc, master, science, higher diploma, applied, maths, taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway |
| Medical Physics (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, medical physics, msc, graduates |
| Neuropharmacology (MSc) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, neuropharmacology, pharmacology, therapeutics |
| Occupational Health & Safety (MSc/HDipAppSc, full-time or part-time) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, health and safety, ergonomics, occupational health, safety |
| Sustainable Resource Management: Policy and Practice, inter-institutional programme (MSc) | 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) | taught, postgraduate, programme, course, nui galway, toxicology |